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LoJackDOT addressing car theft in Argentina
27 January 2012A recent successful press conference to Argentinian police, journalists and insurers discussed how DataDot could break the illegal parts trade business model.
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IAATI - Fighting Vehicle Crime Together
Cape Times 1 November 2011The most effective weapon with which to combat vehicle crime is cooperation. The International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) has actively pursued this ...
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Metrorail attempts to combat asset theft
SERVAMUS December 2011METRORAIL Western Cape's announcement that it has acquired new technology to combat the theft of its assets, causing up to 27 trains to be delayed every weekday, was met with mixed reactions.
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A breakthrough moment for motor insurance
FAnews October 2011Microdot technology is a groundbreaking innovation in vehicle identification created to solve the problem of identifying stolen or hijacked vehicles... And it looks certain to revolutionise the motor insurance industry.
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Ruby Estate ceremony
27th October 2011A ceremony was held at Ruby Estate on the 27 October 2011 for the placement of the DataDot warning sign.
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New technology for a new breed of criminal
8th September 2011Many of us remember the good old days when, in terms of criminal tendencies, criminals had the "decency" to wait for you to leave your home or car before going about their business.
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Tips: how to prevent car theft
31st August 2011An estimated 90 000 vehicles, valued at about R9 billion, are stolen or hijacked every year in South Africa, with a recovery rate of around only 43 percent, according to Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa).
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Copper cable theft declared a high-priority crime
23rd June 2011Copper cable theft, which is estimated to cost the South African economy about R5-billion a year, has been declared a high-priority crime, Business Against Crime South Africa executive: strategy Advocate Simi Pillay-van Graan said on Thursday.
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DuPont 2010/2011 Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards winners announced
16 May 2011DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards are held to recognise the commercialisation of outstanding science and technology that are meeting the big challenges in Australia and globally. This year IntelliSeed™ was declared winner in the Agriculture and Food Production category.
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How to Combat Property Crime
25 January 2011Currently there are two popular approaches when people discuss reducing property crime: The first is to catch and prosecute criminals and the second is to address the sociological issues such as poverty and unemployment, which possibly contribute to crime. Almost 75% of all property crime is commercially motivated which means people are stealing property to resell it at a profit. Much of the violence we see related to crime in South Africa is also committed at the same time.
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From Vehicles to Cables, Microdot Technology Gains Asset Recovery Traction
21st January 2011Microdot technology, which is a process whereby valuable assets are given a 'DNA' invisible to the naked eye, appears to be gaining increasing acceptance as a helpful asset recovery tool among crime-wary South Africans.
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New Manufacturing Agreement with Surface Technology, Inc. for Product Tracking and Authentication
14 January 2011DataDot Technology Limited (ASX: DDT) is pleased to announce that its 100% owned subsidiary, DataTraceDNA Pty. Limited (DataTrace), has signed a manufacturing agreement with Surface Technology, Inc (STI) of New Jersey, USA. The agreement allows both companies to use DatatraceDNA in a break-through composite plating process that enables DataTraceDNA to be chemically plated onto metal, plastic and glass, thus providing authentication of manufactured products.
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Stolen Vehicle Recovery Boosted By Compulsory Microdotting
December 2010As of 1 January 2011, all new vehicles registered in South Africa will have to be fitted with microdots, which will aid vehicle identification numbers (VIN)in tracking stolen vehicles and returning them to their rightful owners.
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Kolle Fnuik Misdaad
6 October 2010'n MIKROKOLSTELSEL, wat as die DNA van besittings bekend staan, is onlangs by die SAPD-Bothasig bekend gestel. Die stelsel eien gesteelde items in 'n japtrap, mits dit daarmee gemerk is.
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Waarom Word die Datakol-Tegnologie Benodig?
6 October 2010Mnr. Steven Lotz van Besigheid teen Misdaad se misdadigers vermy goed gemerkte eiendom en persoonlike besittings. "Diewe steel meestal eiendom om dit weer verkoop."
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Dots Diddle Car Thieves?
10 Aug 2010For South African car owners, the future is dotted with bright lights at the end of a long dark tunnel as new technology to recover stolen cars makes its way into the market.
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Mikro-Kolletjies aan Motors Gaan Diewe Laat Les Opsê
5 August 2010Motordiewe gaan binnekort baie makliker vasgevat word danksy nuwe mikrotegnologie wat binnekort verpligtend vir alle nuwe motors gaan wees.
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Indestructible Microdots Foil Crime
5 August 2010MICRODOTTING could become a compulsory identification technology for new vehicles from next year in a bid to identify stolen and hijacked cars in SA.
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Compulsory Microdotting On The Cards For All New Vehicles
3 August 2010Microdotting is set to become compulsory on all new vehicles, as from January next year.
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Car Microdots Could Cut Crime
3 August 2010At the request of the SAPS, the Minister of Transport will publish amended regulations to the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996) to legislate the application of microdot technology in line with SANS 534-1 (SA's microdotting standard). Avis chief executive Wayne Duvenage says Avis is delighted with the legislation, which it believes will be an excellent deterrent to vehicle theft and a useful aid towards fighting vehicle crime in South Africa. "Avis was one of the first companies to embrace this crime fighting technology around eight years ago," he says.
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Microdots To Become Mandatory For New And Imported Vehicles
28 June 2010The SAPS has announced, on the National Vehicle Crime Forum of 2 June 2010, that Microdot's will become compulsory for all vehicles registered for the first time in South Africa on or after 01 January 2011.
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