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August 2010

Jay Johnson's Pelorus International Group Relaunches

Well known ICT sales effectiveness consultant, Jay Johnson, has relaunched Pelorus International after returning from the US where he created and managed his own sales consultancy in Denver.

Johnson operated successful sales performance improvement company, Pelorus International, in Australia from 1994 to 2005. It was engaged by clients such as Cisco, Oracle, Nortel, EMC, Ericsson, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Optus and Dimension Data and other leading ICT companies.

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May 2010

Wave1 wins major ports contract

Melbourne-based Wave1 is part of an international consortium that has won a $12 million contract to deliver a new world-class vessel traffic surveillance system for Sydney Ports Authority.

It is the largest single contract that Wave1 has been awarded in its 25-year history and will see Wave1 products installed at both Port Jackson and Port Botany. The latest technology will be used to improve the tracking of all vessels, including more than 4,500 international ship movements a year.

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Apr 2010

New Hirschmann EAGLE Tofino Line of Switches

Belden has announced a new range of zone level security switches that protect control systems against network problems and cyber threats.

The Hirschmann EAGLE Tofino line combines a rugged security appliance with a collection of software modules that together provide practical and effective industrial network security,which is simple to implement and does not require plant shutdowns.

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Mar 2010

David Thompson Appointed CEO of Protegic

Leading Australian ICT project management specialist, Protegic, has appointed David Thompson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Thompson joined Protegic earlier this year as general manager sales and marketing. Prior to this he was vice president Asia Pacific for software vendor AXS-One, part of Unify Corp.

Announcing the appointment, chairman of the Protegic Advisory Board, Neil Gamble, said this is one of the first steps in the company's next growth phase.

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Feb 2010

Major Project for Health Super Completed by Protegic

One of Australia’s top superannuation funds, Health Super Pty Ltd, has just completed one of its largest technology project in recent years.

As the industry fund for Australia’s health and community services sector, Health Super has assets of more than $8 billion and is ranked among the top 15 per cent of super funds by SuperRatings.

Project management specialist, Protegic, was appointed to manage this 18-month business solution initiative. This included requirements definition, which commenced in July 2008, request for proposal, vendor selection, contract negotiation, planning, mobilisation, full implementation, testing and training.

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Feb 2010

Synergy Plus Appoints new CEO

Synergy Plus Limited (ASX:SNR) has appointed Garry Henley to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Peter Cappendell, the acting CEO, will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer.

Garry brings more than 25 years experience in the IT&T system integration sector and was a founder of Alphawest, where he was appointed Managing Director in 1999 and Chief Executive Offier in 2002.

The appointment follows a determined transformation of Synergy Plus, which has seen a turnaround in the company’s profits, reporting a $1.58m profit before tax for the first half of 2009-2010 period.

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Nov 2009

Delightful new picture book series from new Australian author

'Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer-Bangerrings' is the first in a new series of ten children's picture books by new Australian author, Alexis Tapp.

The next book, 'Jimba Jackobean and the Octodillioes', is scheduled for release in mid 2010. Each beautiful book is set in the Land of Jack-o-Whisp and features unique characters with names that are fun and slightly challenging. For example, 'Melody Whisper and the Golden Clucket', 'Jessica Jackobean and the Quillarills', 'Liliana Windsong and the Toffalot Tree' and 'McGregor Jenkins and the Christmas Snuffet'.

Published by Jackowhisp Publishing, 'Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer-Bangerrings' (pronounced Bang-gerrings) has been printed in Australia by Hyde Park Press. Each has perfect binding and 32 pages with 15 charming, full colour illustrations by Omar Aranda.

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Visit Alexis Tapp’s blog at http://alexistapp.com/blog/

Orders Aplenty for Belden’s Broadcast Cables

Belden Australia has had an influx of orders and completed projects in recent months for many high profile sites including the new Melbourne Convention Centre and adjacent Hilton Hotel at South Wharf.  Download media release in MS Word

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Belden unveils DataTuff Cat 6 UTP round design cables and offers free Industrial Ethernet User Guide

Belden, a world leader in the development of signal transmission products for the industrial, building management, enterprise, broadcast and security markets, has introduced a new Category 6 DataTuff® Twisted Pair cable, adding to its already comprehensive family of Industrial Ethernet cables.

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Belden now offers Industrial Ethernet end-to-end cabling solutions

Commercial Ethernet, which was developed well over 30 years ago, is today the most widely installed LAN standard since it is used in a majority of the world's LAN-connected PCs and workstations.

According to Adam Callender, regional manager for Belden's Australian and New Zealand operations, as this technology has evolved in terms of better overall performance and faster speeds, so has Ethernet's appropriateness for the industrial environment.

"Industrial Ethernet provides a common physical media among the various process/manufacturing devices, plus it seamlessly integrates the data flow between the front office and the plant floor," he said.

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Trapeze Networks and Newbury Networks now part of Belden

A leader in wireless technology, Trapeze Networks, has been acquired by Belden, making Belden the world’s largest unified wired and wireless solutions provider.

It means Belden now delivers comprehensive signal transmission solutions through copper cable, fibre optic and wireless technology.

Adding to Belden’s wireless expertise, Trapeze recently acquired Newbury Networks, a leader in WLAN location systems and asset tracking. Both Trapeze and Newbury are headquartered in California with their products distributed in Australia by 24/7 Distribution and Elthan Group.

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www.belden.com

Trophies for rising star winery’s Shiraz

Adelaide Hills winery, Coobara Wines has won two prestigious trophies at the recent international Cool Climate Wine Show 2009.

Coobara’s Shiraz 2007 received the Best Red Wine of the Show and Best Cool Climate Shiraz, adding to other accolades received for this yet to be released wine.

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www.coobarawines.com.au

New Gluten Free Shortbread Treats

Butterfingers Shortbread, which has been a welcome favourite since 1981, has responded to a growing need for wheat-free products, producing new Butterfingers Pure Butter Gluten Free Shortbread.

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www.butterfingers.com.au

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