2022 has seen another reduction in wildfires over all in Australia since the unprecedented season of 2021 through 2020, mostly because of La Niña. The most searched for phrase on the internet from the country this year has been “When will the rain stop?”, but...
The region’s retailers may currently be under less pressure than their counterparts in Europe and America, but they still need video solutions to help them worker harder and smarter, writes Dennis Choi, General Manager, IDIS Middle East & Africa. With increased oil revenues insulating GCC economies...
Stewart Kidd, a loss prevention consultant with extensive experience of managing fire safety and security in the Middle and Far East and Chair of the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association Water Mist Working Group in the UK, examines the concerns which may be inhibiting the...
One of the main concerns over data expansions is security. Mark Semenenko, Director, Solutions Architecture at Immuta, looks at how data access can be modernised. Many enterprises are focused on building data-driven digital-first businesses. Yet problems around data control and access, paired with the difficulty when...
While with London Fire Brigade, IFE chief executive Steve Hamm, along with IFE technical advisor Paul Trew, were both involved in fire safety planning at the 2012 London Olympics in the UK. Here Paul reflects on the experience and lessons learned and the role that...
Dr Paul Dunn, chair of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, considers the development in authentication and anti-counterfeiting holograms in Africa as the technology marks its 75th anniversary. Since its invention in 1947 by the Hungarian/British engineer and physicist Dennis Gabor the hologram has emerged against a...
The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from Englishman, James Smithson, a British scientist who left his estate, which totalled half a million dollars, to the United States to found an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." On August 10, 1846, the U.S....
From flame-free fittings to provision of training, ways to enhance fire safety should be a top priority for all building projects and construction sites writes Chris Meir, Sales Director, Conex Banninger Middle East. In a region where daring designs and ambitious architectural feats dominate the construction...
Video analytics saw a massive growth last year, as the benefits of this AI-powered software are being realised. Liana Meliksetyan, Chief Commercial Officer at NtechLab outlines the important developments in the facial recognition market The global video analytics market is currently estimated at $5.9 billion and...
Visitors to any major city throughout the world will see some of the most beautiful buildings glistening in the sun with their seemingly endless matrix of reflective glass and trim. These massive structures are true engineering marvels both in terms of their breathtaking architecture and...