The News Review:
- MIST INNOVATIONS Security camera software shows firm way to grow
- Two problems with Secunia Online Software Inspector
- Folsom software developer flush with projects, ready for growth
- Fontana getting new software to help with wastewater treatment
- Old Software Versions We Want Back
MIST INNOVATIONS Security camera software shows firm way to grow
Detroit Free Press, United States
sells a system that allows business owners and security firms to see live video from security cameras over several varieties of smart phones. The system uses a server and custom software to capture video from the older kind of cameras commonly found in businesses, schools and government offices. Founded in 2004 by Marquis Coleman and Terrance Moore, the company’s system compresses the video from the cameras small enough to flow seamlessly over a wireless connection, while preserving enough resolution from the cameras to make the video useful. “You can access it from a laptop, you can access it from a cell phone,” said Mist President Larry Smith. “Any place you can get a cell-phone signal, you can call up and get a view of what’s going on through your cameras. “Smith said competing systems rely on new digital cameras that can send data over the Internet — which can be costly to install.
Two problems with Secunia Online Software Inspector
CNET News, CA
Although it’s not perfect, Windows users are much better off with it than without it. But there are two recent issues.
Folsom software developer flush with projects, ready for growth
Bizjournals.com, NC
of Folsom is projecting to add $800,000 in revenue this year by helping government agencies and private companies manage their internal information more efficiently. The 20-person company plans to add five to 10 employees by the end of the year, Kiefer Consulting president and chief executive officer Greg Kiefer said. Kiefer is hiring a project manager and a business analyst. The company develops intranet sites, or private computer networks used to securely share information. Kiefer also creates Web sites and some extranet sites, which securely share part of an organization’s operations with other businesses, customers or vendors.
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Fontana getting new software to help with wastewater treatment
San Bernardino Sun, CA
The City Council on Oct. 14 approved the purchase of the software, costing up to $50,000 from Lakewood, Colo. -based Linko Data Systems Inc. The software will enable the city to join other agencies in uniformly reporting wastewater pre-treatment data to the Chino-based Inland Empire Utilities Agency, said Tony Mata, environmental control officer.
Old Software Versions We Want Back
PC Magazine
com Founder Alex Levine knows scenarios like this one all too well. Newer versions of programs are supposed to be improvements over the original, but that’s not always the case. To help avoid the headache, his site aggregates all of the older versions of popular software programs, including AOL Instant Messenger, QuickTime, and. Users don’t just visit OldVersion. com to find old versions, either. “Some of our users use old versions to study the progressions of software,” Levine told PC Magazine.
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