We are excited to announce that Amazon CloudWatch Events now supports input transformation of events before sending the events to targets. Using this the new feature, you can extract multiple key-value pairs from their event JSONs and transform the data to fit your needs. For example, you can transform AWS console login event JSON to a human readable message and attach it to an SNS topic for email notifications. Another use case for input transformer is to simplify nested event JSONs before sending to event targets such as SQS. The input transformer is a new addition to the existing list of three input configuration features – matched event, part of matched event, and a constant. You can use the input transformation through the console and PutTargets API in all AWS regions where CloudWatch Events is available.

You can now develop your AWS Lambda functions using Node.js v6.10.

Dutch wastewater treatment company Nijhuis Industries has signed a partnership with Chinese industrial water company Shanghai Winner…

 

Xylem has launched a month-long volunteer challenge for Xylem colleagues across the globe to highlight the importance of water and environmental issues…

 

Premier Farnell has signed  a distribution agreement with EAM, the manufacturer of  precision RF & Microwave interconnect products. Under their ConductRF brand, EAM offers interconnect products operating from DC to 110GHz. ConductRF’s products go into the Defense, Aerospace, Industrial, Medical Infrastructure, Instrumentation & Test, and Telecommunications. The agreement will provide ConductRF Solutions for RF & Microwave …

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MACOM has production ready MAOP-L284CN, MACOM’s 100G CWDM4 transmitter L-PICTM (Lasers integrated with a Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit) and supporting driver and controller IC chipset. To meet the bandwidth demands, resiliency and data redundancy requirements of today’s Cloud Data Centers, data center optical interconnects are transitioning from 100G to 400G, driving  demand for high-speed optical …

Read full article: MACOM integrates lasers with Si photonics for 400G optical links

X-FAB will IPO tomorrow on Euronext Paris. The price range is €8-10.50 per share. Based on the price range, the size of the IPO will range between €440 million and €492 million and the implied market capitalisation of X-FAB will range between €1,046 million and €1,295 million. X-Fab is majority-held by its Belgian founders, including …

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A computer game enthusiast has wired up a home automation system to be controlled by a Raspberry Pi which recognises memorable tunes from the classic Zelda game franchise. “Released in 1998, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the best game ever is still an iconic entry in the retro gaming history books,” said Allen Pan on the Raspberry …

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Prime Minister Theresa May singled out robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in her blueprint for a ‘modern’ industrial strategy for the UK. This comes as Edinburgh’s Centre for Robotics hosts the European Robotics Forum (22-24 March). Earlier this month the Prime Minister welcomed Sir James Dyson’s plans to build a 500 acre campus in Wiltshire …

Read full article: Robotics at the heart of UK government plans

Electronics Weekly asks Phil Valentine – MD at European Trade & Exhibition Services – about the Southern Manufacturing show, its future and UK manufacturing’s post-Brexit prospects.

Read full article: Interview: Southern Manufacturing and market trends, Brexit, and the future