You may ask why an IT company talks about physical access control and not computer hacking.  This is because CNZ is applying IT to practical matters outside the traditional electronic data processing domain.  We attempt to provide end-to-end solutions based on IP (Internet Protocol) standards.

Video Surveillance has evolved from analogue to digital to IP over the last 20 years.  We are now able to enjoy the benefits of an end-to-end IPVS system.  IPVS has many applications such as state of affairs and physical access monitoring. Can we convert camera captured images into face patterns that can be compared with a white list or a black list in our computer database?  We can.  If a person at the door is confirmed to be on the white list, the IPVS can issue a signal to release the door lock.  If the person is on the black list, the IPVS can send an email or 3G message to alert us. 

How realistic is the above idea? It is totally realistic as it has already been implemented by banks & others.  There are more similar applications and CNZ is going to develop such solutions for Compucon Users.  Email your questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Let us assume that we have sufficient funding and cash flow to maintain our operations for a 12 month horizon.  We should then be doing something to strengthen our infrastructure during the recession period so that we will become more productive or competitive when the first light shines through the cloud.  We herewith offer one such idea using low cost IT tools to improve team productivity.  Whether your team has 5 or 50 people, the scheme will work well.  It has a green feel too.

Compucon New Zealand has been as paperless as practical.  Our latest move applies to the monthly team meetings.  We use a data projector to provide a big view of agenda matters to be discussed on the wall.  The projection becomes the focus for everyone and we do not need to make photocopies of the meeting agenda matters for team members, they just take notes (on paper if not laptops) for their own use.  Many people think an ISO-9001 quality management system is full of paperwork and yes it has been until we started to go paperless.  We circulate all policy updates, performance reports, customer inputs etc via email and we keep all records in a common hard disk folder for shared reference. 

This change has saved a lot of time and resources on printing, photocopying, circulating, filing and archiving.  It also enhances the level of details to be discussed (we show motherboard details on the wall) and the effectiveness of discussions.  With this improved team coordination, the company will find productivity gains throughout the team leading to higher competitiveness.  What is more cost effective to fight off the recession blues?  Feel free to email your views to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Wikipedia: "Onyx is a form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color. Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain bands of colors of white, tan, and brown. Pure black onyx is common and perhaps the most famous variety."

The Compucon Onyx Mini PC is a miniature sized PC with 3 variations serving different applications and requirements utilising different grades of internal hardware: Commercial, Multimedia and Industrial. Commercial for basic office or POS use, Multimedia for a rich audio and video experience, while the Industrial version addresses 24x7 operational requirements as a single purpose field server.