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John ConvillAdelaide security specialist Vision Security Services is experiencing strong demand for its Internet Protocol-based video door monitoring system from Mobotix.

Vision Security managing director John Convill said the Mobotix IP Video Door Station was hitting the market very well overseas and producing strong domestic interest.

“Door stations with integrated cameras have been around for years, but they’re almost always based on analogue TV technology that is over 60 years old. Because of that, they can only deliver very low image quality, with limited two-way communication. They’re also expensive to install because they needs a complex cabling and power supply system.

“By contrast, the Mobotix T24 IP Video Door Station is based on the international VoIP/SIP video telephony standard. When the doorbell rings, a connection is established with an IP video phone or a standard computer via the network. This means that, from anywhere in the world, you can conduct video conversations with visitors at your door or open the door remotely.

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Corel Fusion

In the brawling barroom of PDF editing programs, Corel’s PDF Fusion is a punchy product that bears itself well but fails to deliver a knockout blow.

Best known for its CorelDRAW application, Corel has used its graphics software skills to design PDF Fusion, a program that’s intended to make it easy to manage PDFs.

In an online world full of file formats, Adobe’s PDF (Portable Document Format) is an open standard for exchanging documents, delivering a fixed-layout format for text, fonts and graphics.  By ensuring the integrity of a stable document, PDFs are a boon for sending legal, technical or specialist documents by email.

Part of the PDF success factor is that they are rather hard to edit. This has spawned a large number of PDF management programs, although none of them is a standout choice for the average user – a problem that Corel does not solve with PDF Fusion.

The rolled gold standard for managing PDFs is the full Adobe Acrobat solution, which is expensive and overblown for all but the most demanding users. More affordable options include Nuance PDF Converter Professional Pro and Nitro Pro, which have their respective pros and cons.

The latest contender is Corel PDF Fusion, an easy to install program that’s visually attractive and simple to learn. What I liked first was how quickly Fusion loads, distinguishing it from the Nuance program, which is quite sluggish to start up.

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Peter Simic

New Zealand has demonstrated the depth of its winemaking credentials by taking out half of the major honours at the 2011 Australasian Winestate awards announced last week at Adelaide's National Wine Centre.? ?

Biggest surprise was the ‘Wine Of The Year’ awarded to a New Zealand red from Craggy Range Winery, Hawkes Bay with its Le Sol Syrah 2009, grown in the Gimblett Gravels district.? ?This is the first time in 15 years of this regional judging and 33 years of Winestate Publishing that Australia has handed over its shiraz trophy crown to a syrah. Winestate publisher Peter Simic said that New Zealand syrah had been showing up in the top 10 wines of the competition for the past 15 years, knocking at the door of the traditional stronghold of shiraz in Australia.? ?Rutherglen Double Awards for Morris

In a fitting Australian acknowledgement of the Morris family’s commitment over generations, the dual title of Australian Winemaker of the Year and Wine Company of the Year went to Morris of Rutherglen and David Morris.

“Morris has been a regular winner of the fortified section during each year of this competition, often winning four, or all five category, placings (again this year). The wines have an amazing track record of producing world class wines made by the current winemaker, David Morris, back to his father, the legendary Mick Morris’ involvement,” said Winestate editor, Peter Simic.

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