17 November 2004: Feature Articles

• Problems loom for African wireless network operators
• Rittal's open-day displays its innovative power to stay one decisive step ahead!
• Conlog takes gold and silver awards in ESI's 2004 electrical Olympics
• Joint initiative to promote ICT and electronics sector in KZN
• Products of the Year 2004
• A new era for enclosure technology as Rittal enters South Africa with a wholly-owned subsidiary
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part XIV
• Market dynamics in automotive semiconductor markets
• SA-Australia partnership to drive electrotechnical and ICT sectors growth
• Teachers brought to the students via wireless broadband technology
• Webb appoints UK export partners for communications products

3 November 2004: Feature Articles

• SA's first ISO-compliant e-waste company launched
• AfriNIC moves forward and promotes regional integration
• Opinions on WiMAX thought to be poles apart
• Tribute to John Dunbar

20 October 2004: Feature Articles

• CBI's South African partners at electronica 2004 offer electrifying opportunities
• South African CBI partner companies at electronica 2004
• IBM claims new computer is now world's fastest
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part XIII
• Power leaders aim to increase market share in Africa

6 October 2004: Feature Articles

• Communica named as one of the Top 300 BEE companies
• Company signs KH Distributors to supply high-tech electronic design aid to SA designers
• Parsec expands its horizons
• Design excellence awards show top local innovation
• Innovative ID card aids worker safety
• Local company to establish ICT manufacturing plant in India
• RF Cable & Connector Supplies - your one-stop shop for radio communications requirements

22 September 2004: Feature Articles

• Saving a packet on IP - South Africa cheers
• IDXOnline appointed to operate Profibus Competence Centre in South Africa
• Least developed countries explore ICT use as escape from poverty trap
• South Africa's first International Science, Innovation and Technology Exhibition announced

8 September 2004: Feature Articles

• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part XII
• INSITE
• Big growth ahead for wireless-enabled machines in key segments
• Billions at stake for DSP in consumer electronics
• Falling prices drive M2M advances across several fronts
• Latest advances in components and wireless technologies drive M2M growth
• New wireless communications user forum
• WJ Communications acquires EiC's wireless infrastructure business

25 August 2004: Feature Articles

• Biometrics 2004
• KZN electronics industry association formed to stimulate growth and employment
• Local electronics (electrotechnical) industry to get export assistance through SAVANT initiative
• Wireless & Mobile Technology 2004
• ZigBee market explosion forecast for 2006

11 August 2004: Feature Articles

• Avnet Kopp notches up another success
• SACCS transparently replaces well-known Molex, but with new value-added offerings
• Phoenix Contact signs agreement with Electrocomp
• Connector design no longer simple
• Enclosure Solutions awarded Emka distributorship
• Grintek presents milestone diplexer to MTN
• Integr8 & Autom8 has introduced ArTem to South Africa
• Siemens launches new partner programme

28 July 2004: Feature Articles

• Biometrics 2004
• FM top 100 websites that save you time and money
• Hawker Richardson commissions high-tech production line at Shurlok
• Wireless and mobile technology 2004
• Credit card can now 'sing for your supper'
• Growth continues for high performance analog
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part XI
• TV becomes 'communications centre'

14 July 2004: Feature Articles

• The world of plastics takes on a better reception
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part X
• Wi-Fi and UWB to play leapfrog in home entertainment

30 June 2004: Feature Articles

• South Africans pay the price for Telkom profits
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part IX
• Instead of the walls having ears, they can talk now too
• It is no longer about equipment, it is all about service
• ASIC market alive and well

16 June 2004: Feature Articles

• World Bank funds innovation project to assist inventors in commercialisation process
• '1' could be the answer to tough Comrades Marathon
• New laser-based stencil cutting facility sets up shop
• First IPC training course held in SA
• RCDD qualifications becoming highly sought after - local training available

2 June 2004: Feature Articles

• Avnet Kopp strategically adds two new semiconductor lines to its supplier portfolio
• Technique discovered to control fluids using silicon 'nanograss'
• New distribution for lead-free solder for high temperature applications

19 May 2004: Feature Articles

• Trends in SMT manufacture and high speed digital circuit board design
• PC/104 module helps machine walk
• The long awaited telecommunications competition - how it will actually affect South Africa
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part VIII
• CommScope now locally represented by Hiconnex
• GBT SA to distribute Varta Micro-battery line
• Trolley Scan breaks another barrier
• Users are opting to connect to the Internet without cables with new wireless broadband

5 May 2004: Feature Articles

• A new dimension in 3D display panels
• Beyond 'nano' to 'atto' with a scale sensitive enough to weigh a virus
• New advance towards superconductor wires
• AAD receives outstanding achievement award
• Dimension Data appoints BEE company as primary cabling and networking supplier

21 April 2004: Feature Articles

• An update on the state of the electronics industry in SA - Part VI
• New embedded single board computer standard defines bridge to future
• Winners of National Instruments 2003 Academic Competition announced
• Philips expert delivers seminar at F'SATIE graduate school

7 April 2004: Feature Articles

• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part V
• Beware counterfeit electronic components
• It is no longer sufficient to have the leading manufacturers on the line card
• The case for distributors
• Three European distribution awards for EBV Elektronik
• 'Short' autonomous drive in Grand Challenge likened to Wright brothers' first flight
• Grintek Ewation receives international quality award
• Silicon chips with ultra-cold atoms could be the future of computing

24 March 2004: Feature Articles

• Agreement with Microchip expands Arrow Altech Distribution's semiconductor portfolio
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in SA - Part IV
• PSoC - the configurable mixed-signal array with on-chip controller
• RoHS to obsolete entire catalogues overnight

10 March 2004: Feature Articles

• KZN Innovation Support Centre calls on 'bright sparks' to bring ideas to the table
• Analog market significantly improved in 2003
• Forecast expects 7,2% growth for connector industry
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in SA - Part III
• CSIR develops unique web camera
• ZigBee set for widespread adoption

25 February 2004: Feature Articles

• SA television manufacturing industry needs rationalisation, manufacturing hubs
• The issue of lead-free solder and its impact on the local electronics industry
• Test seminars offered: High-speed digital design and SMT manufacturing and test
• 'Black Box' for trains - a runaway winner
• Memec to distribute TransDimension USB profucts
• Revolutionary ceramic transformer developed

11 February 2004: Feature Articles

• 2003: The year the Mafia moved in - 2004: The year of Superworm
• Prospects for 2004 as seen by CME
• SIA predicts robust growth for the semiconductor industry
• With hindsight – what can we expect for 2004?
• 2003 ‘International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors’ released
• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa – Part II
• Comment from ADEC – Industry prospects for 2004
• PCB seminars for electronics design and manufacturing companies
• Prospects for the electronics industry

28 January 2004: Feature Articles

• An update on the state of the electronics industry in South Africa - Part I
• ISO 9000:1994 standards expired
• Channel partnerships ensure Philips' success
• Eurosmc represented by Spescom MeasureGraph
• IP multicasting - the forgotten holy grail?