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Unjam the jammers

VixNet was another exhibitor at the retail breakfast and CEO, Clinton Lemmer says the event went well for the company. He sees benefit in having an audience that are all from the same industry in one place as it allows exhibitors to tailor their message to the attendees’ market.

VixNet specialises in supplying a proprietary, secure, bi-directional data communications network that can guarantee signal delivery using its own in-house designed radio transceivers. The network uses the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology and does not rely on any other format like GSM to communicate. Lemmer says the DSSS cannot be jammed and has four signal acknowledgement stages to ensure that all signals are delivered to their respective recipient/s. It is also designed to transmit out of difficult RF noisy areas and can penetrate through concrete, making it ideal for retail environments.

The Lion transceiver was at the show and attracted interest from many attendees. It can communicate via serial, contact ID as well as the conventional relayed inputs, simultaneously or individually. It uses only 600 milliwatts on transmission and so will not unnecessary drain standby batteries in power outages.

Lemmer says retailers are not always aware of the danger of jamming security signals and the impact this can have on their business and his team spent time explaining the issues and VixNet’s solution to interested parties. The VixNet system is continually being improved and caters for larger environments by allowing group commands to arm or disarm alarms etc. It also allows managers to easily pull reports they may require.

Another benefit VixNet customers gain is the ability to change service providers almost immediately should the need arise as their security communications infrastructure is independent of any company or product range.

Currently VixNet has rolled out its infrastructure in the greater Gauteng and Cape Town areas, and it is constantly expanding. He says the roll out to other major areas such as Bloemfontein, Durban and Port Elizabeth is planned.

For more information, contact VixNet, +27 (0)11 253 3140, clintonl@vixnet.co.za, www.vixnet.co.za

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