Instacom, a South African based telecommunications company specialising in push-to-talk communication has set its sights on the Western Cape. After success throughout Eastern Cape, KZN and Gauteng, it ...

There is more to electronic signatures than a business reducing its carbon footprint or complying with corporate governance regulation. Its legal implications are often taken for granted say legal experts.

When one considers the extent to which information security has matured and what is now available to practically any company, clearly security within the commercial sense has evolved into a dynamic and highly interesting phase of development.

In her fourth column on the technical essentials for effective video surveillance, Katharina Geutebrück notes that many suppliers and users have learned to their cost that marketing claims and presentations which raise expectations are not always met in reality.

Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) as a technology has been around for a while and a number of suppliers provide products to the industry. However, it has not really taken off in a big way and one wonders about the reasons for this.

The challenge of protecting warehouses from fire can be complex, depending on the fire load of the warehouse and the fire risk as presented by the product stored in the warehouse.

Cloud computing is predicted to be the future of the technology world and analyst reports abound on the expected growth of the uptake of these solutions. However, security issues remain one of the dominant barriers with the adoption of cloud solutions.

The SupreMOBILE is a compact and portable casing solution. It is locally designed and produced in South Africa for the purpose of mobilising selected Suprema time and attendance (T&A) terminals.

AC/DC Dynamics offers a wide range of industrial electronic sounders (alarms) and light beacons in various options from flashing patterns to adjustable light speeds and adjustable volumes and sounds. The ...

Hosted by Hi-Tech Security Solutions, the recent iLegal Conference 2013 highlighted current critical issues in CCTV security surveillance in this country and launched the updated Consumer Goods Council (CGCSA) CCTV Industry Guidelines.

First time job seekers are being urged to exercise caution when applying for positions that require them to join a professional industry body by paying the registration fee into the bank account of the prospective employer.

Despite facing many problems, South African manufacturers of security products manage to produce goods that are not only successfully deployed in the country, but also throughout Africa and the developed world. Hi-Tech Security Solutions spoke to four successful local manufacturers.

VPSign’s VPad is an electronic document product that captures handwritten signatures and is available locally from Brand New Technologies. It is based on a full-sized LCD tablet computer with an integrated electronic pen, enabling it to display multi-page documents in full size and securely capture handwritten signatures and modifications.

CEM Systems, from Tyco Security Products, announced that the Central Bank of Nigeria has selected the AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) access control and security management to secure many of its premises ...

Not only has Internet technology changed the way people communicate with each other, it is also the force behind always-on communications between end-users and their alarm systems.

IP audio and control specialist Barix has a new IP paging solution that allows end users and integrators to set up multi-point systems within minutes.