Schneider Electric Open Compute portfolio
Schneider Electric has introduced a portfolio of Open Compute solutions and resources aimed at making Open Compute more attainable for data centre managers.The portfolio includes an Open Rack V2,...
View ArticleIoT the key to asset management
A global survey of over 200 executives at electricity, gas and water utilities shows it is increasingly believed that IT-OT integration is a key component of any effective asset management strategy....
View ArticleHills strengthens IT infrastructure portfolio
Hills Limited has announced the renewal of its distribution agreement with Dell Australia, whereby it will continue to offer the Dell server, storage and networking portfolio to its system integrator...
View ArticleJDSU OLP-87 PRO SmartClass Fibre PON Power Meter and Microscope
Available to rent from TechRentals, the JDSU OLP-87 PRO is designed for the qualification, activation and troubleshooting of B-PON, E-PON, G-PON, XG-PON and 10G-EPON networks. As well as being part of...
View ArticleZOE, the new contender on the smart home market
Germany-based start-up Protonet is offering an alternative home communications system that isn’t connected to the cloud — ZOE.The smart home hub is currently part of an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign...
View ArticleOrigin Energy to buy power from 56 MW Moree Solar Farm
Origin Energy has signed up for a landmark 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) to buy all electricity and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs)...
View ArticlePanasonic and Boeing unite
Panasonic Corporation has announced that Panasonic Avionics (a division that supplies in-flight entertainment and communications) has been selected to provide the Cabin Services System (CSS) on the new...
View ArticleAntaira Technologies LNP-0500G and LNP-0500G-24 Series PoE switches
Antaira Technologies has expanded its industrial PoE networking infrastructure family with the LNP-0500G and LNP-0500G-24 series of Ethernet switches.The rugged LNP-0500G Ethernet switch comes with a...
View ArticleMicrochip MCP19116/7 power analog controllers
Microchip Technology has launched two digitally enhanced power analog controllers for LED lighting applications. The MCP19116 and MCP19117 are designed to increase accuracy for LED lighting and allow...
View ArticleSiemens Simatic S7-1200 Basic Controllers portfolio expansion
Siemens has added a range of modules and functions to the Simatic S7-1200 Basic Controllers. This includes the SM1238 Energy Meter module; the Safety CPU 1212FC for failsafe applications in the lower...
View ArticleSiemens power station contract a boost for regional NSW
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has announced approval on a $63 million project to install a distributed control system (DCS) at AGL Macquarie’s Bayswater power station in the NSW Hunter Valley. The DCS is a...
View ArticleABB QuickSafe surge protection device
ABB has launched the next-generation QuickSafe surge protection device (SPD). The device combines the company’s patented thermal disconnection technology with a new integrated safety backup system to...
View ArticleBarber to restyle NEC Australia
Technology services company NEC Australia has announced a new leadership team to be headed up by Mike Barber, a member of the NEC Australia Board and former executive director of IT Solutions and...
View ArticlePhoenix Contact Thermofox thermal transfer printer
The Phoenix Contact thermal transfer printer for Thermofox continuous material is a portable marking device for short-term use on-site.Labels, signs and shrink sleeves in continuous format can be...
View ArticleSwitch on to PowerTechED
Rockwell Automation will be bringing PowerTechED to the Perth Convention Centre on 24–25 May 2016. The event is dedicated to motor control and energy technologies with a strong emphasis on...
View ArticleLiquid metal batteries the key to renewables?
Yes, according to research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Donald Sadoway and his students invented the batteries, which can store large amounts of energy and therefore...
View ArticleNew Aus-Singapore submarine cable underway
Singtel, SubPartners and Telstra have jointly announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a new international submarine cable, APX-West, connecting Perth and...
View ArticleAerohive Networks wireless infrastructure portfolio
Aerohive Networks has added to its to its cloud managed wired and wireless portfolio for connected enterprises with the release of the AP250 and the AP245X 802.11ac Wave 2 access points, a line of...
View ArticleRevolutionising the NBN rollout
Prysmian Group says the company’s new line of optical cables will halve the cost of joining cables, revolutionising the NBN rollout.The Italian-designed Prysmian FlexTube line will be produced in...
View ArticleSchneider Electric brings energy to 45,000 rural students in Kenya
Lack of electricity in Africa remains one of the biggest barriers to the region’s development and prosperity, and it continues to trap millions of people in extreme poverty.A third of all primary...
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