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RFID supply chain mandates launched by a few big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target are now well documented and understood. But many other retailers are finding problems and frustrations when they try to apply RFID in the same way. Why? Because, says ABI Research analyst, Sara Shah, “There...

Design Application Note This application note is for designers using FPGAs to create easy-to-update products in a wide variety of markets. “Selecting an I/O Architecture for Your FPGA Design” will help engineers clearly understand leading factors that degrade performance in today’s most popular I/O. Agilent Technologies Inc., Palo Alto,...

Northrop Grumman Corp. has begun nationwide deployment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) public key infrastructure (PKI), which provides increased security for its information technology systems. PKI is an IT infrastructure of cryptographic software that generates two large mathematically related numbers used to help identify the user. These...

Raytheon Co.’s low cost Patriot GEM-T missiles destroyed two target drones during a test conducted at White Sands Missile Range, NM. During the test, a Patriot Configuration-3 firing unit successfully intercepted two low flying target drones, destroying both targets. This test went smoothly as planned, with the ground equipment...

Lockheed Martin conducted a successful three-rocket ripple production verification test of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The three GMLRS rockets were fired from an MLRS M270A1 launcher, which features an Improved Launcher Mechanical System (ILMS) and an Improved Fire Control...

Infineon has founded a regional company in Bucharest — Infineon Technologies Romania GesmbH — with a Development Centre specialising in power semiconductors with analogue and digital functions (power mixed signal) being set up in the Romanian capital. In particular, this will enable the company to better serve the growing...

The Dutch ministry of defence has awarded a contract to EADS to supply technical systems for Future Ground Based Air Defence (FGBAD). FGBAD NL is the reconnaissance and command system of the future for the Dutch army’s anti-aircraft operations. It will modernise the air surveillance network and ensure the...

UK science and technology research company, QinetiQ, and US broadband service provider, dataBahn, have revealed the result of collaboration to develop low cost ‘pop up’ satellite antennas, designed to provide cost-effective broadband connectivity for a wide range of global connectivity applications. The auto-aligning robotic satellite antenna platforms will provide...

Alcatel has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Manobi, an operator of mobile and Internet services dedicated to the rural sector of developing and emerging countries. Already a long-term partner with Manobi, the company will be involved in running several pilot projects that will not only improve the...

When the chief officers of the three European Standards Organisations (ESO) met with Günter Verheugen, vice president of the European Commission in charge of Enterprise and Industry, to discuss the contribution that CEN, CENELEC and ETSI can make to promote growth, competitiveness and employment in the European Union, the...