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| Wireless GPRS system enables remote monitoring for cost effective management of remote sites |
31 October 2004 - Switchtec Electronics Ltd
Designed to respond to the emerging machine to machine market, Vemer's Rilheva wireless GPRS system available from Switchtec allows users to monitor and manage remote sites directly on-line without the need for a dedicated on-site control centre. Rilheva is made up of an electronic device that gathers 'physical' field measurement data and transmits it to a server via a GPRS modem, which is then stored, processed and made available to authorised users. The user simply accesses the Rilheva web site, inputs a password and views the remote site's data in real time. |
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| Upgrade of eight substations to increase power supply capacity |
29 October 2004 - ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the winning of a turnkey contract worth US$ 25 million to upgrade eight existing substations in Algeria. |
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| Panel PCs for harsh industrial use |
29 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Automation and Drives has developed two new Panel PCs for harsh industrial use: the especially compact Simatic Panel PC 677, and the flexibly expandable Simatic Panel PC 877. There are several front designs available for both device types, offering 12' and 15' touch or key operation as well as a 19' touch version. The PC 677 replaces the predecessor model PC 670, and the PC 877 replaces the PC 870. |
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| One day together with Ronaldo & Co. |
28 October 2004 - Siemens AG
With the slogan 'Play, win and make your dream come Real', Siemens is using its involvement as major sponsor of the top Spanish football club Real Madrid in an international promotional campaign for the CX65 mobile phone model. In connection with each of the team's Champions League away game, fantastic trips and mobile phones prizes are up for grabs in this worldwide competition, as advertised in TV spots, print ads, and online.
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| Parker Instrumentation Launch Large Range of High-Pressure Hand Valves |
28 October 2004 - Parker Instrumentation
Parker Instrumentation has launched a large range of high-pressure hand valves that feature the company's innovative MPI(tm) end connections. Instead of offering traditional 'cone and thread' connections to tubing, the new valves - which include many options for operation at up to 15,000 PSI/1034 bar - come with familiar compression tube fitting ends. |
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| Publication presents the full gas spring universe |
28 October 2004 - SKF UK
When is a catalogue not a catalogue? When it's a full-blown manual with engineering and technical data at the front with all necessary and pertinent product information at the back. |
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| Axentra signs technology and service partnership with Tzolkin |
28 October 2004 - Axentra
Today, Axentra Corporation, a pioneer in the development of server appliance systems for the home and SOHO markets and Tzolkin Corporation, a leading commercial provider of dynamic DNS services, announced a strategic partnership. Under the new partnership, Axentra will incorporate Tzolkin's 'TZO' technology into the Axentra Network Appliance Operating Environment for the Net-Box to enable Net-Box users to register a domain name that will propagate immediately throughout the Internet and to easily manage dynamic DNS services right from the installation setup procedure. |
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| Roach named Vice President, Rockwell Software Business, Global Manufacturing Solutions |
28 October 2004 - Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. today announced that Kevin Roach has been named vice president, Rockwell Software business. Roach will be responsible for development of the company's global software business including executing mission, strategy, and development. |
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| Major Taiwanese Petrochemical Company orders production control system |
28 October 2004 - Yokogawa UK
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its Taiwan affiliate, Yokogawa Taiwan Corporation, has been awarded a contract to supply the production control system for a world-class ethylene plant that is being built in Taiwan by Formosa Petrochemical Corporation. FPCC is a major petrochemicals manufacturer that operates large-scale plants in Taiwan, Texas, and other locations, and is a subsidiary of the Formosa Group, a leading Taiwanese manufacturing concern. |
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| Komatsu Zenoah & Iseki Select GXS for Customer Order Management Solutions |
27 October 2004 - Global Exchange Services (GXS)
Global eXchange Services today announced that Komatsu Zenoah Co. and Iseki & Co., Japanese manufacturers of outdoor and farming machinery equipment, have selected GXS' Customer Order Management solutions to provide their international trading partners and distributors with a Web-based interface to support customer order processing. |
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| Contract expected to be worth over 300 million Euro |
27 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Indonesian-based P. T. Telekomunikasi Selular and Siemens have signed a framework agreement to expand Telkomsel's GSM network. Under the terms of the contract, which is expected to be worth more than 300 million Euro, the Siemens Communications Group will be supplying new network technology for the country's largest mobile provider over the course of the next three years and installing it on a turnkey basis. |
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| Controller and development tool for field devices expand Profinet range |
27 October 2004 - Siemens AG
A new CPU for the Simatic S7-300 controller and a Development Kit for field devices expand the range of Profinet products from Siemens Automation and Drives. The new CPU 315-2 PN/DP with Profinet interface supplements the high-performance CPU 317-2 PN/DP for applications in the mid-range. |
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| Rugged industrial PC in the box saves space while providing high power |
27 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Automation and Drives has equipped its new industrial PC from the range of compact Box PCs with the powerful, second-generation Intel Pentium M processor: the Simatic Box PC 627 is suitable for demanding automation tasks such as processing high volumes of data, and is designed for use in harsh industrial environments at ambient temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius. |
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| Siemens to expand Telkomsel's mobile network in Indonesia |
27 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Indonesian-based P. T. Telekomunikasi Selular and Siemens have signed a framework agreement to expand Telkomsel's GSM network. Under the terms of the contract, which is expected to be worth more than 300 million Euro, the Siemens Communications Group will be supplying new network technology for the country's largest mobile provider over the course of the next three years and installing it on a turnkey basis. |
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| Magneti Marelli & Siemens VDO to cooperate on developing injection systems for diesel engines |
26 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The automotive suppliers Magneti Marelli and Siemens VDO Automotive AG have today signed an agreement for a cooperation that includes development and marketing of a new diesel injection system. This system, based on solenoid injectors, is designed for medium passenger cars equipped with diesel engines. Production is scheduled to start in 2007. |
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| Fit and forget drive for tough duties |
26 October 2004 - Silverteam
New from Silverteam is a range of drives sealed to IP54 and featuring an integrated Class B EMC filter, providing an out-of-the-box inverter solution for HVAC, building services, food and drink, and water treatment applications, as well as many other general purpose industrial tasks. |
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| Laser Diode, incorporated receives ISO 9001-2000 certification |
26 October 2004 - Tyco Electronics
Laser Diode Incorporated, a unit of Tyco Electronics, has been awarded certification to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance issued this certification, stating that the LDI quality management system for the design and manufacture of opto-electronic devices has been assessed and approved against the quality management system standard ISO 9001:2000. |
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| Wipro Technologies named Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise |
26 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
Asian companies dedicated to growth through innovation and knowledge management are outperforming their competitors across a range of financial and non-financial metrics, reports Teleos in the '2004 Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises Study.' |
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| M/A-COM announces upgrades to AlGaAs pin diode portfolio |
25 October 2004 - Tyco Electronics
M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading provider of wireless radio frequency, microwave and millimeter wave components, today announced the release of a new AlGaAs flip chip PIN diode that outperforms silicon beam leads and chip devices in a variety of broadband switching applications. |
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| Company to add 5,000 employees in China in next three years |
25 October 2004 - ABB (Power Technologies)
'ABB in China plans to hire 5,000 new employees and double its orders and revenues to $4 billion by 2008,' ABB chairman and CEO Jürgen Dormann said at a press conference in Beijing today. |
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| Azipod propulsion selected for new cruise, ferry, container vessels |
25 October 2004 - ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it has signed contracts worth some $80 million to supply its Azipod propulsion, electrical power and automation systems for five new marine vessels. |
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| Swagelok Receives Outstanding Website Award |
25 October 2004 - Swagelok Europe
Swagelok.com, the Web site of Swagelok Company and connection to a network of more than 200 authorized sales and service centers worldwide, recently received the Web Marketing Association Outstanding Website Award. |
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| Application Versatility Drives Growth of Coriolis Flowmeter Market |
25 October 2004 - ARC Advisory Group
The aggressive growth rate expected for Coriolis flowmeters can be attributed to the versatility of the technology. The worldwide market for Coriolis flowmeters is expected to grow at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate of 8.9 percent over the next five years. The market was $404 million in 2003 and is forecasted to be over $617 million in 2008, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study. |
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| Tyco Electronics singlemode SC connectors optimized for 1.6mm to 2.0mm cable |
25 October 2004 - Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., has introduced enhanced-design singlemode SC Connectors that optimize performance on 1.6 mm to 2.0mm cable. The 1.6mm SC jumpers have been tested to Telcordia GR-326, Issue 3; Service Life-Part A, using standard match-cladding fiber. The new connectors also incorporate a six-position tuning feature that optimizes fiber alignment and performance. |
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| Beckhoff Automation Wins 'Growth 50' Award for Twin Cities Private Companies |
25 October 2004 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd
After a three-year revenue increase of a sizzling 92.5 percent, Beckhoff Automation finished strong at number 22 in the Minneapolis-based Business Journal's 'Growth 50' list. Published October 22, 2004, this list recognizes the top 50 fastest-growing private companies headquartered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. |
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| Kuala Lumpur students learn aboout water culture |
25 October 2004 - Schlumberger
Secondary school students from two Kuala Lumpur schools recently learned about water culture and hygiene through a two-week water issues program sponsored by Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development (SEED). The learning while doing program immersed the 15- to 17-year-old students from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pandan Indah and Sekolah Menengah (L) Methodist, Sentul, for a week each. Subjects ranged from water culture and water hygiene to watershed and water quality. The program included field trips to Sungai (Hulu) Langat river and Sungai Batu river. |
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| The Piemonte Region, Politecnico di Torino and Hysylab all have an important role |
25 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Pittsburgh, PA (October 25, 2004), Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation's Stationary Fuel Cells Division, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Gas Turbine Technologies, located in Turino, Italy, signed an agreement to collaborate on a solid oxide fuel cell project in Italy. |
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| Siemens wins another contract for EDGE technology in the Middle East |
25 October 2004 - Siemens AG
SabaFon, the leading mobile operator in Yemen, has awarded Siemens Communications multiple contracts to upgrade, expand and modernize its GSM services. Involving a total volume of US$ 28 million, the contracts cover both the deployment of EDGE technology as well as the implementation of GPRS and a new charging system. The technology and infrastructure will be ready for operation by the end of 2 0 04. This is the second EDGE contract for Siemens in the Middle East and its fourteenth worldwide. |
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| Siemens Business Services to handle IT for Danish utility provider |
25 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Business Services will take over the IT infrastructure of Danish power supplier Nesa and run it for five years, starting from 1 April 2005.
The contract has a volume in the double digit million euros range. As part of the agreement, ten Nesa-employees will be transferred into Siemens. Nesa wants to achieve cost savings and reduce the total number of its IT service providers. |
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| Medium-voltage power supply system for expansion of Infineon semiconductor development center |
25 October 2004 - Siemens AG
In the context of expansion of the Infineon semiconductor memory components development center in Dresden, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution is to deliver and install a medium-voltage power supply system. The all-round solution consists of twelve Geafol cast-resin transformers rated in the range between 800 and 3150 kVA and gas-insulated 24 kV switchgear of type 8DH10 with 36 panels. |
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| Siemens VDO starts production of the digital tachograph DTCO |
25 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens VDO Automotive AG has now received the homologation for the digital tachograph from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority. With this type approval, the authority also confirms that the digital tachographs satisfy all the demands of the European Union with respect to their manipulation security. |
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| Part of broader Rockwell strategy to enable customers to maximize competitive advantage |
23 October 2004 - Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. today announced that it is working together with Intel Corporation to expand the use of Intel's new high-performance network processor technology in industrial automation applications. Rockwell Automation is the first industrial automation supplier to use Intel's new line of Intel IXP465 network processors, designed specifically for the rigorous performance demands of manufacturing environments. |
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| Music videos on mobile phones: Siemens installs media streaming solution at Vodafone Egypt |
22 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Network operator Vodafone Egypt will be enhancing its GSM/GPRS network with a media streaming solution from Siemens. Siemens Communications has been awarded a contract to supply and install the operator's audio and video streaming software, along with data transfer servers. This makes Vodafone Egypt the first network operator in Africa and the Middle East whose subscribers can stream music and video clips to their mobile handsets. |
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| Cheese manufacturer Champignon to use logistics processes optimized by Siemens |
22 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Cheese-makers Champignon, based in Lauben in Germany's Allgäu region, commissioned Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems in Nuremberg to implement an optimized warehouse management and control system for its high-bay warehouse. The objective is not only to simplify and optimize the increasingly complex warehouse processes, but also to make it possible to track orders and products throughout every stage of their progress from goods-in to shipment. |
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| Automated weighing tasks via Profinet |
22 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Two new weighing modules expand the product range of Siemens Automation and Drives for automated weighing tasks. Siwarex Flexible Technology Automatic Scale is suitable for scale types such as mixing, filling, bagging, receiving and loading scales. Siwarex Compact Scale is the first electronic scale in the world to communicate via Profinet. The module is connected to the new Profinet IM151-3PN header module of the Simatic ET 200S distributed I/O station and can be used especially for level weighing, platform and crane scales, and force measurement. |
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| Siemens sponsors a chair at the Chinese-German University College |
22 October 2004 - Siemens AG
On October 4, 2004, Dr. h.c. Peter Drexel, executive management member of the Siemens division Logistics and Assembly Systems L&A and Prof. Wan Gang, president of the Tongji University in Shanghai and director of the Chinese-German University College, signed a contract to sponsor a university chair. |
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| Siemens acquires majority holding in network specialist Dasan |
21 October 2004 - Siemens AG
After receiving approval from Germany's antitrust authorities, Siemens AG has acquired a controlling interest in the Korean network specialist Dasan, and now holds about 51 percent of the company's shares. Back in April of this year, Siemens already owned nearly 40 percent of the shares, and entered into a close development and sales partnership with Dasan. |
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| Signals entry into Chinese gas turbine market |
21 October 2004 - Siemens AG
In a consortium with Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation, Siemens Power Generation has secured orders to supply nine gas turbines for four combined cycle power plants in China. The volume of the orders for Siemens is approximately EUR210 million. Purchasers are four Chinese utilities. The gas turbine delivery dates for the natural gas-fired combined cycle plants are scheduled for the second half of 2005. |
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| Field service staff at O2 Germany take their mobile workstations on the road |
21 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Business Services was commissioned by mobile communication services provider O2 to equip its field service staff with the Managed Mobile Device solution. MMD enables O2 staff to access business applications and retrieve, synchronize and organize data such as appointments and deadlines over the wireless network from a mobile device such as a personal digital assistant. |
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| Launch of the project 'Arc & Ciel' in Saint-Denis, northern Paris, with 33,000 m² |
21 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Kapitalanlagegesellschaft has announced the development of a major commercial property project at Arc Pleyel in the commercial center of Saint-Denis. The fund manager today presents its Arc & Ciel project, which has been planned by architects Brunet, Saunier, Architectes, to French property investors. The project will be realized at the location Arc Pleyel (30,000 m²), which is currently partly occupied by Siemens. |
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| Integration made easy with the Nyquist NYCe Software Release 3.1 |
21 October 2004 - Nyquist Industrial Control
Nyquist Industrial Control announces the NYCe3000 Software Release 3.1 (NYCe3000 SR 3.1), which provides machine designers and motion control engineers with the latest means to design and develop machine control systems and motion control systems. Combining a complete set of motion control tools with a machine control environment, it is a powerful, ready to use package that builds upon many years of experience in the OEM machine building market. |
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| Francisco Partners Intends to Merge Business with GXS within Six Months |
21 October 2004 - Global Exchange Services (GXS)
Francisco Partners, one of the world's largest technology-focused private equity firms, and a majority shareholder of Global eXchange Services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire G International, a business established to own and operate IBM's Electronic Data Interchange and Business Exchange Services business. |
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| Order Lifecycle Visibility Delivers Robust Supplier Enablement |
20 October 2004 - Global Exchange Services (GXS)
Continuing to usher in a new era of next-generation business process networking, Global eXchange Services today unveiled Order Lifecycle Visibility 2.1, one of several value chain solutions that leverage the company's new Trading GridSM platform. With significant enhancements to its Order Lifecycle Visibility suite, GXS offers an end-to-end solution for supply chain visibility, leveraging the unique strengths of its global trading environment which allows for real-time exchange of information. |
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| Siemens Mobile Acceleration invests in Chinese start-up Zero Global |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Mobile Acceleration, a leading international investor for start-ups in the wireless sector, announces its investment in Zero Global. The Shanghai-based start-up company specializes in mobile enterprise software, enabling sales force, marketers and service groups to access Enterprise Resource Planning systems as well as Customer Relationship Management systems while on the road. SMAC is the only investor in the first round of funding. |
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| Radio signals without current, new battery & cable-free sensors provide a reliable method of monitoring machines |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens researchers have developed sensors that make do entirely without an electricity supply. Cables and batteries are no longer necessary. As a result, the sensors can even be placed on rotating parts, for example on train or locomotive wheels or in turbines, or can be used to protect overhead lines against short circuits. |
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| Siemens supplies electrical equipment & automation systems for RWE open-cast mine, Garzweiler II |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group has received an order from RWE Power AG, Essen, to equip the Garzweiler II open-cast mine with electrical and automation equipment. The project includes the supply of new switchgear, upgrading of existing stations and auxiliary installations and also implementation of a modern process control system for the new operations monitoring facility. The order has a total value of 29 million euros and the start of winding operations is scheduled for July 2005. |
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| Even more power for RWE – Siemens supplies the electrical equipment for belt drive stations at Hambach |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group supplies the electrical equipment for seven new belt drive stations for the Hambach open-cast mine of RWE Power AG, Essen. The drive stations are already equipped throughout with programmable controllers of the type Simatic S7. This enables rapid diagnosis and accurate fault rectification. The project has a value of 5.3 million euros and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2004. |
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| Siemens to acquire Bonus Energy A/S in Denmark and enter wind energy business |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Today, Siemens Power Generation and the owner of Bonus Energy A/S, Danregn Vindkraft A/S, entered into an agreement whereby Siemens will acquire Bonus Energy A/S. Siemens thereby expands its product portfolio and enters the growing international wind energy system business. |
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| Siemens hands over power supply installations to BASF joint venture in Nanjing, China |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
In Nanjing (China) the Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Group has installed all the power supply systems for the Integrated Petrochemical Site being constructed by BASF-YPC Company Ltd, a joint venture be-tween BASF and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). These systems will now be commissioned in stages. |
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| World's Two Largest Aircraft Manufacturers Support Availability of Web-based Service for RFID Standardization |
20 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Sopheon, the international software and services company, and Siemens Business Services announced today the introduction of a Siemens Compliance Direct Service jointly supported by Airbus and Boeing that will provide an industry-wide internet portal to selected reference sources for the implementation of radio frequency identification technology in commercial airplanes. |
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| Axia lifting service launched |
20 October 2004 - Schlumberger
Schlumberger Oilfield Services today announced the launch of its Axia lifting service that improves overall performance of a well's lifting system. The Axia lifting service includes equipment installation and real-time monitoring, surveillance and diagnostic services for electrical submersible pumps (ESP). In addition, the service provides a new simpler designed ESP with integral instrumentation, surface hardware and secure connectivity. |
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| French Market Confirm SAGEM as Leader in Delivering GMS Products |
20 October 2004 - Sagem Communication
SAGEM confirms its leading position in the French market, strengthens its position in Western Europe and doubles its market share in the major regions of the world. SAGEM has delivered more than 15 million GSM products in the first 9 months of 2004. |
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| Cambridge Fun Run is Back |
20 October 2004 - Cambridge Consultants
Cambridge Consultants, the organiser of the annual Cambridge Fun Run for BBC Children in Need, is pleased to announce that this year's event will take place at lunch time on Friday, the 19th November. The event, which raised over £9,000 for Children in Need last year and attracted 80 teams, has bold ambitions of reaching the target of £15,000 and 150 teams. The invitation is open to any organisations and individuals, over the age of 18, throughout Cambridgeshire and not just those companies based on the Science Park. |
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| Bluetooth Design Services Allow Single-Chip Solutions for Emerging Product Market |
19 October 2004 - Carlo Gavazzi
At WiCon Americas, Cambridge Consultants is unveiling an off-the-shelf reference design for a Bluetooth cordless telephony access point featuring a very low bill of materials of under $15. The cost breakthrough stems from an implementation that uses only the processor integrated on a single-chip Bluetooth device from the market-leading BlueCore family, and is achieved by means of novel application software that runs natively - a technique made possible by Cambridge Consultants' design partnership with the chip maker CSR. |
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| SAGEM Contributes to First Biometric Passports and National ID Cards |
19 October 2004 - Sagem Communication
SAGEM has been selected to contribute to the development of the first biometric passports and national ID cards integrating two biometrics and following the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization. It is doing so in partnership with the national printer, SDU Identification. The Dutch Ministry of the Interior launched the pilot in September 2004. |
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| Fast track for data on UMTS networks: Siemens is bringing first end-to-end HSDPA solution to market |
19 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Communications will be the first vendor to bring an end-to-end solution for 'High Speed Downlink Packet Access' to market, complete with PC card. This UMTS extension will enable operators to significantly boost data rates in UMTS networks and provide their subscribers with average download speeds of up to 2 to 3 megabits per second. |
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| Increased performance in address recognition technology for letters, flats & parcels over Internet |
19 October 2004 - Siemens AG
As the world's first postal service, the Austrian postal service 'Österreichische Post' has launched a field trial together with the Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems Group, with the goal of further increasing the read rates in automatic address recognition on letters, flats and parcels. |
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| Industrial Gigabit Ethernet cabling installed in two minutes |
19 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Automation and Drives has designed its new cabling system for Gigabit Ethernet entirely for industrial use. As well as its rugged design, the FastConnect system is characterized especially by fast and easy assembly. The Ethernet cable for networking buildings can be assembled inside two minutes, saving time and costs. |
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| Control, operation and monitoring with a compact 10' touch screen PLC |
19 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Automation and Drives has equipped its new Simatic C7-636 Touch system for control, operation and monitoring with a 10' touch screen. Attractive operator interfaces for machines can be designed with the backlit and easily readable pixel-graphics color display. |
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| Close-up of a calcification: Siemens Technology offers 3D Visualization of Coronary Vessels |
19 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Medical Solutions recently announced Interventional Cardiac 3D (IC3D) technology to create three dimensional images of the coronary vessels in the heart. The introduction of IC3D technology will provide clinicians with an extremely helpful and important tool in the evaluation of patients prior to stenosis. With this technology, Siemens is leading the way to better patient care overall, making procedures effective, while enhancing workflow and cost efficiencies for the hospital. |
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| Two platform modules will support export of crude oil and natural gas |
19 October 2004 - ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a contract worth nearly $100 million to modify an oil platform off the coast of the Russian Far East. |
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| Rockwell Automation works with Intel on Industrial Processor Technology |
19 October 2004 - Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation today announced that it is working together with Intel Corporation to expand the use of Intel's new high-performance network processor technology in industrial automation applications. Rockwell Automation is the first industrial automation supplier to use Intel's new line of Intel IXP465 network processors, designed specifically for the rigorous performance demands of manufacturing environments. |
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| M/A-COM signs XM982 tactical telemetry module & antenna contract with Raytheon missiles systems |
19 October 2004 - Tyco Electronics
M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading provider of wireless radio frequency, microwave and millimeter wave components, announced today that it has signed an initial development contract with Raytheon Missiles Systems for Tactical Telemetry Module and Antennas for the XM982 'Excalibur' projectile program. |
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| Raychem circuit protection publishes circuit protection databook |
19 October 2004 - Tyco Electronics
Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announces the publication of the 2004 edition of its industry leading Circuit Protection Databook. Expanded to include in-depth information on several new product lines, the 395-page book presents technical specifications and application information on PolySwitch resettable devices, SiBar thyristor surge protectors, telecom fuses, and ROV metal oxide varistors. |
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| Analogix & Synopsys prove SERDES Interoperability over TycoElectronics ''legacy'' backplane |
19 October 2004 - Tyco Electronics
Analogix Semiconductor and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), the world leader in semiconductor design software, have successfully completed interoperability testing of their SERDES (serializer-deserializer) solutions over Tyco Electronics' HM-Zd Legacy Backplane System, a reference platform that uses standard, inexpensive FR-4 circuit-board material. |
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| Centre to showcase automated testing solutions leveraging Mercury's products |
19 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader in business technology optimization, today unveiled the Mercury Center of Excellence at Wipro's Electronic City campus in Bangalore, India. The Center of Excellence is designed to provide Wipro customers and quality assurance professionals with direct access to the latest application testing products and best practices. The CoE was inaugurated by Girish Paranjpe, President, Financial Solutions, Wipro Technologies. |
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| ASTD awards Wipro Technologies with 'BEST Award' |
18 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Ltd. is proud to announce that it is among the winners of the American Society for Training & Development's 2004 BEST Awards Program. Wipro Technologies is among 24 organizations from five countries to receive an ASTD BEST Award and the only Indian IT services company to receive the honor this year. |
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| 500kV gas-insulated switchgear installation will be largest worldwide |
18 October 2004 - ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won contracts worth around $60 million to supply a 500 kV gasinsulated switchgear and 12 sets of power transformers for the right-bank power plant of the Three Gorges dam project in China. |
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| Finance Industry Veteran Lou Salamone Joins as Chief Financial Officer |
18 October 2004 - Global Exchange Services (GXS)
Salamone joins GXS from USinternetworking, Inc., an enterprise Application Service Provider, where he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to USi, he served as CFO of Applied Graphics Technologies and Nextel Communications. Salamone started his career in finance at Deloitte & Touche, where he was the partner in charge of the middle market practice of the New York metro region. He has extensive experience not only in serving as a CFO, but also in raising both public and private equity and debt as well as acquisitions. |
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| Siemens awarded mobile network extension for Maxis in Malaysia |
18 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Malaysia's leading mobile operator, Maxis Communications Bhd. (Maxis), has selected Siemens as one of its second and third generation infrastructure suppliers. Under the terms of the three- year framework contract , the Siemens Communications Group will deliver and install infrastructure for the Maxis 2G switching network in Malaysia as well as up grade the existing switching infrastructure to a 3G/UMTS mobile network based on W-CDMA transmission technology. This is the third 3G/UMTS order for Siemens in Asia. |
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| Siemens to supply power systems control equipment worth EUR 180 million to Libya |
18 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution of Erlangen has received an order from General Electricity Company of Libya to supply five district network control centers. The contract was signed last Friday in Tripoli on the occasion of the visit to Libya by Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and a German business delegation. The order is worth around EUR 180 million and is the largest so far received by the power systems control segment of this Siemens Group. |
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| Siemens to equip freeway tunnel in Austria with tunnel radio and emergency call system |
18 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group has received an order from Dürr Austria GmbH, Graz, to equip two tunnels of the Austrian Tauern freeway with a new tunnel radio system and a new emergency call system. The final customer is the federal state of Salzburg. In future, the tunnel radio signals will be distributed via a star-shaped network. This will provide a high degree of redundancy and therefore fail-safety as well. The emergency call system will useVoice over IP technology, allowing voice messages and control signals to be transmitted on a single data line. |
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| DeviceNet Safety products on show at Drives and Controls |
18 October 2004 - Erwin Sick
Sick has used Drives & Controls 2004 to preview its forthcoming range of SIL 3 certified DeviceNet Safety network controllers and remote I/O bus nodes. |
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| Slovakians get new drivers licenses with the help of Siemens Business Services |
15 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The citizens of Slovakia are currently being issued new driving licenses in check card format. For this project, which is worth close to 6 million euros, the Slovakian Ministry of the Interior has commissioned Siemens Business Services to set up the IT infrastructure for capturing the data necessary for the personalization and issuing of the cards. By the end of 2004, more than 300,000 drivers in Slovakia are to have the forge-proof, EU-compliant driving license. |
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| Versatile solid-state relay range offers high reliability |
15 October 2004 - Switchtec Electronics Ltd
The versatile Hongfa range of solid-state relays is available from specialist distributor Switchtec. With no moving parts, the relays offer improved reliability over mechanical types, offering designers and manufacturers the opportunity to 'fit and forget' in applications where repeated switching duties are required. |
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| Matrox Graphics to demonstrate productivity enhancing graphics cards for photography |
15 October 2004 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional multi-display graphics cards, invites you to the Matrox booth at PhotoPlus Expo in New York for demonstrations of the Parhelia 256MB AGP 8X, Parhelia HR256, and the brand new Millennium P650 Low-profile PCI. Featuring the productivity enhancing DualHead configuration, along with the powerful 9.2 MP panel, Matrox graphics cards deliver on both image quality and multi-display technologies that will revolutionize your creative digital photography workflow. |
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| Intuitive software reduces maintenance costs |
14 October 2004 - SKF UK
As part of its global aim to help its customers improve their overall plant profitability by reducing maintenance costs, SKF has developed two new software packages to process operator reliability data. |
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| Artesyn Demos High-Availability Signaling Software At USTA's Telecom 04 |
14 October 2004 - Artesyn Technologies
Available for multi-blade SS7/SIGTRAN signaling systems utilizing PICMG 2.16 and ATCA platforms, HA-MTP3 software automatically detects co-operating blades to form HA system in active-active configuration. |
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| Schlumberger and CyrusOne provide IT infrastructure services |
13 October 2004 - Schlumberger
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) and CyrusOne announced today an agreement to provide enhanced outsourced IT infrastructure services to the upstream oil and gas industry in North America. With this agreement, SIS extends its current petrotechnical computing infrastructure solutions to include Tier I data center space, which is the highest level of security, power, connectivity and monitoring infrastructure. The agreement also includes infrastructure and operations management, and managed computing services, including system and network operations management, backed by a 100 percent availability and security guarantee for critical client hosted applications. |
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| Aspen Technology and Schlumberger join in the implementation of Asset Optimization solution |
13 October 2004 - Schlumberger
Aspen Technology, Inc. (AspenTech) and Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS), the respective market leaders in process and reservoir engineering software, today demonstrated the implementation of a joint Asset Optimization solution that combines components from SIS production engineering software products and aspenONE for Oil and Gas. |
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| Beckhoff Automation Opens Its First Regional Technical Center in California |
13 October 2004 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd
In order to support it's rapidly expanding business in California and other western states, Beckhoff Automation announced today the opening of a California product training and support center. The new regional office is located between strong Beckhoff markets in Los Angeles and San Diego. |
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| 8th Tour of Burkina Faso: Siemens sponsors Africa's largest cycle race |
13 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens is stepping up its marketing commitment in Central and Western Africa by taking over the sponsorship of the largest cycling event on the African continent, the 18th 'Tour du Faso' (27 October to 7 November 2004). For Siemens, the rapidly growing consumer market in Africa offers attractive business potential, which it hopes to exploit more by increasing its market presence. |
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| Siemens sees polymers and ceramics as key materials for innovations |
13 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The speed and precision with which a CT scanner generates images, the increase in the efficiency of gas turbines, or lowering the fuel consumption of vehicles, these are examples of innovations in complex systems where new materials play a key role. 'You can't be an innovation driver for products and solutions unless you continuously develop your own expertise at this level and keep pace with international competitors,' stressed Prof. |
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| 280,000 people along the German-Czech border will soon be purchasing bus & train tickets by mobile phone |
12 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Starting in November this year, 280,000 people in the German-Czech Vogtland border region will be able to purchase their travel tickets by mobile phone. Following a successful pilot, the Vogtland Local Public Transportation Association commissioned Siemens Business Services to implement and operate the solution. |
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| Standardized connection with system integration |
12 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The recent development of a busway connector for the Sivacon product range from Siemens Automation and Drives now enables 8PT and 8PV switchboards to be connected with the LD and LX busway systems to form an integrated low-voltage power distribution system. The combination of low-voltage switchboards and busway connector is type-tested and meets the most stringent safety requirements. |
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| Integrated and scalable drive-based solutions for motion control |
12 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Automation and Drives has supplemented the scalable Simotion motion control system with the two closed-loop control modules D425 and D445, and the CX32 expansion module. The D425 module is a low-cost hardware device for use in simple machines with only a few axes. D445 covers high-end applications such as high numbers of axes or extremely fast control cycles. |
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| Schlumberger acquires AOA Geomarine Operations |
12 October 2004 - Schlumberger
Schlumberger announced today at the annual meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists that it has acquired AOA Geomarine Operations, LLC (AGO), a privately owned company. AGO provides pioneering marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) and marine magnetotelluric (MMT) services for use in offshore exploration activities. |
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| MYC5-2 is Launched by SAGEM |
12 October 2004 - Sagem Communication
SAGEM, a major international player in the telecommunications field, launches the myC5-2, its latest-born camera-embedded clamshell phone with VGA resolution. The myC5-2 has advanced Multimedia Messaging functionality, integrates downloadable games and illustrates a broader memory capabilities with 3.7 MB. |
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| Single-Eurocard drive for brushless AC servo motors |
12 October 2004 - Baldor UK
Baldor has released a single-Eurocard drive for brushless AC servo motors, offering a compact and modular platform for building industrial motion control systems. |
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| NNE buys ALK-Abelló's Engineering Department |
12 October 2004 - NNE A/S
NNE A/S and ALK-Abelló A/S have entered into an agreement to the effect that ALK outsources its engineering tasks to NNE as of 1 November 2004. The tasks include work within development and support of ALK's production, primarily in Hørsholm. |
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| Sales launch of seven new modules for DAQMASTER MX100 PC-based data acquisition unit |
12 October 2004 - Yokogawa UK
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it is launching the sale today of seven I/O modules that have been newly developed for the DAQMASTER MX100 PC-based data acquisition unit. These modules and their applications are: |
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| Artesyn Communication Products announces Katana752i, a configurable cPSB blade for telecom applications |
11 October 2004 - Artesyn Technologies
Artesyn Communication Products announced the Katana752i, a configurable cPSB (CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane) blade for telecom applications. Equipped with a 1-GHz PowerPC 750GX processor and Marvell Discovery III system controller, the Katana752i features two PTMC sites, four Gigabit Ethernet channels and a CTBus/H.110 interconnect that enables the Katana752i to acquire and process both TDM and packet data. |
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| UK Business Excellence Awards |
11 October 2004 - Siemens UK
A factory in Cheshire which manufactures electronic controls for export to more than 60 countries has won the UK's top business award. Managers from the Siemens business in Congleton were presented with the prestigious 2004 UK Business Excellence Award by HRH the Princess Royal at the London Hilton, in Park Lane. |
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| Artesyn demonstrats high-availability MTP3 software for SS7 & SIGTRAN signaling products at USTA Telecom Show |
11 October 2004 - Artesyn Technologies
Artesyn Communication Products announced that it will be demonstrating high-availability MTP3 software for its SS7 and SIGTRAN signaling products at the USTA Telecom Show. The new HA-MTP3 software, which will be available for Artesyn's SS7 signaling blades and SIGTRAN signaling gateways in early 2005, enhances availability by providing automatic hot swap, failure detection, failover, and failback for multi-blade PICMG 2.16 and ATCA systems. |
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| AT&T certifies optical systems from Siemens for network use |
11 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Communications today announced that its customer AT&T has certified its optical solution SURPASS hiT 7500 for use throughout its network. In connection with this certification, AT&T said that it reached another key milestone in its vision of an all-optical network by carrying live customer traffic on a major route between San Francisco and Seattle, using the Siemens SURPASS hiT 7500 multi-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing system. |
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| Five mobile suppliers team up with Telemanagement to drive open management standards |
11 October 2004 - Siemens AG
At The TeleManagement World Conference today, the world's largest mobile network equipment providers, Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, Nokia and Siemens - announced that they have initiated a Co-operative Open OSS Project under the framework of the TeleManagement Forum. |
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| Siemens Mobile Acceleration sells stake in Chinese game developer & publisher Magus-Soft to Mforma |
11 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Mobile Acceleration, a leading international investor in the wireless sector, today announces the sale of its stake in the Chinese portfolio company Magus-Soft. Acquirer is the US-based mobile entertainment group Mforma. Magus-Soft is the number one developer and publisher of mobile gaming in China and has been a portfolio company of SMAC since July 2002. |
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| Paying by mobile phone is becoming more and more popular |
11 October 2004 - Siemens AG
In Vienna and five other cities in Austria, about 50,000 drivers purchase their car-park tickets by mobile phone and SMS. Installed one year ago by general contractor Siemens Business Services and mobilkom austria, 'm-parking' is now the most successful mobile-business project in Austria. |
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| Siemens to supply diesel-electric locomotives valued at around 46 million euros to Vietnam Railways |
10 October 2004 - Siemens AG
In cooperation with Vossloh, the Siemens Transportation Systems Group has received an order from Vietnam Railways to supply 16 diesel-electric locomotives. The order is valued at around 46 million euros. |
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| Instant communication means constant interruption causing Stress, Anger and Distraction |
10 October 2004 - Siemens UK
New research from The University of Surrey has highlighted the impact of modern communications on acceptable business behaviour and its effect on office workers. The research was led by the Digital World Research Centre, with fieldwork undertaken by SSMR - the University's Surrey Social and Market Research team. |
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| Maintenance-free Module Buffers Brief Power Interruptions |
10 October 2004 - Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact has extended its range of power supply products to include the maintenance-free capacitor based QUINT Buffer module. The Buffer can supply a current of 20A at 24 VDC to support loads for a period of 200ms, which is longer than 80% of the interruptions experienced by industrial power systems. If the current requirement is less, the time period increases proportionately. |
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| Four connection technologies share common accessories |
10 October 2004 - Phoenix Contact
Clipline Complete is the new generation of rail mounted terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact: Screw, Spring cage, Quick (IDC) and Spring connections provide the right termination technology for any application. All connection systems can be easily combined with one another via the patented bridging system, and the common accessories, standard across all ranges, give control cabinet builders significant cost savings in stock, parts lists and inventory. |
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| High-availability MTP3 software for SS7 & SIGTRAN signaling products demonstrated at USTA Telecom Show |
09 October 2004 - Artesyn Technologies
Artesyn Communication Products today announced that it will be demonstrating high-availability MTP3 software for its SS7 and SIGTRAN signaling products at the USTA Telecom Show. The new HA-MTP3 software, which will be available for Artesyn's SS7 signaling blades and SIGTRAN signaling gateways in early 2005, enhances availability by providing automatic hot swap, failure detection, failover, and failback for multi-blade PICMG 2.16 and ATCA systems. |
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| High-availability MTP3 software for SS7 & SIGTRAN signaling products |
09 October 2004 - Artesyn Technologies
Artesyn Communication Products today announced that it will be demonstrating high-availability MTP3 software for its SS7 and SIGTRAN signaling products at the USTA Telecom Show. The new HA-MTP3 software, which will be available for Artesyn's SS7 signaling blades and SIGTRAN signaling gateways in early 2005, enhances availability by providing automatic hot swap, failure detection, failover, and failback for multi-blade PICMG 2.16 and ATCA systems. |
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| Artesyn Demos high availability signaling software at USTA's Telecom 04 |
08 October 2004 - Artesyn Technologies
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| WesternGeco adds Western Regent to its O-Technology seismic vessel fleet |
08 October 2004 - Schlumberger
WesternGeco announced today the addition of the Western Regent to its Q-Technology seismic vessel fleet. The Regent will be the fifth vessel in the WesternGeco deepwater fleet to be equipped with Q-Technology, joining the Western Neptune, Geco Topaz, Western Pride and Geco Searcher. The Regent is scheduled for deployment in the first half of 2005. All four Q-Marine vessels are currently working on exclusive contracts for clients, necessitating the addition of the Regent to the fleet. Recent Q-Marine contracts include a three-year commitment for the Western Neptune offshore Mexico, an agreement to acquire and process Q-Marine seismic data over the massive Marlim complex offshore Brazil, and two Q surveys offshore India. |
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| Siemens to integrate FLASH-OFDM into its portfolio of mobile broadband solutions |
08 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Communications will be integrating FLASH-OFDM ( Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technology into its portfolio of mobile broadband solutions. Siemens and Flarion Technologies, the architect of the FLASH-OFDM mobile broadband system, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on products for the 450 MHz frequency band. Under the terms of the agreement, Flarion will develop the basic 450 MHz-band equipment according to Siemens specifications. |
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| Siemens presents standardized mobile e-mail push solution |
08 October 2004 - Siemens AG
At the VISIT 2004 European IT Forum of Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Augsburg, Germany, Siemens Communications (stand A2.10) for the first time demonstrated the functionality of an open e-mail push solution on various mobile devices, such as smart phones and PDAs. The Siemens solution for the real-time synchronization of e-mail, addresses and calendar entries is based on open standards and can be integrated in all existing mobile communications networks. |
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| Positive Response to First Installations of Siemens' Somatom Sensation Open |
08 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The recently introduced Somatom Sensation Open computer tomography system is Siemens Medical Solutions' optimal solution for efficient CT-based radiation therapy planning, trauma examinations, interventional procedures and imaging of bariatric patients with excellent performance in routine and advanced CT examinations. |
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| Wipro building strong domain skills in insurance to compete with global majors |
08 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
Understanding the significance of building business knowledge, Wipro has invested significant capital in setting up dedicated domain groups for its lines of business. Wipro services its insurance customers through a dedicated Insurance vertical which has more than a dozen marquee clients like Prudential, Aviva and Friends Provident. |
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| Seals of approval |
08 October 2004 - SKF UK
A new guide covering the range of seals offered from SKF's Chicago Rawhide and SEALPOOL brands gives details of seals and applications for a broad range of applications. The range is both comprehensive and effective in significantly increasing the lifetime and performance of bearings, shafts and transmissions. |
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| Recognized for service breadth, vertical depth and brand recognition |
07 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that it has been ranked as a market leader in the META Group's METAspectrumSM report for offshore Outsourcing. META Group is a leading provider of information technology research, advisory services, and strategic consulting. |
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| Siemens wins maintenance contract for Heathrow Express – Order worth 105 million euros |
07 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Transportation Systems has once again received a maintenance order from the London airport operator, British Airport Authority BAA, for its 14 Heathrow Express trains. This maintenance contract will run for the Heathrow Express trains until 2023. |
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| Cambridge Consultants Organise ZigBee Design Conference |
07 October 2004 - Cambridge Consultants
It's taken 30 years for Ethernet to reach the volume shipments we see today, but the new ZigBee standard for wireless networking of embedded systems has the potential to overtake it within a year, according to Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet. Speaking at the organised by Cambridge Consultants and Ember Corporation, Metcalfe noted that just 2% of the annual eight billion embedded microprocessor shipments a year are currently networked. |
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| Graham Walker appointed UK MD of Siemens' newly merged mobile, carrier and networks businesses |
07 October 2004 - Siemens UK
Siemens plc has today announced the appointment of Graham Walker as UK managing director of the newly merged mobile, carrier and networks businesses, which will be known globally as Siemens Communications. |
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| Siemens and Heathrow Express sign new 19-year train maintenance contract |
07 October 2004 - Siemens UK
Siemens has signed a new 19-year train maintenance contract with Heathrow Express. The £70 million deal is for the maintenance of the Heathrow Express trains (Class 332) and will also incorporate the maintenance of the new Desiro trains for the Heathrow Connect service, which is due to commence in 2005. |
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| The Reserve Bank of Malawi Selects SAGEM to Install Fingerprint Recognition System |
06 October 2004 - Sagem Communication
SAGEM has been selected by The Reserve Bank of Malawi to install a fingerprint recognition system that secures card and e-purse issuance throughout the country. |
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| Schlumberger and EMC Corporation announce a global reseller agreement |
06 October 2004 - Schlumberger
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) and EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage and management, today announced a global reseller agreement enabling SIS to offer the full-range of EMC networked storage systems, software and services to the upstream oil and gas market. To help oil and gas companies store, manage and protect their valuable information and data, SIS will offer EMC Symmetrix, EMC CLARiiON, EMC Celerra and EMC Centera networked storage systems, as well as EMC Documentum content management software and the EMC ControlCenter family of management software as part of the SIS integrated workflow and petrotechnical infrastructure solution. |
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| Drive system with output up to 1200 kilowatts |
06 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Automation and Drives is expanding its Sinamics S120 modular drive system in the upper output range with components in the chassis format. Compared to the smaller booksize devices, the more powerful chassis versions are also being used in servo and vector applications with high outputs, such as the paper-making machines. The infeed capacity of the new components achieves 900 kilowatts in the 3AC-400 volt series, the motor output range is between 1.6 and 800 kilowatts. The 3AC-690 volt series has a maximum output of 1200 kilowatts. |
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| Lantronix SLC16 Console Manager as clear winner Among Industry's Best Console Management Solutions |
06 October 2004 - Lantronix
Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX) is pleased to announce it is the recipient of CMP Media LLC's Network Computing Editor's Choice Award for its SecureLinx SLC16 console manager. The award recognizes product excellence in storage, networking and server technology. |
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| New addition to L-force |
06 October 2004 - Lenze Limited
Lenze has added asynchronous motors to its L-force concept. The MCA series is to feature an electronic nameplate which will enable 9400 series L-force servo controllers to read all required motor data automatically. The further standardisation o f the connectors for the motor cable and feedback means that these motors feature the same design principles as the synchronous servo motors in the well-known MCS range. |
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| Production is already underway in Béthune, France |
05 October 2004 - Lenze Limited
A traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday 5 October to mark the start of operations at the new Lenze Group electronics production site, located in the industrial region of Ruitz, near Béthune. Over 200 guests attended the opening ceremony. Lenze, the drive and automation technology specialist based in Hamelin, Germany, has invested around 2.5 million Euro in the site in northern France with this project. The new assembly plant for servo and frequency inverters has been equipped with state-of-the-art assembly lines. |
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| Sarantel GPS Antenna To Debut In Space On Surrey Satellite Technology's New Miniature Satellite |
05 October 2004 - Sarantel Limited
Sarantel has been chosen by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited to supply its Global Positioning System GeoHelix M antenna for a new miniature satellite. Sarantel's GeoHelix M antenna will enable the GPS receiver on the orbiting miniature satellite to pick up signals from satellites located over 20,000km away. The signals will be used to accurately calculate the position over the course of the six-month mission. |
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| Axentra Corporation appoints Dr. Robert D. Austin to the Board of Advisors |
05 October 2004 - Axentra
Today, Axentra Corporation announced the appointment of Robert D. Austin to its Board of Advisors. Robert Austin brings with him a wealth of technical and business knowledge as well as industry experience. Currently, Dr. Austin teaches at the Harvard Business School where he chairs the school's executive program for Chief Information Officers and other IT executives. |
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| Wipro contracts for AT&T hosting and voice services |
05 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
AT&T today announced it has won a contract renewal for hosting and voice services from Wipro Technologies, the global information technology services division of Wipro Ltd. Terms were not disclosed. |
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| Siemens and Danfysik collaborate in the area of particle therapy |
05 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Danfysik, one of the leading manufacturers of particle accelerators and Sie-mens Medical Solutions, have entered into a cooperation contract for parti-cle therapy solutions. The contract covers the exclusive delivery of accelerator systems by Danfysik to Siemens and the installation for medical applications. Danfysik's accelerator systems include proton and carbon sources, synchrotron accelerators as well as beam delivery systems to the medical treatment rooms. Particle therapy is a highly precise and biologically effective therapy against can-cer. |
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| Control system to help airport meet increased demand |
05 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Airfield Solution, Columbus, Ohio, has been chosen to furnish and commission a new computerized distributed control and monitoring airfield lighting system at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The airport's new Airfield Lighting Computer & Monitoring System, part of the Extended Fifth Runway project, will be brought online in phases with final completion scheduled for late 2006. |
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| The first integrated traffic management system of the Middle East |
05 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group is to supply the central system software for 'Falcon', the new integrated traffic management system in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I&S will also be responsible for integrating the new system. Falcon is intended to optimize the traffic flow in the Arabian metropolis and to increase safety on roads and on freeways as well. The system will be the first of its kind in the Middle East and is to start operating at the beginning of 2006. |
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| Germany's first traffic light system with low-voltage LEDs has now been installed in Cologne |
05 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group has installed the first traffic signal system in Germany with low-voltage LEDs in Cologne. The combination of 40 volt signal heads and the C840V controllers specially developed for this application consumes considerably less energy compared to light signals with filament lamps, has a longer lifetime and ensures better visibility. |
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| Satellite-based road pricing system for the Seattle region tested successfully |
05 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The satellite-based road pricing system installed by the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group in the greater Seattle area in the US federal state of Washington has completed its first tests successfully. The positions of the test vehicles, which were equipped with on-board units, were detected in real time with the help of the Global Positioning System and correctly assigned to the digital road network data supplied by the Puget Sound Regional Council. |
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| Traffic control: Greater availability and safety through new technologies |
05 October 2004 - Siemens AG
LED traffic signals for traffic control and combined detectors that can differentiate between up to eight classes of vehicle are setting new standards in traffic technology. 'Increasing demands for better performance and greater economic efficiency have led to new quality standards', explained Christoph Roth, responsible for traffic solutions in the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group. |
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| New device could make household chore a thing of the past |
05 October 2004 - Siemens UK
Siemens has designed a new automatic ironer which will soon take over the chore of ironing shirts. Ironing is one of the household chores that people hate the most and it also eats into precious free time, even experienced ironers need about eight minutes to press a shirt. |
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| Siemens Business Services signs five-year contract extension with National Savings and Investments |
04 October 2004 - Siemens UK
Siemens Business Services has signed a five-year extension to its National Savings and Investments contract running from 2009 to 2014. In a deal expected to be worth around £400 million, Siemens will continue to work in partnership with NS&I, the government-backed savings provider, to support the delivery of increased benefits to customers and taxpayers. The signing of the contract follows the announcement last month of Siemens and NS&I agreeing in principle terms on the extension. |
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| Allegro Expands Product Line with Sanken Offerings |
04 October 2004 - Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.,
Allegro is expanding its power management family with several new product families, low-cost, high-current LDOs, and low-cost, high-current switching regulators. Allegro is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanken Electric Company, Ltd., a billion dollar company that manufactures semiconductors, discretes, LEDs, and switch mode power supplies, with headquarters in Saitama, Japan. The two companies jointly develop and market leading-edge products in the areas of power management and motion control. |
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| Siemens Financial Services presents White Paper on trends in the leasing market |
04 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Persistent economic uncertainty has forced many German companies to put off long overdue investments in such areas as information and communication technology. One of the key challenges facing companies is liquidity-preserving investments. In this respect, leasing continues to gain importance as an alternative to bank loans. This is highlighted by a new White Paper that Siemens Financial Services drew up in cooperation with the University of Augsburg. |
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| Flexible automation solutions for sheet metalworking |
04 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Under the motto 'Tailored solutions based on standard components', Siemens Automation and Drives will present products and solutions for manufacturers of sheet metalworking machinery at the EuroBLECH 2004 show from October 26 to 30. The exhibition will include the SimoPress and SimoTrans controls, which have been specially adapted to the requirements of the sheet metalworking sector and can be expanded with additional functionality if this is required by the customer. |
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| Siemens Business Services secures five-year contract extension with National Savings and Investments |
04 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Business Services today announced a five-year extension to the National Savings and Investments, contract with immediate effect, running from 2009 to 2014. In a deal worth 600 million euros, Siemens will continue to work in partnership with NS&I, the government-backed savings provider, to support the delivery of increased benefits to customers and taxpayers. |
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| Yokogawa wins contract to supply FOUNDATION fieldbus solution |
04 October 2004 - Yokogawa UK
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has been awarded a contract to supply FOUNDATION Fieldbus instrumentation for the Groningen gas field development project. |
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| LightPointe Optical Wireless Comms Now uses PoE |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics technology, introduces FlightLite 100, incorporating Power over Ethernet technology, which provides direct Ethernet-to-laser connectivity and eliminates the need for additional electrical wiring. |
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| PLANET Announces POE-150/150S 802.2af Injector/Splitter |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
PLANET's POE-150/150S Power over Ethernet Injector and Splitter are now available. Models POE-150, 802.3af compliant in-line power injector injects 48VDC power into the Ethernet wire. And model POE-150S seperates the in-line power into data and DC voltage. |
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| Case Study, Dartmouth College Deploys VoIP with PoE |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
This in-depth Campus-Technology.com article by Joseph C. Panettieri explains how the the Ivy League school will deploy VoIP services to all of its students, representing 7,500 IP phone extensions, and provides advice for others considering the transition to VoIP. |
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| Toshiba Launches New Generation IP Telephones, Extend Strata(R) CTX Functionality |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Solutions Division today announced the launch of its new generation family of IP business telephones, in advance of the introduction of its first native IP telephony system, the new Strata CIX business communications system. |
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| DL-100/110 Splitter/Integrator |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
The Gentek DL-100 Splitter and DL-110 Integrator have been designed and tested to work with and safely power the D-Link Internet cameras DCS-5300 and DCS-2000 series cameras. Also, many other non-PoE devices needing to convert to PoE within an existing LAN infrastructure. |
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| HyperAmp Family of 802.11b and 802.11g Power-Over-Ethernet Amplifiers |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
HyperLink Technologies, Inc have introduced a family of bi-directional amplifiers with integral Power-Over-Ethernet interfaces. These amplifiers feature HyperLink's Active Power Control circuit and are 802.11b and 802.11g compatible |
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| New Power Over Ethernet TCP/IP Intercom |
04 October 2004 - Power Over Ethernet
External power supplies are no longer required for the ii3 IP Intercom Series. Digital Acoustics Corporation, developers of award winning, patented technology products has released new PoE options for their popular ii3 IP Intercom Series. |
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| Omniterm B gives a formidable line-up of products |
04 October 2004 - Omniflex
Designed for SIL 1 applications and with selected modules having Ex i ratings, the Omniterm B is the smallest range of products covering the largest range of signal conditioning applications. Designed for SIL 1 applications and with selected modules having Ex i ratings, an overview of the range is shown below. |
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| Swagelok ALD Diaphragm Valve Wins Gases and Technology 2004 Product Innovation Award |
04 October 2004 - Swagelok Europe
The atomic layer deposition diaphragm valve manufactured by Swagelok Semiconductor Services Company was awarded the Gases and Technology 2004 Product Innovation Award as the best technology application in semiconductors. The valve was chosen by a panel of industry experts based on the impact the product technology will have on the advancement of next generation semiconductor processes. |
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| Direct-drive solution offers superior control |
01 October 2004 - SKF UK
SKF has developeunique oscillating drive unit to drive and control the distribution rollers that transfer and spread ink and dampening fluid onto the paper in printing machines. The unit is designed to satisfy specific trends in the printing industry, namely: higher machine flexibility to cater for smaller batch printing; increased automation and better control of the rollers; improved printing quality; simplified mounting and exchange; less maintenance; and the reduction of waste. |
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| Wipro celebrates the fifth batch graduating from Wipro Academy of Software Excellence |
01 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies
October marks the 5th batch of WASEians graduating from the Wipro Academy of Software Excellence. WASE as it is popularly known has been an innovative and pioneering learning initiative championed by Wipro Technologies way back in 1995. |
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| Cooperation contract with Huawei: Siemens strengthens multivendor strategy in the networks field |
01 October 2004 - Siemens AG
Siemens Communications has signed a cooperation contract with Huawei. The agreement comprises integration of Huawei's network infrastructure products in communication solutions for enterprise customers, and will primarily cover the Huawei portfolio for Quidway routers and switches. Users of Siemens HiPath enterprise solutions will be able to choose from an even broader range of products from leading manufacturers when designing their network to take advantage of second generation IP applications. |
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| New Siemens Group Communications ready for business |
01 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The newly founded Siemens Communications Group started operations on October 1, 2004. The merger of the former Siemens fixed and mobile communications units, IC Networks and IC Mobile, has created one of the world's largest suppliers in the telecommunications sector. In terms of sales, Siemens Communications shares rank three with Motorola, behind Nokia and Cisco. |
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| Siemens Business Services signs 2,7 billion euros deal with the BBC |
01 October 2004 - Siemens AG
The Siemens subsidiary Siemens Business Services has announced today that it has signed a 2,7 billion euros, 10,5-year contract to deliver technology services to the BBC on a global basis. As part of the deal, Siemens has acquired BBC Technology, a commercial subsidiary of the Corporation and will transfer about 1,400 BBC Technology employees into Siemens. The BBC expects to save about 45 million euros per annum over the life of the contract. Siemens Business Services will use the deal as a platform to expand its already well established media business. |
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| Siemens strengthens offering in information security, business continuity & risk management |
01 October 2004 - Siemens UK
Siemens has today announced that it has completed the purchase of Insight Consulting. The acquisition of the remaining 49 per cent stake in Insight Consulting sees Siemens take complete ownership of the Walton on Thames-based company. |
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| Broadcast pioneer BBC Technology acquired, Siemens positioned for significant expansion into media market |
01 October 2004 - Siemens UK
Siemens Business Services has announced today that it has signed a deal worth almost £2 billion over 10 years to deliver technology services to the BBC. As part of the groundbreaking deal, Siemens has acquired BBC Technology, a commercial subsidiary of the Corporation and will re-name it Siemens Business Services Media Holdings Ltd. |
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| Study Reveals Significant Opportunities in Declining Patient Monitoring Market |
01 October 2004 - Cambridge Consultants
Companies must provide more value for money or value added services
A study conducted by Cambridge Consultants into the Critical Cardiac Care Monitoring market has concluded that significant opportunities for growth are being missed and that with careful positioning, any one of the current major players could take the majority share. |
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