HD video surveillance drives big, big data
How much data is 413 Petabytes (Pb)? It’s enough to fill 92,1-million single-sided, single-layer DVDs. Or, it’s four times the amount of photo and video data stored on Facebook as of February 2012. It is also equal to the information produced in just one day by all...Syrian refugees get e-cards
As part of its massive humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out an innovative electronic voucher programme in Lebanon that will allow hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees to meet their food needs and...Asbis shifts from components
Leading components distributor Asbis, founded in 2004 by IT veterans Peter Blaauw and Wade Calenborne, has decided to scale down its business. In a memo to customers, the company says that components distribution has become highly overtraded in the South African...Device fingerprinting secretly tracks users
At least 145 of the Internet’s top 10 000 Web sites track users without their knowledge or consent, using hidden scripts to extract a device fingerprint from the users’ browsers, according to a new study by KU Leuven-iMinds. Device fingerprinting circumvents legal...R25m PRASA contract for Altech Alcom Matomo
Altech Alcom Matomo, a provider of radio communication and telemetry products and solutions, has been awarded a three year contract to provide the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) with tactical security communication services and equipment. The current...