New Bern, NC, Jan 23, 2009 -- A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was executed between the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics, Inc. (iNARTE) and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board LLC (d.b.a. ACLASS). The MOA provides a framework for both organizations to cooperate in the development of training and professional certification … [Read more...]
API Acquires BAE Systems’ TEMPEST Products Business
Columbia, MD-based Advanced Programs, Inc. (API) has announced the purchase of BAE Systems’ TEMPEST products business for an undisclosed sum. The TEMPEST products business develops and produces custom-engineered computers, workstations, and peripherals that meet the National Security Agency’s TEMPEST standard for safeguarding data by limiting electromagnetic emissions from … [Read more...]
Aussie Researcher Says Managing Crosstalk Will Speed DSL
Dr. John Papandriopoulos, an Australian researcher, has announced a technique to boost broadband speeds on ordinary DSL lines by up to ten times. The Ph.D. thesis Papandriopoulos wrote at the University of Melbourne outlines an algorithm that reduces crosstalk interference on copper phone lines. Dr. Papandriopoulos will soon join the staff of Silicon Valley-based ASSIA founded … [Read more...]
Global Map of Magnetic Anomalies Compiled
An international team of researchers has assembled the first global map of magnetic peculiarities, or anomalies, dispersed around the globe. These magnetic anomalies are caused by differences in the magnetism of rocks within the crust of the Earth. This map is the result of many years of negotiations to gather confidential data from many governments and organizations. The … [Read more...]
Telephonics Corporation’s Telecommunications System Passes EMI/TEMPEST Testing
Telephonics Corporation has announced that it has completed all qualification testing of its NetCom-V™ networked telecommunication system. NetCom-V can now enter full-scale production. The qualification test profile, conducted by certified independent testing laboratories included all environmental Military Standard (MIL-STD 810F), electromagnetic interference (MIL-STD 461), … [Read more...]
Murata to Purchase Capacitor Firm
Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd., well known maker of filters, ferrite devices, and other electrical components, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Showa Denko K.K. to purchase that firm’s functional polymer capacitor business. The actual transfer of ownership is expected to take place later in 2009. The Murata announcement stressed its corporate commitment … [Read more...]
Satellite System Passes EMI, Acoustic, & Thermal Testing
In other news emphasizing the growing significance of satellite communications, the Boeing Company has announced that a Boeing-led team has completed the final testing and integration of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force. When launched, the SBSS is intended to revolutionize U.S. space situational awareness by providing … [Read more...]
Cancer Institute Issues Advice Re EM Exposure
In a follow-up to a story that the eNews carried last summer, Dr. Ronald Herberman of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has listed ten important precautionary steps for limiting an individual’s exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phone use. According to the Institute’s website, these recommendations have been reviewed by Pitt experts in neuro-oncology, … [Read more...]
