The Engineer
12 October 2001
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Big users stall Microsoft's 'Windows tax' plans
18 Oct 2001
Microsoft has extended the deadline for introducing controversial new software licensing arrangements after coming under fire from major corporate customers.
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Casting a closer look
18 Oct 2001
Tomography is being used to look inside a molten steel-pouring nozzle in an effort to improve continuous casting. The technique is used to obtain detailed images of the internal structures of solid objects using x-rays or ultrasound.
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Defensiveness is no response
18 Oct 2001
What would manufacturers give for a reliable crystal ball at the moment? Not for some time has the outlook been quite so uncertain. On top of global slowdown and an increasingly two-speed economy in the UK has come international conflict.
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GM and Hydrogenics form fuel cell partnership
18 Oct 2001
General Motors and Hydrogenics have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the development of fuel cell technology into global commercial markets.
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New market opens up for cheap spy satellites
18 Oct 2001
Spy satellite technology is now cheap enough for private corporations and developing countries to afford, and one UK firm is at the vanguard of this new market sector.
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Overseas jobs for the boys?
18 Oct 2001
For many people, working abroad is a pipe dream - a great idea in principle but one that is seldom seriously considered.
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Private deal causes a public outcry for jobs
18 Oct 2001
Privatisation has fuelled an engineering recruitment drive at QinetiQ, the technology firm recently spun off from the former Defence Evaluation Research Agency.
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Supply chain software fails to live up to the hype
18 Oct 2001
Manufacturers have mixed feelings about the value of supply chain planning software, with overblown claims by vendors of the systems being one of their major complaints.
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Top gear deal for Antonov
18 Oct 2001
Antonov shares almost doubled after the company confirmed the most significant licensing deal yet for its automatic transmission technology. Antonov said 'a major Japanese car firm' - widely believed to be Honda - had agreed to license several of its patents. The manufacturer has been testing prototype transmissions based on Antonov's patented AAD technology with a view to using them in its medium-sized cars. The deal is Antonov's first with a major automotive OEM,
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War threat forces UK MoD to review spending strategy
18 Oct 2001
The Ministry of Defence is conducting a widespread spending review as it battles with an over-stretched budget and a new type of military threat against the UK.
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Working solutions
18 Oct 2001
Collaboration is the buzzword of the moment in the worlds of enterprise IT and e-business. But the commercial imperative makes it more than just another piece of jargon.
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America to get serious with boilers
17 Oct 2001
The US Department of Energy is launching a project to improve materials for supercritical coal plants in an effort to boost global competitiveness of American boiler manufacturers.
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Rebooting the home?
17 Oct 2001
Microsoft and Samsung Electronics today announced a broad agreement to collaborate on consumer PCs and consumer electronics products for the digital home.
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Wilson welcomes £650m offshore investment
17 Oct 2001
The UK Energy Minister, Brian Wilson, has welcomed signs of increased activity in the UK oil sector, including today's announcement by BP of a £650 million proposed development.
