Information from Alien Systems & Technologies Corporate South Africa is moving more and more in the direction of good corporate governance. In the recent past, the King3 Report provided a framework whereby company directors are obliged to ensure governance is maintained at a level whereby key stakeholders such as shareholders, bondholders, employees and various […]
Thermography is not just pointing the camera at an object. You have to know what you are imaging and then how to interpret the image. Thermal imaging is not just about pointing a camera at a switch, a transformer or risky cable connection. As in photography, a “mik en druk” (point and press) camera cannot […]
Thermal cameras have many advantages, such as allowing users to detect people, objects and incidents in complete darkness and difficult conditions such as smoke, haze, dust and light fog. Eliminating the need for flood lights, they reduce light pollution. In addition, a thermal camera is a reliable platform for integrating intelligent software applications. A […]
Broadband connectivity in South Africa Despite national targets to achieve 100% broadband penetration in South Africa by 2020, the situation remains that infrastructure challenges have left thousands of underserved consumer, business and government users in South Africa. Even where infrastructure exists, connectivity challengescan vary between copper theft and subsea outages. It is now crucial […]
Optical fibre-centric companies often give the impression that satellite are fading out the picture, but in fact the opposite is true. Very small aperture terminal (VSAT) services are growing and remain vital in the communication mix. Satellites still remain popular and critical to connecting large parts of Africa where many areas have no access […]
Hello…hello…can you hear me…hello please can you move to another spot so that the signal can improve. This type of conversation is becoming more the norm than the exception in South Africa lately. With the mobile voice penetration in South Africa being almost 100% it evident that voice traffic is aprominent medium of communication. […]
M2M (machine-to-machine) communication brings valuable benefits both to device manufacturers and to end users: remote sensing, monitoring, tracking and data-logging bring a new dimension to the functions of machines in industrial, commercial, military and other market segments, in applications such as automation, vending, smart metering and logistics. Wireless is the preferred mode of communication […]
WiFi is now present everywhere and people have become comfortable using it for just about any application. For example, many systems designers are choosing to move their industrial applications from wired Ethernet to wireless utilising WiFi. The advantages of moving to a wireless design are numerous. Click here to download pdf
Despite advances in computer technology, power outages continue to be a major cause of PC and server downtime. Protecting computer systems with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption after extended power outages. Various software configurations are discussed, and […]
Cyber attacks on critical infrastructures are now a reality. Power generation facilities, metropolitan traffic control systems, water treatment systems and factories have become targets of attackers and have been hit with an array of network breach, data theft and denial of service activity. Service uptime, data integrity, compliance and even public safety require that […]
