Nissan NP300 Navara ute
30 April, 2015Nissan has announced the Australian release of the NP300 Navara. The NP300 will be available in four grades: DX, RX, ST and ST-X, and offered in 27 variants including choices in: drive (four-wheel and rear-wheel), cabin (dual, king and single), chassis (pick-up utility and cab chassis), engine (twin-turbo diesel, turbo diesel and petrol) and transmission (six-speed manual and seven-speed automatic).
Drive the road to success with data analytics
29 April, 2015 by Matt Minor, Director - Marketing & Product Management, Navman Australia Pty LtdHow often have you relied on your intuition to make important business decisions? Have you ever felt nervous and unsure about the decision and wondered how your company will benefit? Now imagine using clear, actionable data to make intelligent decisions and enhance your company's operations for today and tomorrow with a click of a button - this is possible with analytics. By using analytics, you can sort through data and pull out the important details to inform intelligent business decisions.
Crowdsourced data - Satan, saviour or scapegoat?
24 April, 2015As we inch ever closer to comprehensive vehicle-to-vehicle communication, transportation organisations around the world are investigating the use of data drawn from smartphones to deliver real-time traffic information.
World Safety Day - 28 April
24 April, 2015World Safety Day is celebrated on the 28th of April around the world as a day where the occupational health and safety of workers is recognised. Workers, employers and governments take this day to remember and prioritise the importance of a health and safety culture.
Traffic Monitor+ network benchmarking app
22 April, 2015Traffic Monitor+ for Android devices is now available. The ad-free app enables Australian Android users to test the quality of their network provider and optimise smartphone usage by showing the best signal spots on a map.
Caution urged when using free Wi-Fi
22 April, 2015Free Wi-Fi 'hotspots' are now everywhere, including cafes, shopping centres, hotels and many other public locations. Laboratories Credit Union (LCU) has issued a warning for users: just because it is free and is provided by a respected organisation, it does not mean that it is safe. When you use public Wi-Fi, it makes it easy for scammers to hack your mobile devices or infect them with viruses.
What your customers want
22 April, 2015A recent survey of over 8000 field service customers has uncovered how industry technology trends impact on the decision to hire plumbers, exterminators, cleaning contractors and other residential service providers. Results show that the residential services market is ripe for businesses that adopt integrated software and why those that don't will get left behind.
Have telcos overlooked a $1.7bn mobile phone market?
21 April, 2015Australian consumers now have a $10 billion annual mobile phone bill. Service providers are understandably focused on wooing high-spending, data-hungry smartphone users, but there's a long-forgotten group of traditional mobile users with little interest in touch screens, apps and 4G networks. They make the odd call, send the odd text and quietly pay telcos over $1.7 billion a year, the latest telecommunications data from Roy Morgan Research shows.
Australia's bankruptcies fall 11%
17 April, 2015The Australian Financial Security Authority has released the personal insolvency activity statistics for the March quarter 2015 and the news is good.
Fluke 805 FC vibration meter
17 April, 2015The Fluke 805 FC Vibration Meter is a portable multifunction vibration screening tool that provides quantifiable information on the bearing and overall health of motors and other rotating equipment and shares that data in real time via Fluke Connect.
Mobile - the new tool for quality management
16 April, 2015 by Courtney Smith*As far back as early cavemen, we have seen the fundamentals of quality management come into play - it just wasn't called ISO9001. Back then, the principles of quality management ensured that weapons were improved, hunting efforts evolved and eating habits were efficient. In this scenario, the family was the client and improvements in quality led to more food, warmer beds and avoiding death at the same time.
WHS laws clarified - contractors and your responsibilities
16 April, 2015Revised workplace health and safety (WHS) laws address the historical ambiguity surrounding contracted workers. Following a review of the existing legislation, which began in 2011, the Australian Government provided clarification on outsourcing jobs to workers who operate their own business, seek placement through a staffing firm or otherwise manage their commercial terms.
App tackles 'morning after' drink driving
16 April, 2015The UK-based Road Safety Academy GB has launched a new app that enables drivers to calculate roughly when the alcohol they have drunk will have passed through their body. The 'Morning After Calculator' aims to help assess whether motorists are potentially still over the limit after a night out.
Not just for navigation
15 April, 2015GPS systems can be incredibly useful in allowing companies to ensure their fleets are working to maximum efficiency. In the professional sense, they are more than just navigation equipment.
Ridgeback CX 2400 Camper Crossover service body
11 April, 2015Ridgeback Service Bodies has released a dual-purpose camper and service body in one. The CX 2400 Camper Crossover model is designed to work as a fully functional service body for work during the week and then convert into a camper for weekends.
