wiredinUSA March 2014

Bulgaria building a border

Data management partnership

A planned 30km fence at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey will require 600km razor wire, 12,000 posts, 4,000m³ concrete and 30km chain-link fencing. The fence was planned last autumn as a measure against illegal border crossings of people seeking asylum in Bulgaria. Discrepancies in the original cost estimates haveprompted theBulgarianprimeminister, Plamen Oresharski, to order a full financial audit of the project. “Each eventual misuse of money for the construction of the border fence will be considered marauding,” ministerofdefenceNaydenov toldBulgaria's public broadcaster, BNT. “There will be no compromise.” According to Naydenov the construction will be completed this spring. The project attracted criticism from the EU and the UN, insisting that the planned measure for limiting the access of refugees to Bulgaria violates international law.

Advaris and AESA Cortaillod are joining forces to fulfill the specific data management needs of thewire and cable industry. The product ranges of the two companies are largely complementary, and this cooperation and combination of skills, knowledge and products is expected to result in providing a complete, integrated and professional solution, exactly suited to this specific market. Both companies will offer the combined solutions to their respective customers. Advaris software is based on a highly flexible modular system incorporating specific functions, starting from the cable design to the billing, through manufacturing execution system, resource planning and production orders management. It is said to combine the advantages of individual development with those of a standard software package. AESACortaillodprovides acomprehensive range of test systems and a data capture and management system for the cable industry. Central database and evaluation functions help to enhance the quality management and production performance.

wiredInUSA - March 2014

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