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HIRSCHMANN'S NEW POWER MICE - BLISTERING PERFORMANCE AT ONE GIGABIT PER SECOND!
Awesome speed and performance is now within reach with the new gigabit capable Power MICE from Hirschmann.
"Designed specially for use in rough industrial environments, this switch unit with integral backplane and a four-port gigabit media module, matching SFP fibre-optic transceivers and various fast Ethernet media modules really can deliver for industrial applications. Up to 28 ports are available in total. As the Power MICE series features routing technology, management functions and redundancy mechanisms, t
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HOME OFFICE THE CURRENT SITUATION
"In the year ending March 31 2003, the total number of 'theft from shops' offences recorded by the police in England and Wales was 309,619, a one percent increase on the 2002 figures. "
"The British retail consortium's tenth retail crime survey reported that there were 3,066 crime incidents per 100 retail outlets in 2001/2002. The estimated total cost of retail crime was down to £2,200m from £2,400m in 2001. <BR>A survey by the British chambers of commerce estimated that crime
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THE STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT: A LEGITIMATE INSTRUMENT AND ITS ILLEGITIMATE USES
"A standby letter of credit (""standby"") is an irrevocable, binding undertaking by an Issuer (generally, a bank), made at the request of an applicant (generally, a bank's customer), for the benefit of a beneficiary, to ensure payment or performance of an underlying obligation. "
"Its commercial value lies in its being totally independent of any agreement between the beneficiary and the applicant or the applicant and the issuer. Once issued, the issuer must honour the terms of the sta
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STOPPING JIM THE PENMAN - WHAT CAN BE DONE AGAINST FRAUD?
"When the notorious James Saward, otherwise known as Jim the Penman, was convicted at the Old Bailey in March 1857 and transported for life, nobody would have entertained the notion that the country was not taking fraud seriously enough. "
"The fact that a fraud had been carried out against a number of banks was a newsworthy event in itself. <BR><BR>How financial systems have changed<BR>It is worth reflecting briefly on some things which have changed over the last 150 years or so. Thi
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DNA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMS PROPERTY MARKING
The dramatic benefits that DNA has brought to police investigations have now been further extended by a remarkable development of technology.
"DNA analysis has been introduced to property marking systems. We all have a personal DNA code; now our personal or business possessions can be marked with a DNA code which is truly unique and which can identify ownership when lost or stolen property is recovered.<BR> Marking our property has been a worthwhile activity for some years, especially since most manufacture
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MOVING GOALPOSTS!
"The internationally recognised goal for the automotive supply chain has been continuous improvement, defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste. "
"These requirements were encapsulated in the QS 9000 standard, refined by TS 16949:2002 and now modified again, with new rules which will come into force in December 2004.<BR>These new requirements will impact suppliers throughout the whole supply chain.<BR> Just as in the football championship, goals do not come easily. It takes h
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GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME GIVES MANUFACTURERS &POUND;80M
"Hewitt pledges help for 20,000 manufacturers "
"UK manufacturers were boosted by £80m thanks to the Manufacturing Advisory Service, according to new figures announced by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt. <BR> The figures show the service helped manufacturing companies to see a seven-fold increase in added value from £39m to £80m in only four and a half months. Ms Hewitt also pledged support for 20,000 more manufacturers in the UK. <BR> Every company
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NORTHERN IRELAND GETS JOBS BOOST FROM US TECH FIRM
A US-owned technology company has revealed that it is planning to create 660 new IT jobs in Northern Ireland.
"Northbrook Technology, the largest software firm in Northern Ireland, said it had a three-year plan to expand its operations in Belfast and Londonderry and set up a new centre in Strabane, in the west of the province. <BR> The company, which opened its first office in Northern Ireland in 1999, is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Allstate Corp. and carries out IT functions for the number-two US home a
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PAYRISE FOR LOW PAID WORKERS
Up to two million workers have gained from a pay rise from October 1 as new rates for the National Minimum Wage came into force.
"Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry said: ""We want to protect all workers from exploitative rates of pay. The National Minimum Wage has gone a long way to achieving this without having a negative impact on employment or the economy."" <BR> Rule changes mean added protection for people who work from home and a new rate for young people o
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"CBI CHIEF: ""MANUFACTURING UNDER THREAT"""
"The head of the CBI has warned that the manufacturing sector recovery was under threat because of the rising price of oil, gas, electricity and metal. "
"Digby Jones, Director-General, urged the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold and the government to avoid any moves that would raise prices further. <BR> The warning came at the CBI's national manufacturing dinner in Birmingham where some 900 business leaders gathered for the biggest annual manufacturing event in Britain.<BR> Mr J
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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