31 March 2013 South Africa thrashed Ireland by 86 runs at the ICC Women’s World Twenty in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Saturday to set up a showdown against New Zealand on Monday which will decide whether or not the Proteas progress to the semi-finals. With their huge victory, South Africa improved their net run rate significantly. Most importantly, it is now better than the White Ferns’, which means a win would pull Mignon du Preez’s team level with the Kiwis on points, but above them on net run rate. The Proteas were expected to beat Ireland, who fell to their third loss in three outings, but the one-sided nature of the result was perhaps a little surprising.‘It was wonderful’ South Africa went into the game on the back of a hard-fought six wicket loss to Australia, so Proteas’ coach Hilton Moreeng was happy to see his side back on the winning track. “It was wonderful to see such a good fight back from the team today,” he said afterwards. “It’s always difficult to bounce back after a loss, having played so well against a team like Australia. “I’m very proud of their professionalism and character during this match. The batters did so well up front to set us up and our bowlers were just exceptional.”Good start Du Preez elected to bat and Lizelle Lee and Dane van Niekerk, who put on 163 without loss against Pakistan, again got the team off to a good start, posting 57 for the first wicket before Van Niekerk departed for 25. Lee fell for the innings’ top score of 43 with the total on 72 in the 14th over, but some clean hitting by Chloe Tryon and Sune Luus saw the run rate soar in the closing overs, with Tryon finishing undefeated on 35 off only 12 deliveries, with three fours and three sixes, while Luus ended on 29 not out from just 10 deliveries, with six fours.Irish innings Ireland, in reply, lost Clare Shillington in the first over, but then steadied their innings as wicketkeeper Mary Waldron and captain Isobel Joyce added 41 for the second wicket before Waldron was stumped by Trisha Chetty off the bowling of Marcia Letsoala for Ireland’s top score of 33. Joyce went on to make 15 and Melissa Scott-Hayward 14, but when she departed on 67, another victim of Lesoalo, the Irish innings folded, with the next highest scorer making only six runs. The absence of Cecilia Joyce because of an injury did not help either.Standout bowlers Proteas’ opening bowler Shabnim Ismail led the assault on the Irish batswomen, capturing an eye-opening 3 for 5 in her three overs, while Dane van Niekerk did her bit by picking up 3 for 10 in two overs of leg spin. Letsoalo, who made two important breakthroughs, finished with 2 for 23 in her three overs. read more

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While document sharing and email are collaboration tools that have been around for some time now, these two technologies continue to rank high as enterprise collaboration tools.  A survey of IT managers in Asi-Pacifica found that document sharing and email trump other collaboration tools like web conferencing, mobile messaging and chat.  That’s the result of the Forrsights Strategy Spotlight Collaboration Survey released by Forrester Research and reported by ZDNet.71 percent ranked document sharing highest among all enterprise collaboration technology68 percent found mobile to be important58 percent mentioned real-time messaging and chat53 percent said video conferencingThe report noted that this ordering doesn’t sync well with how vendors are marketing the features of their collaboration products.  Michael Barnes, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, said: “Overall, it’s eye opening to see how low video scored across the board. Perhaps, this is an indication that the benefits of Web conferencing in terms of both improved collaboration as well as cost reductions in travel are overhyped.”  Barnes suggested that software vendors need to realign their product and marketing better to reflect the needs of customers. read more

Over a decade after the first flight of the indigenously developed intermediate jet trainer (IJT) Sitara, experts have concluded that the aircraft’s tail will have to be redesigned to address serious stall and spin issues that are threatening to derail the programme.The development has come as a major headache for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which urgently requires the trainer jets for the second stage training of pilots because its existing fleet of ageing Kiran jets is on a final life extension.Sources said aviation major BAE Systems, which was hired as a design consultant, has recommended that the IJT’s tail design should be reworked. BAE was roped in after state-run Bangalore-headquartered Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the maker of the Sitara, was unable to find a solution to the stall and spin problems.RedesignThe redesign will involve extensive work that will considerably delay the induction of the indigenous jets. The revised deadline for the much-delayed project was December 2015 but with the additional work, sources said it was unclear when the aircraft would be ready for induction in the Indian Air Force.”The aircraft’s stall speed is too high and this is unacceptable as the trainer jet will be flown by rookies,” said a source. Sources said the IJT stalls at 208 km an hour, while the speed should ideally be around 170 km an hour or below.The aircraft has been in development since 1999 and the project has been marred by delays and crashes. The government will soon have to take a call on the programme, sources said. The Indian Air Force has already committed its full support to the development of the IJT but further delays have forced a rethink. The government had sought information from international companies on intermediate trainer jets as an alternate measure, sources said.advertisementThe Intermediate Jet Trainer will remain unfit for flying till the clearing of the stall and spin issues, which are important aspects of flying training. Sources said, at the moment, the Intermediate Trainer Jet aircraft’s nose does not come down when it stalls as should have been the case. “Such an aircraft is beyond rookies to handle,” said a source.The Indian Air Force is using the Kirans for intermediate training but the jet is outdated.For basic training, the cadets fly the Swiss-made Pilatus PC7, which is an advanced trainer. “In the second stage, instead of going ahead, the trainee pilots are being exposed to an obsolete aircraft,” said a source.In the third stage, the cadets are trained in the Hawk advanced jet trainer. The first prototype of the Intermediate Jet Trainer flew in 2003. Earlier to this, former defence minister A.K. Antony informed Parliament that the jet trainer was likely to be operational by the end of 2014 but it is now clear that this timeframe will not be met.The Sitara is a conventional jet trainer with low swept wings, tandem cockpit and small air intakes on either side of its fuselage. On 28 April 2011, a prototype Sitara crashed while testing in Tamil Nadu. Both crew ejected safely. read more