Past issues

2006

• NewsBits Vol5 No11 November 2006
  • Significant progress at Africa's first Science Park
  • Expertron wins two SPII awards with novel electricity vending solution
  • Hub tenant injects a dose of innovation to biotech industry
  • SAP SMB solutions provider receives top honours for outstanding innovation
  • Incubator company head makes contribution to South African heritage
  • UNISA becomes a participant in The Innovation Hub's CoachLab™
  • Hub tenants tone their negotiating skills
  • 2006 CoachLab™ projects
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No10 October 2006
  • Dynamic small company at Hub lands major aeronautical integration contract
  • Technology stations model finds synergy with the Hub's mandate
  • Maxum launches first pilot pre-incubator through JCSE at Wits campus
  • FabLab at the Hub stimulates award-winning creativity
  • Meeting of minds at the Hub's first resident's Kgotla
  • The SMARTtalk Column - Guarding SMEs against opportunism when partnering with a large company
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No9 September 2006
  • Hub tenant companies join forces for novel security management solution
  • WK Kellogg Foundation supports revolutionary agricultural 3D-interactive training project
  • Sappi celebrates Arbor Day at the Hub
  • Chartered accountant joins the Hub as CFO
  • Pub@Hub focuses on competitive forces
  • CoachLab™ on student recruitment drive
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No8 August 2006
  • Multi-million Rand deal with international trading and distribution group
  • Innovative company leads the wave of innovation in digital media
  • Empowering the 'little guy' with big computing power
  • Hub tenant hosts WK Kellogg Foundation Vice President
  • Pioneering bio-fuels company joins the Hub community
  • The Hub welcomes new management team member
  • SARS visits the Hub
  • Celebrating women in the old fashioned way
  • An ode to our equestrian guardians
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No7 July 2006
  • SMART monitors open up a new market for Tactile Technologies
  • Innovation under the spotlight at international Science Park Conference
  • SAP Award winner Lejara joins The Innovation Hub
  • The Innovation Hub tenant company voted as one of the best in SA
  • Unique solutions for SME environments discussed at World Conference in Australia
  • INNOV8 members contemplate controversies surrounding global warming
  • Sappi launches a new generation paper
  • Regional S&T Ministers visit the Hub
  • Maxum reaches out to Universities
  • Tanzanian Prime Minister visits The Innovation Hub
  • New Knowledge Partner in full swing at the Hub
  • CoachLab student receives top honours for outstanding achievements
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No6 June 2006
  • BIGEN AFRICA announces head office relocation to SA's first Science Park
  • Virtual reality as learning tool discussed at UN conference in Addis Ababa
  • New aerospace initiative bridges the gap between government and industry
  • Hub tenant takes the development of quality solutions to new heights
  • Interactive3d learning objects take shape
  • Hub joins celebration of entrepreneurship at Tshwane Youth Conference
  • Global S&T Nerve Centre locates at the Hub
  • Patent Toolkit sponsors innovation at Vaal University of Technology
  • Interns from Norway join the maxum Business Incubator
  • The SMARTtalk Column - Evolutionary research in Human Language Technologies
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No5 May 2006
  • Expertron wins award for innovative vending solution
  • South African first - new technology personal locator improves safety
  • Hub signs cooperation agreement with Science Park in Finland
  • New patent toolkit launched for local inventors
  • maxum Business Incubator participates in Futurex/Equip exhibition
  • SkillsTrac launches HR management tool at the Hub
  • ICT developments in the spotlight at 2006 Tshwane Business Week
  • Aluvi Guest House becomes a Hub Product Partner
  • The Hub wins tender bid for the Botswana Innovation Hub
  • Oversight visit by members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
  • Entrepreneurs share learning at Hub's P•O•W•E•R Breakfast
  • Hub showcases careers to "Take a Girl Child to Work" visitors
  • The SMARTtalk Column - How to avoid sharks and surf in peace
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No4 April 2006
  • South African company leads the way in comprehensive security assurance
  • Business incubation is boosting SME development
  • Hub CEO visits Polytechnic in Namibia
  • Linux holds Open Source showcase at the Hub
  • Finnish Information Society delegation visits the Hub
  • Hub's "Knowledge Partners" provide value-addition to the INNOV8 community
  • Hub's CoachLabers take to the skies!
  • maxum representative to serve on SABTIA Executive
  • GPG foresight lauded by international academic
  • The SMARTtalk Column - How much more can iPAQ in?
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No3 March 2006
  • Hub tenant attracts international partner
  • Strengthening our regional systems of innovation
  • Telezer0 deal aims to address the digital divide
  • Using virtual reality to learn in different languages
  • Providing dedicated support for small business development
  • Visit to Finnish Science Park, Technopolis Oulu
  • SABTIA facilitates discussion between incubation professionals and stakeholders
  • The Innovation Hub supports Gauteng Premier's "Senior Management Conference"
  • Hub to participate in Futurex/Equip 2006 exhibition
  • Theft-proof pyramid coffins, biofuel from waste and no more maths problems
  • Event programme at the Hub adds value and builds networks
  • Hub seen as a role model Science Park in Africa
  • The SMARTtalk Column - Mobility in business - why companies should implement mobile solutions
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No2 February 2006
  • Science Parks see increase in growth
  • Making performance management simpler for smarter HR
  • Will your company exist three years from now?
  • Commercialising innovation in SMEs
  • INNOV8 members participate in Hub events
  • Hub tenants introduced to SPII funding
  • 'State-of-the-art' conference facilities on your doorstep
  • Travel agency becomes a Hub Product Partner
  • Innovation catalyst partners with Hub to support entrepreneurs
  • Open Source Technology Fair at the Hub
  • The SMARTtalk Column - Technology trends in the networked economy
  
  
  
• NewsBits Vol5 No1 January 2006
  • Providing the ultimate 'edge' in moveable asset risk management
  • Adding value to the medical scheme market
  • Tshwane Executive Mayor visits maxum Business Incubator
  • Urban innovators and high-tech souls gather in festive mode
  • SASITS – the Hub’s new Knowledge Partner
  • Denise Goosen joins the Hub
  • The SMARTtalk Column - Spear-phishing attacks can cripple business

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