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The article focuses on the incorporation of notebook computers and wireless capable software into the workflow system of community-owned electric utility Austin Energy company in Texas. The critical components of the 2002 plan of Austin Energy to modernize its processes and workforce are presented. It has been observed that the strategy of the company resulted in a streamlined workflow with more time spent working on service orders in the field and less time on paperwork.

This article reports on fabless semiconductor power devices. It discusses that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS)emerges at APEC 2008 in Austin, Texas with a successful product portfolios. The devices include power MOS-FETs, smart load switches, some unique transient-voltage supressors, battery-protection ICs, and an array of high power-density dc-dc regulators. The device is not a paper portfolio and was developed in 2000. AOS shipped more than 2.1 billion products in 2007, producing almost $200 million in revenue.

Looks at the automated scheduling implemented by the Clinic@Brackenridge health care facility at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas. Challenges facing the clinic on schedule management; Features of the Vitalz scheduling system; Benefits of the Vitalz scheduling system for the clinic.

The article reports on acquisition of TopWorx by Emerson in Austin, Texas. According to the article, the move can expand Emerson's valve instrument offering and extend its PlantWeb digital plant architecture. In addition, it states that the attainment of Topworx can also provide the company an easy entry into instrumentation market.

The article reports on the acquisition of TopWorkx, a manufacturer of industrial sensors and motors, by Emerson Process Management in Austin, Texas. It states that TopWorx becomes part of Emerson Process Management, expanding Emerson's valve instrument offering and extending the reach of Emerson's PlantWeb digital plant architecture to on/off valves and other instruments.

The article presents information on new formulations for preparing thermal grouts which help contractors to fill the annulus between 30-inch casing and internal conduits. It discusses the project between Austin Energy and the City of Austin, Texas, which aided grouting technology to take a major step forward. The project aimed at upgrading city services in the downtown area. Jacobs Civil was hired to find solutions for running feeder cables and sewer mains to the Davenport suburb of Austin.

The article features the CII Benchmarking & Metrics program, a consortium of more than 100 owner organizations, to measure the projects in terms of productivity in Austin, Texas. The program started in 1994, which provides the means for members to compare their capital and maintenance projects with different corresponding projects. Furthermore, it also offers benchmarking training in the form of the CII Benchmarking Conference.

Information about the topics discussed during the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) in Austin, Texas is presented. It states that the event aims to provide an overview on the educational system of the engineering curricula. It presented an argument in which academias are focusing less on students. Participants suggested that schools should update their engineering programs, curricula, and courses.

Provides information on graphic programming techniques that build virtual instruments (VI) and find their way into embedded systems as pioneered by National Instruments Corp., an Austin, Texas company which offers virtual instrumentations. Components of a VI; Key difference between ordinary embedded controllers and the modern generation of VI technology; Technique used by system developers to link modules together; Members of the Virtual Instrument Foundation, an open consortium founded to promote specifications for programming virtual test instruments. INSET: VI WITHOUT READOUTS.

The article discusses the trends of the worldwide market for motion control equipment in 2009 according to April statistics from Austin, Texas-based IMS Research. There is a significant slowdown in many segments wherein the semiconductor, robotics, and electronics are the hardest hit. IMS has identified several industry tiers with different economic outlooks for the year. It is expected that demand for motion control products will decline by nearly 20%.

The article discusses the implications of flexible technologies used in the distribution facility run by Travis Association for the Blind in Austin, Texas. According to the author, majority of the companies employees are blind or visually impaired wherein their daily operations necessitate critical management handling. In addition, the author notes that flexible technologies offer an accurate and efficient material handling solutions as well as overcome different challenges.

This article reports on graphical user interface. It discusses that Analog Devices re-emerged as a power-IC contender in APEC show on February 2008 in Austin, Texas, with its ADP1043 digital pulse-width modulation controller for ac-dc and isolated dc-dc power supplies. ADI provides an intuitive graphical user interface that interacts with the chip via an I2C bus to facilitate design with the device. The chip consists 7 PWM outputs, on-board memory for program and data storage, and a choice of traditional analog or open-standard digital current-share schemes for paralleling those outputs.

The article reports that the twentieth annual applied power electronics conference and exhibition took place in Austin, Texas, last month. It was the most bustling conference the author have seen since the days of the dotcom bubble. Conference Chair Jason Lai says total attendance was roughly 2500. Not counting exhibitors, reporters, and other related people, about 1000 power engineers came to Austin for the show. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University took a "best-in-class" award for its open-category cordless phone supply. Other best-in-class winners included AcBel Polytec Inc. of Taiwan, the University of Illinois, Dartmouth College, the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and a team from Texas A&M that was mentored by Lite-On Technology Corp.