Aurecon is a new, innovative, global group created by the recent coming together of 3 world-class companies - Africon, Connel Wagner and Ninham Shand.  They focus on providing professional technical services across a broad spectrum of proficiencies from engineering to information technology. Aurecon is developing a whole suite of new Incident Management/Emergency Response Software for clients in areas such as Emergency Services, Disaster...

New Media Labs has commenced development of an Online Auction system for an existing client. Originally an eBay mashup was considered but the business case to build an in house auction system was stronger than the case for a mashup. The notification systems, rules engine and content management system to load the auction items is going to make this a fun development exercise. Repeat orders from existing clients, proving once again that NML...

New Media Labs has won a pitch to develop a large niche social network for a South African bank. The project will be developed in conjunction with Stonewall+. Stonewall+ will develop the front end flat designs and NML will convert these flats into Silverlight XAML. Silverlight Rich Internet Application presentation layer was a prerequisite of the bank. The social elements are tied into the business model of this division of the bank, making...

New Media Labs develops the first silverlight Enterprise Web2.0 portal in South Africa for the brandhouse mixology program. Mixology will use this social networking website to link Mixology members together. And in doing so promote bar staffing as a respectable career. The mixologist will be able to take video footage of themselves “Flaring” or mixing cocktails and upload them to a mixology silverlight video server. Maps will...

[Edit April 2009] The Adora product has recieved significant investment from Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa. The product is turning out to be the global enterprise CRM/Marketing Automation engine we set out to make it. [End Edit] New Media Labs will provide architecture and development expertise on Global Vision’s Adora product. Adora is a marketing automation and CRM tool that will supercede the product built for Diageo (the consumer...