Industry News
UniSA puts rescue workers in the safety zone
Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a technology that gives crews inside a command control centre a bird’'s-eye view of what’s happening within a fire or search and rescue area, and enables them to communicate directly with people in the field, using visual cues to better manage rescue missions and safely control fires.
[ + ]Joint development to empower portable UHF RFID readers
IDS Microchip and austriamicrosystems have partnered to develop a UHF RFID reader IC targeted at the portable reader market. These readers would be used to interrogate Gen 2 RFID tags allowing contactless identification of goods or materials in a broad range of applications.
[ + ]Solar-powered recharger for mobile devices seeks local distributor
An engineer from Korea is seeking Australian and international distributors for his solar-powered mobile device rechargers, which he expects will change the way we use mobile devices.
[ + ]Speakers announced for active RFID conference
IDTechEx will stage the conference Active RFID and RTLS in Dallas, USA. The conference’s title emphasises the fast growing real-time locating systems (RTLS) used from hospitals to dockyards for locating people and assets.
[ + ]Apparel manufacturer converts RFID program
Reva Systems, an RFID network infrastructure provider, has announced that Lemmi Fashion, a Fritzlar, Germany-based supplier of children's apparel, is deploying the Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) products as the cornerstone of its RFID program conversion from high frequency (HF) to ultra high frequency (UHF) passive RFID within its global supply chain.
[ + ]WCDMA achieves 70% market share
WCDMA has achieved 70% market share of all commercial 3G networks, according to GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association.
[ + ]Partnership to provide simulation acceleration
Acceleware Corp has announced a partnership agreement through which Agilent Technologies will resell the Acceleware acceleration products throughout its worldwide sales organisation to Agilent Antenna Modeling Design System (AMDS) users.
[ + ]New regional service centre opened in Singapore
Aeroflex has opened a regional service centre in Singapore that enables the Aeroflex Test Solutions (ATS) division to provide instrument service support to its users within the major growth markets in Asia.
[ + ]Keynote speakers announced
The WiMAX Forum and Informa Telecoms & Media announced participation commitments from 10 keynote speakers and more than 30 sponsors and exhibitors for their 2008 Events Series.
[ + ]Printed electronics and RFID consultancy moves global HQ
IDTechEx has relocated its global headquarters to Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, Susann Reuter, based in Chemnitz, Germany, has joined the board of directors in order to expand the company's activities in Europe.
[ + ]Test system could accelerate manufacturing
Agilent Technologies and GCT Semiconductor have announced plans to implement a WiMAX manufacturing test system for GCT's WiMAX chipsets, which will accelerate manufacturing throughput and allow mass production deployment.
[ + ]Global distribution agreement
Electronic component distributor Digi-Key Corporation and Nearson have signed a global distribution agreement.
[ + ]First phase of metro Wi-Fi rollout
RoamAD has announced that New Zealand network operator Kordia is launching its first two metro Wi-Fi networks in Auckland and Taupo, New Zealand.
[ + ]Anti-landmine radar
A radar system that might one day see through solid earth and could be used to clear conflict zones of landmines, is being developed by researchers in The Netherlands.
[ + ]Final design for common signal
The United States and the European Union have announced plans to jointly adopt and provide an improved design for their Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals.
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