Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is compliant with the ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and ISO 27701 standards. AWS maintains certifications through extensive audits of its controls to ensure that information security risks that affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company and customer information are appropriately managed.

Today we are announcing the general availability of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS), a new service that enables organizations to minimize downtime and data loss with fast, reliable recovery of on-premises and cloud-based applications. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is the recommended service for disaster recovery to AWS.

Today, AWS announced that customers can purchase Amazon Machine Image (AMI) and Container products from AWS Marketplace with one, two, or three-year contracts on supported products. 

Starting today, cellular LTE-M interface library is generally available in FreeRTOS. With this launch, developers will find it easier to build IoT devices that use the cellular LTE-M protocol to connect to the cloud. The main FreeRTOS download includes AWS IoT reference integrations with cellular modules from vendors such as Sierra Wireless, u-blox, and Quectel.

According to the latest JOLTS report, a record number of 4.4 million Americans left their jobs in September, accelerating a trend that has become known as the Great Resignation. The number of Americans quitting has now exceeded pre-pandemic highs for six straight months, as employers, especially in low-wage sectors, are struggling to fill open positions. …

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Thanks to the OECD for this one – the eight worst countries for pensioner poverty (defined as income under half the national average):    

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Raspberry Pi OS, the custom operating system for Raspberry Pis, has had a major upgrade. It is now based on Debian Bullseye, Linux which has replaced two year old Debian Buster. “Debian Bullseye has relatively few major changes which are visible to users,” according to Raspberry Pi. “There are some under-the-hood changes to file systems …

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Airbus and NTT Docomo have shown that the UK-built solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite  (HAPS) can deliver wireless broadband connectivity direct to smart phones. Zephyr was conceived, designed and built by Qinetiq in the UK.   In 18-day stratospheric flights Zephyr’s radio transmitter provided a datalink  to simulate future direct-to-device connectivity. Tests included various bandwidths …

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Bristol-based XMOS has introduced a pair of two-microphone voice processor chips for smart home devices. They are the XVF3610 (demo board right), and an Amazon wake-word-enabled variant called XVF3615. According to XMOS, Amazon’s Alexa includes the earlier XVF3510. “The designs mark an evolution of the XVF3510 voice, and provide audio echo cancellation and interference cancellation algorithms to …

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Anritsu has introduced a signal generator family with a rubidium local oscillator option that works across 9kHz to 43.5GHz. Branded ‘Rubidium’, internal time base aging is <±2×10-8/year with option 0003 (low phase noise kit) or <±1×10-9/year with option 0056 (rubidium local oscillator). “This frequency stability is achieved either by an optional internal rubidium reference or by …

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