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Any way you want it
September 2009, News & Events
We live in an ever-changing world where the hottest technology today is the blunt hammer of tomorrow. To varying degrees, everything changes, except perhaps consultants.
I can remember back when I started ...
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A Kit Kat for your life?
July 2009, News & Events
In next month’s issue you will see a review I am writing about a new surveillance product from Space TV, as well as a potential review of a couple of IP cameras from other companies. I say potential as ...
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Integration is the name of the game
Access & Identity Management Handbook 2009, News & Events
Welcome to the 2009 edition of the Access Control Handbook. Although it has been released somewhat later than is usual, this year’s handbook will offer an interesting selection of thoughts, technology ...
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Emerging ubiquity
CCTV Handbook 2009, News & Events
Remember when we were all worried about how surveillance technologies were going to invade our privacy and usher in the end of the world? Then webcams and YouTube arrived and privacy was something of ...
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Customer unfocused
January 2009, News & Events
A recent trip to HYT in China with Spectrum Communications (mentioned in the news section) was a real revelation for me. On the one hand, there was the cultural and historical education being taken on ...
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New year, new look
January 2010, News & Events
Welcome to the first Hi-Tech Security Solutions of 2010. As you can see, we have been at work over the Christmas break putting the final touches to the design of the magazine. The new look is designed ...
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International man of mystery
November 2008, News & Events
I have been a Mr J. Bond, a Clark Kent and even a Bruce Wayne. There was a time when I was a HRH E. Windsor. Once I was a certain N. Mandela.
In not one of those occasions did anyone think there was ...
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Securex makes the grade
September 2008, Conferences & Events
Overall, the local security industry was pleased with the 2008 exhibition, although, as always, there are a few concerns and preferences for future exhibitions
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The weakest link
September 2008, News & Events
The saying goes that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and this is especially true in the world of security. No matter how sophisticated a system or how well trained its personnel, if one ...
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Editor's note
July 2008, News & Events
The first year of the Primedia Initiative Crime Line yielded 471 arrests countrywide. Details on www.crimeline.co.za revealed (at the time of writing this on 12 June) that arrests had been made in:
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BiometriX 2008
June 2008, News & Events
smart x central intelligence and Technews Publishing have announced the introduction of the BiometriX Symposium, which will be launched this year as part of a mutually beneficial partnership agreement. ...
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Editor's note
May 2008, News & Events
Despite the warnings seen posted in suburbs by the likes of neighbourhood watch organisations and a general awareness among residents, hijackings, armed robberies and break-ins are still taking place ...
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