Further reading:

• National Engineering Skills Survey
  November 2013, News
  The National Engineering Skills Survey was launched on the 8th October 2013 to determine the extent of available engineering skills in South Africa. The survey, initiated by the Engineering Council of ...
  
• Jobs, who needs them?
  March 2014, Technews Publishing, News
  This has been an interesting month full of gruesome logic failures, a maniacal lack of common sense, some potentially positive happenings, an international answer to user authentication issues (admittedly ...
  
• Pedestrian entrance control technology gets smarter
  March 2014, News
  Speed gates, like many other access control and security solutions, have begun to take advantage of the benefits of IP technology. The advantages of IP technology have been experienced by both end-users and integrators due to the cost saving associated with remote monitoring capabilities. IHS estimated the world market for speed gates to be valued at $219.1 million in 2013 and forecast the market to grow to $310.0 million by 2017.
  
• Thorburn Holdings acquires a majority share in Simbell Technologies
  March 2014, News
  Thorburn Holdings has acquired the majority share in Simbell Technologies and welcomes Bradley Bell and David Simpson into the Thorburn group of companies.
  
• IFSEC SA tackles crime head on
  March 2014, News
  IFSEC SA tackles crime head on with a comprehensive display of best practice in security technology.
  
• Cape Town’s Castle opens in Johannesburg
  March 2014, Castle Access Control Systems, News
  Castle Access Control Systems, a security equipment distributor based in Cape Town, has announced the launch of its first branch in Johannesburg.
  
• Virdi Joburg moves to larger facilities
  March 2014, Virdi Distribution SA , News
  In line with growing demand from the Gauteng market, Virdi Distribution moved to larger facilities on 1 December 2013. “Virdi Distribution has a well-established client base in the Western Cape, where ...
  
• Combined physical and digital protection
  March 2014, ADT Security, News
  ADT and McAfee has announced a collaboration designed to raise the standards for consumer protection and redefine the next generation of security for the connected world.
  
• Securing data in transit
  March 2014, News
  Seecrypt Group delivers an encrypted voice and messaging service to address these security and privacy concerns, which is virtually interception-proof.
  
• ALPR and tolling to increase globally
  March 2014, News
  Vehicle entrance control market looks to adopt automatic licence plate recognition.
  
• Jessica Hides joins Centurion as internal salesperson
  March 2014, Centurion Systems, News
  Jessica Hides has joined access automation leaders Centurion Systems’ front-counter sales team at its head office in Johannesburg.
  
• HID Global acquires IdenTrust
  March 2014, News
  IdenTrust complements HID Global's position as a leader in providing its partners and end-users with the ability to securely create, manage and use identities for a variety of applications.