Technology

UNT - Top notch supplier of air coolants

The cooling machines at a factory

Preserving the environment gets on top of the agenda of any new industrial venture or development program. The success of an industry lies in the use of energy-saving, eco-friendly technological applications.

UNT Engineering, a company in the forefront of technological development for over thirty years has helped industries to notch sustainable development through its range of environment-friendly gadgets.

The energy saving water evaporative air cooling system of UNT is a state-of-the-art industrial application with low initial investment and maintenance cost.

The supply of fresh air, low running cost, no air seal enclosure, energy efficient, easy handling and environment friendly are factors that differentiate the energy saving air cooling system from the central air-conditioning.

A cooler being installed

Director, UNT Engineering (Pvt) Ltd., Upali Somachandra said the product was introduced around five years ago and many large and medium-scale industries have benefitted immensely from the cooling system.

The speciality of the product is that it also enhances working efficiency and enhances the output of industries.

Workers in large factories prefer the ventilation needed for the cooling system.

Director, Nihal Weerasekera said the rise in relative humidity (2-3%) could be reduced by providing ventilation and biological fouling in water could be prevented by adding suitable micro biocide.

The positive pressure air cooling system is applied at garment factories, industries, suppermarkets, schools, lecture halls, restaurants, kitchens and open air meetings.

The negative pressure system is applied in nursery plan houses, green houses, poultry, cattle and piggery farms, breeding houses and flower stores.

The water evaporative cooling system is widely used among South Asian, North American, Middle East and African countries.

MAS Holdings, Everast Industrial Lanka, Dipped Products, Smart Shirts Lanka and Linea Aqua are some of the top customers of this cooling system.

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Free phones to travellers on arrival

SriLankan Holidays, the leisure arm of the national carrier SriLankan Airlines, has teamed up Dialog Telekom, to offer a free local mobile connection to all passengers flying into Colombo on its inbound holiday packages.

On arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport, the passenger will be provided a local number on his foreign SIM, or a Dialog pre-paid connection together with some start-up talk-time. Thereafter, the account can be topped up depending on the passengers' requirement.

The local number solution and Dialog SIM cards provided through SriLankan Holidays will ensure a more enjoyable and hassle-free holiday for travellers. This is also a boon to MICE groups and for passengers on tour-holidays who need to be in regular contact with their tour guides and ground operators. The Dialog pre-paid connection is an economical and convenient option for tourists to keep in touch with friends and family back home whenever they are on the go.

Intel introduces a range of processors

Intel Corporation introduced several high-performance desktop and server processors bringing the next level of integration and intelligence to computers. The new Intel processor series bring Intel's latest Nehalem micro architecture to mainstream desktop and entry server markets.

Country Business Manager, Intel Indika de Zoysa

Country Business Manager, Intel EM Limited -Sri Lanka Liaison Office Indika de Zoysa said, the launch of the new Core i5 and Core i7 series of processors delivers intelligent functioning and accelerated responses, while extending the revolutionary Nehalem micro architecture to mainstream PC users. We are proud to be launching the Core i5 series in Sri Lanka within a fortnight of the International launch. Delivering incredible breakthroughs in PC performance, the series introduces changes in chipset design that afford new levels of scalability. By allocating processing power where it is needed most, it allows discerning users to experience smooth and more realistic gaming and multitasking. New Intel Core Processors for Consumers Formerly codenamed Lynnfield, these new chips are based on Intel's award-winning Nehalem micro architecture and are designed for consumers who need top-notch performance for digital media, productivity, gaming and other demanding applications.

These processors, along with the Intel P55 Express Chipset, are available now.

All processors are lead- and halogen-free and feature Intel Exclusive Turbo Boost Technology.

The top-of-the-line Core i7 processors also support Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. Combined, these features give computer users absolute intelligent performance when necessary and optimum power-efficiency when the computer is lightly loaded. The new chipset brings the most revolutionary design changes since the invention of the PCI bus in the early 1990s and sets the stage for Intel's forthcoming 2010 platform. The Intel P55 Express Chipset will be the baseline building block component for motherboards worldwide, delivering great new levels of performance and scalability for everyone from the retail buyer to the technically savvy do-it-yourselfer.

Intel EM Limited joined hands with Lanka Esports to bring in the Sri Lankan edition of the World Cyber Games to the Island. Winners from this event will represent Sri Lanka at the World Cyber Games to be held in China. Being held in Colombo at Excel World, the competition features local gamers matching skills in the games Counter Strike, FIFA, COD4 and NFC.

Kitron selects IFS Applications

Kitron ASA, one of Scandinavia's leading contract manufacturers, has chosen IFS Applications to standardize and improve business processes throughout the organisation. In a contract valued at SEK 21.5 million, including software licences and services, the solution will also incorporate the new IFS Enterprise Explorer (IEE) interface. The solution includes components for Manufacturing, Distribution, Finance, Project Management, Customer Relation Management (CRM), Human Resources (HR) and Business Intelligence (BI).

Kitron has a Nordic EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) operation with R&D and manufacturing sites in Sweden, Norway and Lithuania. "We have three objectives with the project; the standardization of business processes, a higher degree of efficiency regarding process improvements and cost savings, and finally an increased quality of information," said Bjorn Wigstrom, CFO of Kitron. "With IFS Applications, we are able to respond to the highest data quality and functionality customer requirements. We will only achieve this if the new system is embraced by all users, which is the reason why we have chosen a high-level usability system like IFS Applications." Kitron has an extended value chain including product design, development, industrialization, sourcing, manufacturing, aftermarket and re-engineering. To ensure optimal productivity in the entire value chain, Kitron has chosen the system with the highest level of usability and functionality to meet the demands of the chosen SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference model) processes.

Oracle unveils Exadata Version 2

The world's first OLTP Database Machine was unveiled last week by Oracle Chief Executive Officer, Larry Ellison; and Sun Executive Vice President John Fowler. The Exadata Database Machine Version 2, made by Sun and Oracle, is the world's fastest machine for both data warehousing and online transaction processing (OLTP).

Built using industry standard hardware components plus FlashFire technology from Sun, Oracle Database 11g Release 2 and Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software Release 11.2, the Sun Oracle Database Machine Version 2 is twice as fast as Version 1 for data warehousing. The Sun Oracle Database Machine goes beyond data warehousing applications with the addition of Exadata Smart Flash Cache based on Sun FlashFire technology to deliver extreme performance and scalability for online transaction processing (OLTP).

Exadata Version 1 was the world's fastest machine for data warehousing applications, said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Exadata Version 2 is twice as fast as Exadata V1 for data warehousing, and it's the only database machine that runs OLTP applications. Exadata V2 runs virtually all database applications much faster and less expensively than any other computer in the world.