You can now choose AWS OpsWorks as a deployment provider in your software release pipelines modeled in AWS CodePipeline. This lets you automate the release of updated application code and Chef cookbooks to your applications and instances running in OpsWorks. 

Amazon VPC Flow Logs is now available in the Beijing (China) region. VPC Flow Logs is a feature that enables you to capture information about the IP traffic going to and from your VPC. Once enabled for a particular VPC, VPC subnet or Elastic Network Interface (ENI), relevant network traffic will be logged to CloudWatch Logs for storage and analysis by your own applications or third-party tools. Additionally, metrics can be created to identify trends and patterns. 

You can now use Apache Tez 0.8.3 , Apache Phoenix 4.7.0 , and upgraded versions of Presto (0.147) , Apache HBase (1.2.1) , and Apache Mahout (0.12.0) on Amazon EMR release 4.7.0 . Also, Amazon Redshift JDBC drivers are now included on Amazon EMR clusters for use with components such as the Spark-Redshift connector. 

The Amazon CloudWatch Events service is now available in the US West (N. California) and Asia Pacific (Singapore) regions.  

Sampling in recent months has found that lead levels are steadily declining. 

The FlexNet system is a long-range radio network that provides the utility with a scalable and reliable communications infrastructure. 

Plessey has entered into a distribution agreement for the UK and Ireland with Newbury specialist lighting distributor Freeway Lighting. Ian Wood, Technical Director of Freeway Lighting, said, “Freeway is very pleased to be starting this partnership with Plessey. We specialise in the distribution of Solid State Lighting components and have been developing our LED EcoSystem …

Plessey signs up Freeway Lighting as distributor

US robotics firm Boston Dynamics updates its “high mobility, humanoid robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain”.

Welcome mighty Atlas, the headless humanoid

Diamond Power Components is to distribute power mosfets from Korean chipmaker MagnaChip Semiconductor. “MagnaChip are a major player in the power mosfet market, supplying global OEMs with semiconductors for all segments of power control and LED Lighting applications,” said Diamond sales director Peter Hall. “Having complete control of their own design and manufacturing processes allows MagnaChip …

Diamond to stock MagnaChip mosfets

Scopes in Space! The test specialist is launching a competition to find the most innovative use for its new Scope Rider, which is described as a rugged portable oscilloscope with lab performance.

Competition: Extreme testing gives chance to win Scope Rider