The WFonline White Paper Library is a resource guide for technical and application papers, supplied by vendors, to help you manage and solve work related problems. Select from a broad variety of papers, applications and industrial and technology related subjects. New white papers will be added monthly, so be sure to check this valuable resource section regularly.
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Vendor:
National Instruments Australia
Phone:
02 9491 4000
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This report details key trends, methodologies and technologies impacting test engineering organisations in every industry. The Automated Test Outlook combines input from academic and industry research, business intelligence and customer advisory boards. Read this white paper for more information.
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APC by Schneider Electric
Phone:
02 9955 9366
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Many of the mysteries of equipment failure, downtime, software and data corruption, are often the result of a problematic supply of power. This white paper will describe the most common types of power disturbances, what can cause them, what they can do to your critical equipment, and how to safeguard your equipment, using the IEEE standards for describing power quality problems.
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Vendor:
Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 9125 8000
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A surge arrester is subject to electrical surges caused by lightning strikes and overvoltage throughout its service life. The surge arrester evacuates the current by creating an irreversible internal short-circuit. This white paper explains why a disconnection device should be dedicated to a surge arrestor.
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Harris Software Systems Pty Ltd
Phone:
07 3253 2000
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Facing the challenge of networking voice communications and control systems in a mission critical environment requires careful planning, product selection and implementation. This technical paper steps through a real life case study which culminated in a hybrid voice communication and control system (VCCS) with a fully digital, totally non - blocking voice communication system with a distributed, parallel operating core that provides high reliability, fault tolerant voice communications.
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Vendor:
SolarWinds Software Asia Pte Ltd
Phone:
0011 65 6593 7626
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For any size data centre, having a proper management solution is critical for ensuring an orderly and problem-free environment. In this white paper we look at the top five areas you should look at when choosing a management solution for your virtual environment.
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Vendor:
Sophos Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 9409 9100
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Modern web threats can infect your network, subvert systems into botnets or steal sensitive data. To meet these challenges to your security, you need to put in place user education and awareness, preventive measures and a modern web security solution. Read this guide for tips.
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Vendor:
LogMeIn Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 8093 9905
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As IT environments are increasingly adopting advanced technologies to streamline delivery and achieve operational efficiencies, they turn to managed service providers to help support complex IT landscapes. MSP's face a dynamic, competitive market that requires top-quality service delivery, cost efficiencies, and highly differentiated services.
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Vendor:
LogMeIn Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 8093 9905
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Even if you have a remote support tool, the changing demands of employees and customers may necessitate a change. End users are much more distributed, more mobile, and rely on an array of personal and corporate-issued client devices to access applications and data. This puts more pressure on the helpdesk to improve its responsiveness both on and off the corporate LAN. Now may be the time to re-evaluate your remote support to add new capabilities, increase efficiency and consolidate support tools.
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Vendor:
LogMeIn Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 8093 9905
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This paper explores the challenges and hidden costs of supporting a remote workforce with legacy tools. In addition, it identifies best practices that decision-makers can use to choose enterprise helpdesk support tools that better meet the needs of remote employees, while helping to reduce costs.
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Vendor:
Sophos Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 9409 9100
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News headlines are a constant reminder that malware attacks and data loss are on the rise. High-profile incidents that make big news might seem out of the ordinary yet businesses of every size face similar risks when using digital technology and the internet for legitimate purposes.
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Vendor:
Sophos Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 9409 9100
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According to the 2010 Annual US Cost of a Data Breach Study, 35% of US organisations reported that a lost or stolen mobile device caused a data security breach. Increasingly, employees use their laptops, Androids, iPads and other personal mobile devices for work and blend their unprotected devices with business data. This introduces even greater risk to an organization's data, network and reputation.
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Vendor:
Hitachi Data Systems
Phone:
02 9325 3300
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The stresses associated with the economic crisis are driving several fundamental changes in executives' attitudes towards IT investments. Faced with a future where organisations need to deploy and effectively use hundreds or thousands of server application instances in a virtual environment, optimally configured, converged IT solutions should be deployed.
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Vendor:
LogMeIn Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 8093 9905
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Not long ago, service and support vendors and practitioners could discuss their industry and mention the Internet in passing - a novelty that might someday hold promise as a platform for their customer-facing applications. Today, the industry is at a point where it can nearly remove references to the web altogether when talking about the latest shocking service slight, clever customer comeback, hot or cool technology, application platform, or snarky tech community, because it's almost a given that's where the action's taking place.
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Vendor:
Hydro Innovations
Phone:
02 9647 2700
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Are water operators as safe as they could be? A Recent survey conducted with operators and engineers questions this. During the September 2011 WIOA (Water Industry Operators Association) meeting and exhibition at Bendigo in Victoria, Hydro Innovations conducted a survey of operators and other water industry professionals as part of the official competition program. This paper summarises the findings of this survey, and details explanations for them.
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Vendor:
WEG Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
03 9765 4600
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This study presents a technique developed to minimize losses in totally enclosed fancooled (TEFC) induction motors fed by frequency converters in applications with constant torque loads, especially at low speeds, in which the ventilation system is inefficient.
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Vendor:
Emerson Process Management
Phone:
03 9721 0200
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Security has always been a relevant concern during the design and deployment of automated control systems. But recent worldwide events, combined with technological and industry trends of the last decade, have significantly raised the visibility and public awareness of this issue.
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Vendor:
Hydro Innovations
Phone:
02 9647 2700
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Pumping raw sewage or any kind of wastewater can be expensive, with many hidden costs and safety issues. Download this white paper to find out how you can lower costs and improve safety at sewage pumping stations.
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Vendor:
Matthews Intelligent Identification Pty Ltd
Phone:
03 9763 0533
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In recent times, the technology options for machine vision inspection systems have increased, the cost of these solutions has reduced and hence the adoption has dramatically increased. These solutions, if implemented wisely can provide a competitive advantage for manufacturers as well as provide cost savings.
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Vendor:
MSA Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
02 9688 0333
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In today's working environment, confined spaces are ongoing areas of review. Nearly all workers can expect to come in contact with a gas detector during their working career but few have the opportunity to understand the basics. Are you safe?
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Vendor:
ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Phone:
03 8544 0000
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ABB Australia Pty. Limited, Jokab Safety business development manager, Ken Robertson addresses in this white paper the Australian OHS requirements for machine safety, and discusses how these might be put into practice in developing appropriate machine safety solutions in industry. A critical part of this process involves identifying appropriate safety categories that are required in each situation.