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Issue 40 - July 2013

Syntell was successful in winning a sub-stantial part of a new contract with the JMPD through a very competitive bidding process.

In terms of the key deliverables, Syntell provides a total end-to-end turnkey solu-tion to the City of Johannesburg, includ-ing:

•2LargeRoadblocksystems,Operationalstaff and services•Thesupplyandinstallationof20fixedsitecamerasand20mobilespeedcameras•CameraDataProcessingSoftwareand

services

•AARTOTrafficManagementSupportSys-tem complete with Centralized Evidence Storage•GISbasedAccidentBureauSoftware•ITarchitectureandinfrastructure•AutomaticLicensePlateRecognitionSystemsLinkedwiththeSyntellJointInformation System•HandlingCourtadministrationprocesses

for the entire city•DataCapturingofallhandwrittenAARTOfinesaswellasbylawsandparkingtickets•CapturingofallaccidentformsfromtheentirecityontotheGISbasedsoftware

Under the leadership of DirectorGernecke,theJMPD team consisted of EuodiaBotha(ProjectLiaison),AdeleFreshwater(Sergeant),NaomiNaude(Prosecutor),ZodwaSibiya(Manager)andAmonKgan-yago(ChiefSuperintendent).Theyaretobecommendedfor their support on the suc-cessful roll out.

TheCityofJohannesburgisvery serious about making our roads safer and Syntell is proud to be associated

with the JMPD in this initiative.

RonaldWrightspearheadstheSyntellRoadSafetyNorthDivisionandisrespon-siblefortheoverallOperationaldeliver-ablesofthiscontract.Heissupportedby a forward looking and dedicated team includingRiaanEngelbrecht(ProductManager),MishackMahlangu(ContractsManager),FayeTruter(BackOfficeMan-ager),ThabisaMendes(FinanceManager),LeonThiart(Operations),RamonaAllies(Training),JohanSerfontein(IT).

Syntell has already successfully imple-mented some key technologies that are contributinginmakingSouthAfrica’sroadssaferandcontinuetoexplorenew,innova-tive ways to empower the countries law enforcementofficials.

Issue 40 - July 2013

In this issue

Making a difference to a world class African city

Trading up

Giving Back

Moving on UP - Riaan Engelbrecht - Product Manager

Warroom:Amanagementdashboardofallkeydata ie accidents and enforcement both manual and electronic. Much of this data will be viewed on maps as layers.

Breaking news

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32nd Annual Southern African Trans-port Conference

ThemeforSATC2013is“TRANSPORTANDSUSTAINABLEINFRASTRUCTURE”

The32ndAnnualSouthernAfricanTrans-portConferenceandexhibition(SATC2013),supportedbytheDepartmentofTransportandtheTransportationResearchBoardoftheUSA,willtakeplacefrom8to11July2013attheCSIRInternationalConvention Centre, Pretoria.

Theconferencetheme“TransportandSus-tainableInfrastructure”reflectstheimpor-tance of transport in fostering employment andeconomicgrowth.Theconference

will focus on how to optimally engage all stakeholders involved in the transport sectortoprovideeffectiveandefficienttransportation solutions and to improve service delivery in order to better respond as a sector to the needs of all users of our transport systems.

TheTrafficandRoadSafetyteamsfrombothCapeTownandGauteng,aswellasMikrosSystemswillbeexhibitingtheirproductsandsolutionsattheCSIRCon-vention Centre.

RobSik&ChrisSchildhauerofMikrosSystems will be presenting a paper on Mondaythe8thofJulyonCALIBRATION,VERIFICATION&BINNINGRESOLUTIONCORRECTIONTECHNIQUESOFWIMDATAandRogerLewisofSyntellwillbepre-sentingapaperonTRAFFICCONTROL-LERCONSIDERATIONSFORSTRESSEDENVIRONMENTSonWednesday10thJuly.

Enquiries can be directed to:AndrewHoulistonatandrew@syntell.co.zaRonaldWrightatronald@syntell.co.zaWaseemGamieldienatwaseem@syntell.co.zaRobSikatrob@mikros.co.za

South African Revenue Protection Association

TheannualSouthAfricanRevenueProtec-tionAssociation(SARPA)willbeholdingits17thAnnualConvention,hostedbyMosselBayMunicipalityon11&12July2013.

TheRevenueandpayCityteamswillbeshowcasing the latest technology in pre-payment vending systems.

Enquiries can be directed to:JulianNxumaloatjulian@syntell.co.za

i-Transport Conference and Exhibi-tion 2013

Thebi-annuali-TransportConferenceandExhibitionisthepremierITSeventtonetworkwithkeydecision-makersandITSprofessionalsandexploitbusinessop-portunitiesinSouthAfrica’sboomingITSmarket.

Thethemeforthe7thi-Transportcon-ferenceandExhibitionis“EnablingITSIntegration”.

TheTrafficandRoadSafetyteamsfrombothCapeTownandGauteng,aswellasMikrosSystemswillbeexhibitingtheirITSproductsandsolutionsatGallagherConventionCentre,inMidrandon3–4September2013.

Enquiries can be directed to:AndrewHoulistonatandrew@syntell.co.zaRonaldWrightatronald@syntell.co.zaWaseemGamieldienatwaseem@syntell.co.zaRobSikat:rob@mikros.co.za

East African Power Industry Convention

KenyaPower,willhostthe15thAnnualEastAfricanPowerIndustryConventioninNairobi,Kenyafrom9–11September.

After14yearsofexistence,EAPIC,isthemost established and relevant power event intheregion.Theconferenceandexhibi-tion gathers utilities, government organ-isations,IPPs,investors,financiers,largepower users and service providers under one roof.

TheRevenueandpayCityteamswillbeshowcasing the latest technology in pre-payment vending systems.

Enquiries can be directed to:NicolasHellebuyckatnicolas@syntell.co.za

In the dairy

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Traffic ManagementMikrosTrafficMonitoringhassuccessfullybeenawardedatenderbyGautengProv-ince,DeptRoad&Transportforthesupplyofspecializedtrafficsurveyingservicesforthenextthreeyears.

Theprojectconsistsof•450manualintersectionsurveysperyear•80manualgravelroadssurveysperyear•2507-dayelectronicsurveysperyear•operationof26permanentstations•operationof5HighSpeedWeigh-In-

Motion stations

Revenue SystemsSyntell has secured a number of contracts withintheRevenueSystemsbusinessunit.ThisincludestheProvisionoftheS3VendingSystemforNalaMunicipalityandanotable3rdtimesuccessionintheimplementationofourS3vendingsystemintheOverstrandMunicipality.Toaddtoour successes, we were also awarded the Provisionofa3rdPartyvendingservicefor City Power, the Supply and Delivery of

Equipment for Electricity dispensing sys-temstotheCityofCapeTown,aDisasterRecoverySitefortheS3vendingsystemlocatedinAbujaNigeria,andtheProvisionofaturnkeysolutionwhichincludesourS3vendingsystem,3rdpartyvending,meterandvendormanagementtoOudtshoornMunicipality.

ThepayCitywebsiteiscontinuallyexpand-ing with new site registrations, as well as an increased uptake of the subscription serviceproduct.Trafficinfringementpay-ments have also been boosted by the sign-ingofthecontractwiththeRoadTrafficInfringementAgency,andthesubsequentweb service integration consuming their nationaldatabaseforAARTOinfringe-ments.

Road SafetyTheRoadSafetybusinessunithasbeenvery busy over the last few months. Wehavesuccessfullyimplementedanddeliveredonanumberofcontracts.Theseprominentachievementsinclude,theAu-tomatedNumberPlateRecognitionSystemfortheRoadTrafficManagementCorpo-ration.TheRoamingAutomaticNumberPlateRecognition(ANPR)Vehicleisusedto identify wanted vehicles, making use of industryleadingANPRcameraswithhighlydevelopedOpticalCharacterRecognition(OCR)softwarecapturingallreadstoadatafile.Wewerealsosuccessfulinrollingout this world class technology and sup-porttotheNorthWestProvince.FortheJMPD,ourservicedeliverablesforthe awarded contract included the end-to-

end supply, operation and maintenance of anadvancedtrafficmanagementsystemincluding speed and light enforcement.

In addition to our achievements, we were successfulinthefulloutsourceofalltrafficlawenforcementservicesforOverstrandMunicipality,TheewaterskloofMunicipalityandSwartlandMunicipality.Theser-vices embraces a comprehensive solution thatincludesFixedspeedandredlightcameras, Mobile cameras, Contravention system,Backofficeprocessing,Supplyofvehicles,Roadblocksupportandend-to-endprocessingoffines.

TheBOT(BuildOperateTransfer)isSyn-tell’sinitiativetoempowertheemergingcompaniesintheRoadSafetyindustry.Syntellofferstechnicalexpertise,equip-ment where needed, training and technical support by means of incubation where theysecurecontractswithLocalAuthori-ties.WeareproudtonotethecultivationofthisforMavamboITSfortheMidvaal,Palaborwa and Ventersdorp contracts.

Trading up

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RiaanassistsRonaldWrightwithmanag-ingallnewproductdevelopmentforRoadSafety and also assists in managing cur-rent product enhancements and replace-ments.

With13yearsexperienceintheTrafficIn-dustryandhisinternationalexperienceofstartingatrafficservicessoftwarecompa-nyintheUK,hebringsabroadspectrumofexperiencetoSyntellspanningmanydisciplines, both in technology as well as processes.

Future aspirations RiaanplanstobeinstrumentalinSyntell’sdrivetoexpandinternationallyintoAfrica,as well as increase our product offerings with in-house developed products that will bemarketedinSouthAfricaaswellasonthe international market.

“SyntellisperfectlypositionedtoexpandintoAfricatofulfiltheurgentrequirementforourmarketleadingsystems(likeJIS)andourexpertiseinTrafficBackOfficeServices.Ouron-houseskillsthroughourstaff and close contractor relationships allows us to develop world leading, new camera products that will dramatically reduceourCAPEXcostsonourcontractsand also increase our revenue streams through new sales opportunities.

I am honoured to work for this vibrant, fastmovingcompany.”

Moving on UpAs our customers are the most important part of our business, it stands to reason that staff who interfaces with our clients play a vital role.

DonationofPlasmaScreenTVsandDVDPlayerstoFairviewPrimarySchool

Thereareonlymodestsignsofthewell-known green pre-fab buildings as demoli-tion vehicles ravage through the remains, the new school glistens in the sunshine. Thedelightedscreamsoflearnersplayingcanbeheardinthebackground.AneweraofFairviewPrimarySchoolhascom-menced.

Establishedtomanagetheoverflowofneighbouringschoolsin1975,FairviewPrimarywasoneof20schoolsselectedforreconstruction by the Provincial Educa-tionDepartmentlastyear.AccordingtoprincipalAubreydeWet,theprocessofhaving the school selected was a ‘long andfrustrating’one,butwearehappythat our dream of having a new school is finallymaterializing,hesays.Theschoolaccommodates982learners,andthenew

building includes a ballet class room, a media centre and a school hall which will seat1200people.

Coinciding with the construction of the new school was the donation of plasma screenTVsandDVDplayersbytheNetworksdivisionoftheSyntellFounda-tionforallseniorclassrooms.OncetheTVshavebeeninstalledaneducatorwillbe teaching in one class and the lesson will be broadcast to all the other classes via the interactive white boards and the plasmascreenTVs.

AtanassemblygeneralmanagerIanCraigoftheNetworksbusinessunitsaid,MrdeWetandhisstaffatFairviewhaveachieved much greatness through hard work, pain, effort and with very little finance.Yettheyarerecognizedasaschool that delivered, measured on their pass rate. I can only imagine the growth and quality of the teaching they will receive based on the environment, which offers a more appealing learning space, increased comfort for learning and new training aids.

Giving back

RiaanEngelbrecht,ProductManager(MidrandOffice)