Direct Part Marking (DPM) – The Standard in Weapons Management and Tracking
When it comes to tracking weapons — from rifles and handguns to missiles and bombs — there is zero tolerance for mistakes. Errors could delay delivery of a shipment and compromise the safety of troops or result in the delivery of dangerous weapons to the wrong person. A DPM (Direct Part Marking) solution eliminates the opportunity for error, allowing you to easily identify every item when required, including where it was last scanned and who is currently in possession of the item.
Fighting Back Against Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a major problem for the proprietary pharmaceutical industry causing loss of revenues, damage reputations, and pose significant health risks to consumers, with the WHO estimating one million people die every year from counterfeit drugs. They also pose indirect costs to society as counterfeiting often supports organised crime. Various factors including the high cost of proprietary drugs, the ease of producing counterfeits, the lack of risk in counterfeiting relative to other illegal activities, and the increased use of the Internet as a source for marketing pharmaceuticals have encouraged counterfeit proliferation.
The Three Key Challenges Facing IoT Adoption in Africa
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most transformational trends that are shaping the future of organisations across the globe. The hype is fully justified – all forecasts indicate that IoT is set to grow enormously, with Gartner predicting that by 2020 some 25 billion devices will be connected to the Internet. While recently contributing to a panel discussion at the IoT Forum Africa 2018 on this subject, I commented that some of the key challenges facing IoT adoption in Africa were as follows: