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IET's top five cyber security tips
Hugh Boyes, cyber security expert at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), has issued five top tips to help people to avoid becoming victims of cyber crime. He commented: “With increasing threats to systems and new vulnerabilities emerging daily, we need to raise awareness of the need to improve the cyber security of all the technology we use.”
Call for papers PCIM Asia 2016
The Call for Papers for PCIM Asia 2016, China’s leading international user-oriented conference on power electronics, is now open. The deadline for submissions is 18th November 2015. Experts from industry and science are invited to present the latest developments and expectations for future trends in the power electronics industry.
Older & disabled people are missing out on smart phone technology
The benefits of taking action to encourage more older and disabled people to use apps to improve their public transport experience are highlighted in a recent report. Meeting the Needs of Older and Disabled Travellers, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and ITS UK, highlights that over 80% of the over 60s would not use journey planning websites, apps or text messages that can give them valuable travel information to ...
Need a wireless mesh network? 5 reasons to love Dust
In a world where the IoT dominates headlines, not enough is said about Dust Networks and its steadfast concentration on serving industrial applications. Tim Bonnett, Director at Alpha Micro Components explains. With an installed base of over 50,000 networks in over 120 countries however, and its involvement in evolving wireless network standards, perhaps Dust Networks, acquired by Linear Technology in 2011, merits more consideration.
Lightweight video codec features ultra-low latency
At IBC 2015 Show in Amsterdam, Barco Silex announced that the VC-2 Low Delay codec is now available for licensing to broadcast equipment manufacturers. The VC-2 Low Delay codec is a patent-free lightweight compression codec suited to encode HD video content. VC-2 LD has ultra-low latency and compresses video streams by a compression ratio of four times visually lossless.
The dangers of fake wiring publications
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has urged all electrical professionals to ensure that they are using genuine copies of its current IET Wiring Regulations. The call comes as the IET has been made aware of a number of counterfeit copies of its publications for sale through various channels. It warns that following misinformation in these fake copies could be devastating for electrical professionals and the general public at larg...
CW unveils Savoy Place venue as location for next conference
The 7th CW Future of Wireless International Conference will take place next year at the IET London: Savoy Place, following its £30m refurbishment. The event will run on 21st and 22nd June, to coincide with London Tech Week 2016.
Test suite provides convergence platform
The IP Multimedia Subsystem Network Simulation referred to as MAPS SIP IMS test suite has been unveiled by GL Communications. Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem, popularly known as “IMS”, is built on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as the base to further support packaging of voice, video, data, fixed, and mobile services on a single platform to end users.
Engineering is no longer a man's world
Women’s roles throughout history have varied dramatically from one civilisation to the next. For Britain, the sharply defined domestic role of women lay relatively untouched from the Middle Ages right through to the end of the Victorian era. But when we look further into history, gender roles were not so sharply defined. Here, Amy Wells, Business Development Manager, Electroustic, compares unusual roles women have played in the past with th...
Call for papers 2016 for PCIM
Experts from industry and academia are invited to submit papers on power electronics and their applications for the PCIM Europe 2016 Conference. The submission deadline is on 14th of October, 2015. PCIM Europe is the leading event in the field of power electronics combining an application-oriented international conference and a focused exhibition.