Could a botnet of loggers bring down a water utility?
The smart devices that make up the Internet of Things are proving very popular with malicious hackers. This is often because security wasn’t a key consideration for their manufacturers.
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Save water: swap grass for gravel
Turf Terminators of California, USA allows residents to utilise water conservation rebates for turf removal. Rebates of $3.75 per square foot are available to Los Angeles residents for turf removal, the theory being that grass needs to be watered and without it water usage decreases markedly.
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East London water supply not cut
But large parts of Buffalo City Metro, in the South East corner of South Africa, from Mdantsane to Bhisho, Dimbaza and King William’s Town have been without water. East London is fed by a different supply dam, Bridle Drift for which Amatola Water isn’t responsible. Potable water supply has been affected after union members abandoned their posts at 11 treatment plants last Friday according to DispatchLIVE. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) is demanding the sacking of the board chairwoman Nokulunga Mnqeta over allegations of causing chaos, stoking factionalism, and corruption.
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“SaaS” has given itself a bad name
The trouble with the name SaaS is that it’s an acronym. The acronym obscures the fact that SaaS is a service. People too often assume it’s just software. And that’s causing confusion.
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Will competition in water retail in the UK achieve its objectives?
Ofwat, the UK’s water regulator, has announced plans for greater competition in the UK water market. They hope that it will be a driver of improved customer service, noting, for example, that “only two of the water companies in England let their customers manage their bills using an app".
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Will tourists drink Bali dry?
Thomas Wright, PhD Candidate in Anthropology at The University of Queensland has written an article picked up by The Sunday Morning Herald highlighting a potential crisis for Bali.
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Storm clouds gather over Perlis, Johor
The New Straits Times reports that communities in Johor and Perlis in Malaysia are reeling from a water shortage following a prolonged drought that has affected their livelihoods and the way they live.
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Smart water networks set to become pervasive
Our CEO, Joel Hagan, recently wrote an article in July's edition of WIPAC Monthly.
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Decongestion charge
The UK Local Government Association has called on the national Government to give more powers to local authorities to charge utility companies for the time they spend digging up busy roads. Today only authorities in London and one county in the South East of England can do so without having to get government approval first.
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Global Water Intelligence ranks i2O top quartile
In its latest report Global Water Market 2017, Global Water Intelligence ranks i2O above its direct competitors in terms of being both a market leader and having multiple solutions. i2O also ranks as top quartile alongside much larger companies: ABB; metering companies Itron, Sensus and Diehl; and leak detection specialist Gutermann.
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