REDlab, a test laboratory for the development of telecommunications, opto-electronics and high-tech electronics products, was officially opened in Melbourne this week.

Taking the next step in the evolution of its DSP56800 core, Motorola Inc. today announced the enhanced DSP56800E core family of digital signal processors (DSPs).

Mac and PC networking peripherals specialist, AdNet, has been appointed Australian distributor of the range of high-capacity FireWire ORB Hard Drives & G-Force RAID storage systems manufactured by US based company, Fantom Drives.

Christchurch based electronics manufacturer, Invensys Energy Systems, has secured a multi million dollar manufacturing contract.

Intellect has signaled its entry into a new market through a contract to provide secure electronic ticketing systems for the Dutch railways.

Two Australian electronic companies have undergone name changes this month.

Motorola, Inc. has disclosed the technical details of the enhanced Version 4 ColdFirer core at MicroDesign Resources' annual Microprocessor Forum.

Rob Durie, executive director of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), has welcomed the opening of the Centre of Excellence in Electronic Business at Parramatta, which is a joint venture between the NSW Government and the IT&T industry.

No company wants defective goods or materials to reach its markets, which is why professional testing, calibration or inspection by an accreditied facility has become an essential part of the production process.

Motorola recently completed the process of moving its volume assembly and test manufacturing facility for high power RF products from Seremban, Malaysia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Hyundai Electronics and Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute have announced plans for the joint development of a radio frequency chipset, using the complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication process and RF CMOS integrated circuit technology.

Barry Industries, a US supplier of high power thick film resistive devices, has appointed Canberra-based Martin International as its Australia-New Zealand representative.

Motorola demonstrated a scaleable IEEE-ISTO Nexus 5001 debug port on the M-CORE M3XX core at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2000 World Congress meeting.

Global Opticom of the US, a producer of fibre-optic passive components, has appointed Electronic Development Sales as its Australian representative.

As part of an ongoing expansion program, Jaycar Electronics has opened its latest store in Wollongong, employing five local staff in a combination of full-time and casual positions.