Paul Whytock has reported on the electronics industry for over twenty years. He qualified in electrical, mechanical, and production engineering at the Ford Motor Company's European Engineering School. He also worked as a design engineer at Ford locations in England, Germany, Holland, and Belgium. Whytock joined Electronics Times Newspaper as Deputy Editor in 1982 and has since worked on various international electronics publications as Editor-in-Chief.
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April 24, 2008
[Editorial] Surfing Security And The ISP Invasion
In the last edition, I ranted about how Internet users are being subjected to unauthorised examination of the Web sites they visit by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The whole idea was that once Web user interests are logged and analysed, they can be bombarded by advertising targeted at their “needs.”
April 18, 2008
[News] New 2008 NAND Forecast Sees Big Dropoff
Industry analyst iSuppli believes major buyers are slashing their expected orders for NAND-type flash in 2008, which prompted them to revise their forecast. Now the memory’s expected global revenue growth is down about two-thirds from the analyst’s original forecast.
April 18, 2008
[News] Sony Builds Disty Network In Eastern Europe
Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions (ISS) division cemented its commitment to Eastern Europe after announcing a new network of distributors across the region.
April 18, 2008
[Editorial] Surfing Security And The Phorm factor
Most of us know we must be cautious about the security of our personal data when using the Web. So, I wasn’t that surprised when Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee recently expressed his concerns about systems that can track a Web user’s activity when using the Internet.
March 27, 2008
[Editorial] Visionary Technologists
There are times when human
imagination and expertise,
coupled with the enabling
effect of advanced electronics
technology, can create something
really important for people.
March 11, 2008
[Editorial] A Long-Term View On Display
Interesting to hear about the joint
company that’s been formed
between Renesas, Sharp Corp.,
and Powerchip Semiconductor
Corp. (PSC). Its view is to feeding
the future LCD market with drivers
and controllers.
February 21, 2008
[Editorial] Use It Or Lose It
Cyber thieves must be rubbing their hands with glee at the potential Internet crimes they can perpetrate thanks to data-protection inefficiencies of organisations—data that should be bulletproof against any threat. Indeed, 2008 has been tagged as the year that cyber crime will escalate in the extreme.
February 21, 2008
[Technology] Embedded World 2008 Survival Guide
The Electronic Design Europe team will be reporting again from Embedded World 2008 in Nuremberg. Our coverage will include video interviews with technologists exhibiting and demonstrating some of the most cutting-edge embedded electronic developments.
February 12, 2008
[Editorial] Finding The Right Words
A well-known media industry newsletter recently ran an editorial comment questioning why editorial policies of US and European electronics magazines should differ so much when it comes to sourcing technical articles.
January 24, 2008
[Editorial] The Healing Serpent
Another iTechnology breakthrough has entered our iWorld this month. But this one does not join the ranks of those well-known iWants like the iPod, iMac, and iPhone. All hail the i-Snake, which is not from the Apple stable of innovations.
January 10, 2008
[Editorial] My Band Is Broader Than Yours
We start the New Year with a classic example of European disunity with three of the European Union’s major members independently starting, or planning, to implement next-generation networks to provide faster broadband services. If not for these members, a cohesive and co-ordinated strategy could be standardised throughout Europe.
November 22, 2007
[Editorial] Breaking Down The Interoperability Barriers
It would be tempting for Europeans to gloat over the recent defeat of Microsoft after its nine-year battle with EU Antitrust Regulators. But rather than see this as an EU victory over a U.S. corporate giant, a more accurate and long-term perspective is to consider this a victory for the electronics business in general.
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