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VC4Africa Connects Entrepreneurs and Innovators to Investors

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VC4Africa is a platform connecting entrepreneurs and innovators to investors.  Entrepreneurs post their ventures’ profiles to the platform which enables other users and investors to rate them. Investors can then contact entrepreneurs to inquire more and discuss investing.

 

It is largely a platform that enables members to organise meetups in their regions. Entrepreneurs looking for investment and investors looking for African ventures to invest in.

 

The platform is straightforward and user-friendly. Its popularity also means that it is the place to be for an entrepreneur looking for investment of for an investor looking for investmet opportunities.

 

VC4Africa.com believes that entrepreneurship should be the main driver in Africa’s economic growth, in particular the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that provide much of Africa’s employment, income and hope for a better future. SMEs contribute around two thirds of national income and provide the foundation for a stable middle class in many African countries. They help form strong communities and are a powerful force for poverty reduction. SMEs play a significant role in building economic stability and sustainability for the future.

 

As Africa enters the new millennium it faces a challenge to provide better economic opportunities for citizens through sustained growth and alleviating the poverty that has long plagued the continent. The NEPAD (New Economic Platform for African Development) and the United Nations Millennium Goals for 2015, to which the EU-countries have all subscribed, have set out ambitious aims in this respect. The World Economic Forum in Davos and the G8 have also made the commitment to stimulate private and public investments in Africa. However, it’s our belief that the most meaningful impact will still come from grassroots entrepreneurship and local efforts. It is important to support this bottom-up approach of citizens working to tackle local challenges and build on the idea that any person anywhere in the world might have the skills, knowledge and resources needed to make a difference.

HOMEMAKERSmobi is South Africa’s Largest Mobile Directory of Home Improvement Products

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HOMEMAKERS has for the past two decades developed a unique bouquet of media opportunities, enabling advertisers to communicate to discerning homeowners in the major urban areas of South Africa. Striving to bring consumers and service providers together, HOMEMAKERS is the number one portal for home improvement in South Africa.

Since the first 16-page publication was launched in Johannesburg in 1982, the company has become the market leader in direct advertising, with 10 national and specialised home lifestyle magazines. Boasting a phenomenal verified free distribution (VFD) of over 1.2 million magazines monthly, HOMEMAKERSonline is the best choice for both advertisers and homeowners in South Africa.

HOMEMAKERS Expo

As a natural extension of these successful direct response magazines, the first HOMEMAKERS Expo was launched in 1994 and currently the company hosts five shows in South Africa each year.

HOMEMAKERSonline

HOMEMAKERSonline is a portal for both advertisers as well as South African homeowners seeking home improvement products, services and advice.

HOMEMAKERSmobi

Ever needed a product or service for your home, but didn’t know where to find it? Then HOMEMAKERSmobi is the answer. It’s the largest mobile directory with thousands of home improvement product and service listings – a first for South Africa

Wireless Charging Industry Needs Common Standard To Spur Adoption

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Although wireless charging is poised for major growth in 2011 and beyond – growing to $23.7 billion by 2015 up from just $123.9 million in 2010 – it will take several years for manufacturers to fully implement the technology in their devices, says a new report from IHS iSuppli.

 

The low-power wireless charging segment has become a two-horse race—WPC and the alliance of Powermat. By January 2011, each camp had significant accomplishments in the ecosystem. However, there are still limited commercial products available in the market.

 

One way that we believe that the market can spur adoption is the formation of a common standard that would ensure interoperability among the solutions being developed. Currently, most of the solutions on the market are based on proprietary technology, so one offering won’t work with the charger pad of another.

 

A common goal of the wireless charging industry also is to provide greener, more environmentally friendly solutions. A universal solution not only will fit the power profiles of various devices, the solution itself will be intelligent – shutting down a device automatically after it is fully charged, not wasting power when no transmitters are detected on the surface, and flexible enough to be placed in any position on a charging pad.

 

The ecosystem and industry alliances are rapidly forming for the low power devices. It’s now up to OEMs to deliver products with beneficial solution out to the public and make consumers aware.

 

Until these measures are taken, the wireless charging segment will remain fragmented and consumers will hesitate to embrace any solution that might not be promoted in the long term.

 

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation – A Development Catalyst in South Africa

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The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is a non-profit organisation that was established in 2005 as an education and development catalyst to assist a generation of high growth entrepreneurial change agents to bring about job creation in Southern Africa.

 

The Foundation focuses on educational and experiential methods to harness the potential of bright young minds. Through its highly researched learning programmes, it seeks to equip talented young individuals with the skills, attitudes and motivation to become successful high growth entrepreneurs.

 

The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation offers full high school scholarships that cover tuition, hostel fees and living expenses at leading South African high schools. If you are currently in Grade 6 and have big plans for your future and the future of Southern Africa, you can apply for a scholarship now.

 

If you are in Grade 12 or your 1st year at university, you could qualify for a full undergraduate bursary from the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation.

 

Apply for an undergraduate bursary now.

 

The Foundation seeks to promote high growth entrepreneurship in Southern Africa and to foster a generation of catalysts for change in the county. The undergraduate bursaries come in the form of fellowship studies which cover university tuition, residence, book allowance and living allowance. If you are awarded with this undergraduate bursary, your fellowship studies also include additional work in the form of business and entrepreneurial skills development programmes and you will have access to mentorship to help you achieve your goals.

High Brightness 5mm Oval Through-hole LED by Avago Technologies

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Good news for electronic signage applications designers as Avago Technologies announced three series of high-brightness oval through-hole LEDs that set a new performance standard for electronic signage applications. The new HLMP-Lx75, HLMP-Hx74/75 and HLMP-Ax74/75 LEDs deliver industry-leading brightness for oval through-hole LEDs, reducing the current required to drive systems. The LEDs’ matched RGB radiation pattern is designed to maintain consistent light and uniform color mixing from all viewing angles. This combination enables sharper viewing quality with lower power consumption for full-color signage such as billboards, stadium video screens, building video walls, as well as for simpler roadway and commercial signage.

 

The HLMP-Lx75 and HLMP-Hx74/75 LED series offer a typical viewing angle of 40 by 100 degrees, while the HLMP-Ax74/75 LEDs offer 30 by 70 degrees. The wide typical viewing angles and the high luminous intensity of the LEDs deliver optimal performance for outdoor applications. The package epoxy of the LEDs contains UV inhibitor to reduce the effects of long-term exposure to direct sunlight, and the package also offer superior resistance to moisture, providing enhanced durability for outdoor environments. Avago provides design flexibility with the option of shipping tight color and intensity bins, up to 4 nm per bin for the new blue and green LEDs.

 

The new red AlInGaP LEDs are available at 626-nm dominant wavelength, and the new green InGaN and blue InGaN LEDs are available at 530-nm and 470-nm, respectively. The maximum luminous intensity at 20 mA of the new LEDs is as follows (measured in millicandelas):

 

 

  • 4 mm standard oval HLMP-Lx75 LEDs: Red – 2400, Green – 6050 and Blue – 1660
  • 5 mm standard oval HLMP-Hx74/75 LEDs: Red – 2400, Green – 6050 and Blue – 1380
  • 5 mm mini oval HLMP-Ax74/75 LEDs: Red – 4200, Green – 7260 and Blue – 1990

 

Additional HLMP-Lx75, HLMP-Hx74/75 and HLMP-Ax74/75 Features

  • Standoff packages for all series and non-standoff packages for HLMP-Hx74/75 and HLMP-Ax74/75 LEDs
  • Lead-Free and RoHS 6 compliant
  • Tinted and diffused
  • Operating temperature range of -40° to +100° C for red LEDs and -40° to +85° C for green and blue LEDs
  • Electro-static discharge sensitivity: JEDEC Class 1C HBM

 

The green and blue HLMP-Lx75, HLMP-Hx74/75 and HLMP-Ax74/75 LEDs are priced at $0.21 each in minimum quantities of 2,000 pieces, and the red LEDs are priced at $0.12 each in minimum quantities of 2,000 pieces. Samples and production quantities are available now through the Avago direct sales channel and via worldwide distribution partners.

Visit http://www.avagotech.com for details.

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