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SolarWorld GT in Arizona USAAn award-winning solar car that has travelled more than 26,500kms around the globe is now heading from Darwin down the Stuart Highway to finish its global circumnavigation in Hahndorf, Adelaide.

In October 2011, this two-seater solar electric car, SolarWorld Gran Turismo (SolarWorld GT) competed in the World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide and won the Design Award. It then started its global circumnavigation from Adelaide to Sydney. The team then traversed New Zealand, the United States of America, Europe, Eurasia and Russia and is now again in Darwin to complete its adventure. 

On Monday December 3, 2012, SolarWorld GT will leave Darwin on the final leg of this global circumnavigation. The team will celebrate the conclusion of its worldwide odyssey in Hahndorf, a German community in the Adelaide Hills, on Thursday, December 13.

To complete its circumnavigation, the self-sufficient solar electric car will drive more than 29,000kms by land. The last 3000kms of the trip from Darwin to Adelaide will now be driven. It is almost the same route that is driven by the World Solar Challenge every two years. When the circumnavigation is complete, the SolarWorld GT will seek a world record for the longest driven route by a solar car in the Guinness Book of World Records.

SolarWorld GT team member Mareike Bautsch said the two-seater demonstrated the performance suitability of lightweight vehicles with high energy efficiency. “It’s powered by the same amount of energy required to run a hair dryer!“ she explained. “Also, the steering can be easily altered between left and right hand driving to suit the country it is in.”

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When Eclipse Couriers decided that its crash-prone courier management system was holding it back, the company, which operates in Sydney and Melbourne, selected JAIX Logistics Software as the replacement system. Since implementing JAIX in October 2011, Eclipse Couriers has experienced no unplanned downtime while JAIX’s ease of use and reliability has seen Web bookings soar 40 per cent.

What Eclipse says

“Prior to JAIX, all my focus was on the system and making sure it was operating properly. Now I can use that time to focus on the business and where we are heading - which is what I should be doing. From a management point of view, JAIX has allowed us to focus on the business rather than putting out fires.”

Eddie Camilleri
Director, Eclipse Couriers

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St Barts glass windowA conga line of poets who have seen the light at Norwood’s St Bart’s Church will share their inspiration in a public poetry reading on Saturday November 10.

Lit by St. Bart’s renowned stained glass windows, this poetic project provides an opportunity to hear some of Adelaide’s finest poets read poems inspired by the church’s wonderful windows.

Built in 1856, St. Bart’s is one of Adelaide’s oldest churches, containing some of the city’s best stained glass windows. This includes the impressive altar window, which was originally installed in St. Peter’s Cathedral in North Adelaide, and two Art Deco windows, which were designed by Melbourne artist Napier Waller. One appeared on a Christmas stamp in the 1980s.

The poetic project began with The Red Room Company’s Clubs and Societies program, for which Adelaide poet Aidan Coleman wrote about the windows and spoke about his work at a discussion panel at Adelaide Writers’ Week in February 2012.

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Australian software development company Alltraders has launched MiSys, a new Management Information System tailored for business.

MiSys is a complete management solution, allowing easy access to all aspects of a business's workflow, enquiries and quotes, resourcing and communication, and through to scheduling, reports and invoicing - all customisable to suit each business's needs.

Built with ease of use and function in mind, MiSys is outfitted with a highly responsive and powerful interface, a well thought out menu hierarchy, and interconnected management, accounting and reporting areas, providing business owners and staff with an efficient and time saving all-in-one management solution.

No matter the business type or workflow utilised in the workplace, MiSys's adaptability caters for both common and unique business workflows and models, allowing managers to easily track and optimise any aspect or requirement of their business, tailored for their needs.

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