Andrew.Findlay@brunel.ac.uk (Andrew Findlay) (03/13/91)
Cordless Computing
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IEE Colloquium on Wednesday 10th April
At the Lecture Centre, Brunel University, Uxbridge, West London, UK
Organised by IEE Professional Group C14
A new class of computing devices is becoming available: computers that
communicate by radio, infra-red, and ultrasonics are appearing on the
market. A variety of new applications is made possible by these
devices, ranging from warehouse management to real-time data collection
from remote or mobile equipment.
This colloquium will be of interest to anyone who has a communications
problem that is difficult to solve with conventional `wired back'
equipment. The whole range of devices will be considered, from
handheld terminals to static radio dataloggers. Current applications
will be described, including warehouse control, mobile point-of-sale,
and road traffic monitoring. The state of the relevant European
standards (CT2/CAI and DECT) will be reported.
Chairman: Dr. Andrew Findlay (Brunel University Computer Centre)
10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:30 Introduction
10:40 An overview of factory-scale communications
Ted Maley, General Manager, Microlise Engineering
11:10 Design considerations for factory radio data terminals
Speaker from Microlise Engineering
11:40 Radio data terminals in the mail-order business
Paul Rudge, Book Club Association
12:10 Roving Point Of Sale terminals
Dan Isaaman, Pipistrel Systems
12:40 LUNCH
14:00 The DECT and CT2/CAI European standards
Dr David McFarlane, BT Researh Laboratories
14:30 The development and characteristics of PAKNET
Dr Malcolm Davie, Racal Research
15:00 Road traffic monitoring using PAKNET
David Martell, General Logistics PLC
15:30 TEA
15:45 Panel session
16:15 CLOSE
Registration fees:
Member of IEE or kindred society 36.33
Non-member 55.33
Student member 6.33
Student non-member 21.33
The fees cover tea, coffee, lunch, admission to the colloquium, and a copy of
the colloquium digest.
Advance registration is preferred, by calling the IEE Colloquium Office
on 071 240 1871. Registration on the day is also possible.
Uxbridge is about 10 minutes drive north from the Heathrow junction of the
M4 motorway. It can also be reached by Tube.
Andrew Findlay at Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
Andrew.Findlay@brunel.ac.uk phone: +44 895 74000 x2512