Business advice
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Optical fibre and natural disasters
Earthquakes, and to a lesser degree tsunamis, are fairly common in and around Japan, but how does this technologically advanced country’s network survive? John Nixon explains. -
Dealing with asbestos
The cleanup after the summer floods is well underway, yet the presence of asbestos in older buildings seems to have been forgotten. -
2012 – A futurist’s view of the coming year
As Australians prepare to mark the New Year what can we expect our world to look like over the next 12 months? -
It pays to be energy efficient
With the cost of electricity on the rise, an ageing power grid in need of a major overhaul and the carbon tax on the horizon, is ... -
Clipsal tackles the skills shortage
Clipsal by Schneider Electric is launching a pilot program aimed at passing on hard earned business knowledge and skills from one generation of successful electrical contractors ... -
Creating an energy dashboard
'Energy efficiency’ and ‘greenhouse gas emissions’ are two commonly used phrases that are starting to hit home with residents as energy costs start to rise. -
Is your investment in technology going to waste?
Are Australians wasting their money? New reasearch from Netgear shows that over 18 million internet-enabled devices in Australia aren’t actually connected to the internet. -
The mining boom and West Australian opportunities
Is the ‘mining boom’ fuelling the home automation market in Western Australia? Well, that depends largely on your business model. -
Installing C-Bus for the first time…
Programming C-Bus for the first time can be daunting, especially when it’s for a stunning, multimillion dollar home. But with a little help from Clipsal, Cableair’s ... -
The impact of US parity on online sales
With the Australian dollar still close to parity with the US greenback there is growing trend towards installers purchasing home automation products online, but what are ...