News & Events



MS International celebrates10 years in business, opens new offices.
August '99
MS International, recently appointed the official South African distributor for Pyronix and Electronics Line, has moved into its newly customised building, some six times the size of its old premises, ...

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Radio receiver uses patented technology to increase signal integrity in wireless systems.
August '99
Mitel Semiconductor has available a single-chip amplitude shift key (ASK) receiver designed to bring high performance to low-power applications. Dubbed the KESRX04, the receiver employs patented anti-jam ...

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MS.24 heralds a major breakthrough in movement sensing.
August '99
Assemtech has been developing switch products for almost 10 years. Environmental changes have changed the use of traditional mercury-filled movement switches and led to a strong emphasis on developing ...

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LS Technology - world leader in integrated security solutions.
August '99
A new force to be reconed with in the electronic security industry is the LS Technology Group (LS),of which the well known LS Turnkey is one of four divisions .The company traces its origins bach to 1985 ...

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Teamwork and Control rooms - harnessing team knowledge to the benifit of the whole control room.
August '99
I recently attended a conference in the UK called "People in Control"which addressed personnel and human factor issues within control rooms,command centres and cock-pits .Interestingly enough it was ...

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Engaging in public-private partnerships
June '99
A facility is something that promotes the ease of an action, operation or course of conduct. It is something that is built, installed or established to serve a particular purpose.

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AMS opens UK office in support of its globalisation focus
July '99
Building on its successful export sales of aircraft flight safety equipment, AMS is ramping up its global marketing efforts, including opening a marketing and support office in the UK. AMS is a member ...

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Blowing the whistle on fraudsters
July '99, Government and Parastatal (Industry)
South Africa’s corporate governance performance received a welcome boost recently with the launch of Tip-Offs Anonymous, a joint venture between Deloitte & Touche, the professional services firm, and ...

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Printing company accused in Casino scam.
June '99
The annals of casino cheating include counting cards, nicking them with a fingernail, using hidden cameras to view them. Someone in South Africa found a more systematic way: just mark the deck at the ...

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Gray Security Services acquires US company
June '99
Recently listed asset protection group, Gray Security Services has moved into the US security industry through the acquisition of a Miami-based security firm. Purchased for an undisclosed sum, Crime ...

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Prism-ACT marriage remains unconsumated.
June '99
The equity swap deal announced in January by Johannesburg based information technology company Applied Card Technology (ACT) between ACT and Prism Card Technologies - the smart card development subsidiary ...

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Core buys International Fairs for over R12 million.
June '99
Core Holdings, an IT, Internet and media group, says it has acquired the business of International Fairs and Exhibitions for R12,887,000 in cash and shares. According to ITWeb's Ranka Jovanovic, Mark ...

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Forecourt,C-Store and Supermarket Africa'99 set to wow retailers.
June '99
Everyday the newspapers highlight armed robberies and cash heists, many of which affect service stations, convenience stores and supermarkets. Forecourt, C/Store and Supermarket Africa have recognised ...

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Safety,Health and Environment'99- a safety show like no other.
June '99
Within weeks of the official launch of the Safety, Health and Environment '99 (SHE) exhibition, many of the industry's most influential industry players have signed up and a number of new attractions ...

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Health unit enlists EasiRun in anti-corporation drive
June '99
The corruption-busting Heath Special Investigating Unit is currently implementing Navision financial software from EasiRun, a member of the Universal Computer Services (UCS) Group. Hylton Long, the Unit's ...

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Bits 'n Bytes
June '99
The convergence of digital technology and its influence on CCTV and security. Frank Abram, General Manager of Panasonic Security Systems Group (US) recently commented on the convergence of digital technology ...

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Cape Crime set to drive Securex to new heights.
June '99
Radically increased levels of crime in the Cape metropolitan region are likely to boost interest in and participation at Securex Cape, the regional trade exhibition focused on the security, protection ...

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Prism Distribution forms Access Control, Parking and security division.
June '99
Prism Distribution's success in the retail, banking and telecommunications industries prompted the company to look at other industries where there is a similarity in customer and system requirements and ...

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Bits 'n Bytes
July '99
The convergence of digital technology and its influence on CCTV and security. Frank Abram, General Manager of Panasonic Security Systems Group (US) recently commented on the convergence of digital technology ...

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Fanie de Villiers and Gray Security Services 'Adopta school' project
November '99
Gray Security Services (North) began a 12 month campaign with Fanie de Villiers to brighten up the classrooms and lives of local learners. Each month a chosen school receives 50 educational wall charts ...

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