Changes in technology January 2003, News The annual silly-season has come to an end with some very interesting happenings on the e-business front. Some South African online sellers are reporting sales up by between 170 and 300% from the same ...
Read more...Irony of our industry December 2002, News One of the ironies of the control and instrumentation industry is that even though the levels of implemented technology are rising exponentially, the boundaries between the various electrical disciplines ...
Read more...An engineering approach turns recessions into opportunities October 2002, News Shareholders have one major criterion on their minds - ROI (return on investment). Is this investment a balloon or a brick? Among other things, investment performance is highly dependent on sales. Sales ...
Read more...You all made bad career choices November 2002, News There is no doubt that when deciding to enter the field of engineering I made a stupid mistake - engineers are held accountable for their actions. If they are contracted to manufacture a product and it ...
Read more...Starvation on our borders August 2002, News The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has described the threatening famine in six southern African countries as the worst current humanitarian disaster in the world. At a recent media conference, ...
Read more...The chickens are coming home to roost September 2002, News I was recently afforded the opportunity to attend the Test and Measurement Conference 2002, an annual event organised by the National Laboratory Association (NLA). One of the co-sponsors of the conference, ...
Read more...New economy increasingly affecting the C&I practitioner July 2002, News According to a new study recently released, around 3,1-million South Africans will have access to the Internet by the end of 2002. 'The Goldstuck Report: Internet Access in South Africa, 2002' reveals ...
