Why Are Internet Maps So Important?

People do not only love to explore the World and distant places via the internet to find interesting facts about places, but also to plan trips, vacations and much more via interactive internet maps. Not too long ago, people had to rely on brochures when traveling the world to get an idea what is available in the area. Brochures however cannot cater for every event, taste or personal preference.

What if your car suddenly breaks down, someone needs a haircut or starts feeling ill? Tourists frequently adapt travel arrangements; require shopping facilities or want to know more about local events and things to do while on vacation. Surely they can contact their travel agent for information, enquire at hotel desks or contact their embassies, but most people just use the internet and they can now do it from their cellphones.

 

 

 

Google Earth and Internet Maps offer so much more than brochures as you can really explore almost any part of the world to make informed decisions before traveling to an area. Layers of information can be switched on or off to filter information about weather, traffic, pictures, history, businesses and much more.

Companies appearing on Google Earth, Maps or the first pages of Search Results, are in the ideal position to attract new visitors or potential customers within the area where they are located. Internet search facilities are now giving priority in search results to local companies that are willing to engage the public via interactive internet facilities and provide links to such facilities via map markers. Companies must however claim their map marker and ensure that the company’s contact information is correct.

 

 

 

Augmented reality applications can assist cellphone users to look at the real world via cellphone cameras to find more information about a business, but then the business must appear on local maps and use the latest marketing technologies. The public can even call a business via their websites if “Click to Call” technology is implemented on mobile or cellphone compatible websites.

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AmpleTech assist companies to claim their map markers and to engage the public via interactive facilities to gain companies more potential customers. Several additional services are also provided, which include public perception management, social media management, search engine optimisation, internet broadcasting and many other services.

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Why Cellphone Compatible Websites?

Business owners often wonder why their websites should be cellphone or mobile compatible. The answer is simply because modern communication and marketing is going mobile. Cellphones are becoming an extension of people lives as they take their cellphones wherever they go.

Although modern cellphones or smartphones are powerful devices with operating systems similar to computers, their processing power and memory capacity is expected to lag behind notebooks, in the same way that the processing power of notebooks lag behind desktop computers. Except for tablets, cellphone screens are also much smaller; therefore website information should be reformatted for easy reading on small screens.

If you consider that there are roughly three times more cellphone users than there are people accessing the internet from their computers, it is just logic that your business is losing a major opportunity to attract new customers if you do not cater for the cellphone or mobile internet market.

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Powerful Websites Broadcast Information to Cellphone Users around the World

Imagine up to 4.5 billion cellphone users around the world receiving broadcasted messages from your website and everyday objects inviting the public to tune in. Advanced technologies turned modern websites into powerful broadcasting and communication platforms that connect people around the world via the internet with business communication facilities. Businesses can now engage the public via their websites and integrated social networks whilst complying with Consumer Protection Legislation. Public participation is voluntary and no spam is involved.

With dynamic QR Codes on cellphone compatible websites, information can be now be published about a product and the webpage QR Code can then be presented on the product itself, allowing the public to access the applicable webpage with their cellphones. The public use cellphones wherever they go and consult the internet for information rather than offline publications when shopping, when on vacation and for daily needs. Everyday real world objects can now entice the public to visit websites where they get up to date product information, call product representatives and where they can also subscribe to RSS News Feeds directly via cellphones or alternatively via third party websites, web browsers and e-mail facilities.

Modern Websites or Web Logging (Blogs) are powerful communication facilities rather than static online brochures; enabling companies to communicate with people anywhere via website features. Powerful software allow business owners to maintain and update their own websites via administration panels; where content can be modified using word processor-like interfaces to publish information, photos, videos and other media. Templates or themes can change the look and feel of a website while modules, add-ons or plug-ins can add additional capabilities according to the requirements of the website owner.

AmpleTech assist corporations, franchises, shopping malls and communities to create powerful websites where each department, franchisee or business can have their own independent website or blog on the same domain; thereby creating a virtual website centre where individual businesses attract website visitors for each other, comparable to shopping malls in the real world. A selection of themes and plug-ins allow the independent website administrators to create a unique look and feel for the individual sites.

SOME OF THE FEATURES OF MODERN WEBSITES
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The features illustrated above are by no means a complete list of features. Additional features are constantly being developed and added as the need arises.

STATIC VS DYNAMIC WEBSITES

Although it is advisable to maintain a corporate web presence where the public is made aware of the corporate image, mission, value system and policies of a company; the business end or sales front of companies should be much more flexible to keep the public up to date with the latest products, services, daily events, trends, interesting articles, advise, hints and tips, the local whether, news and much more. Static websites however do not provide this type of information or interaction and therefore do not attract internet visitors; they do not gain customer loyalty and visitors feel they are kept at a distance.

Although static sites are important to build the company image, they are almost useless from a marketing, sales and public relation perspective. That is why marketing budgets are frequently directed to other forms of marketing while the most important source of gaining customers is often neglected. People, who are ready to buy something, turn to the internet for information and want to interact, communicate and socialise with a company before doing business. Public interaction does not only send the message that a company is open for business, it also create a sense of security as potential customers know they can voice their opinion after a purchase was made.

IS YOUR COMPANY OPEN FOR BUSINESS THIS FESTIVE SEASON?

NOW is the time to grab a powerful dynamic website to interact and communicate with the public this festive season. Contact AmpleTech today for a consultation as time is running out and we may not be able to assist you before peak season if you don’t act now.

Companies all over the world are still adapting to the concepts on offer today; so your business can still become leaders in the global race for interaction with cellphone consumers on the internet this Festive Season.

MAIN BUSINESS BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES

  • You can turn your website into a powerful internet broadcasting facility. RSS News Feeds enable people across the world to subscribe to website publications from their cellphones. It also enables the broadcasting of information to other websites in a broadcasting network, thus creating many back-links across the internet for each and every published article. With a thousand companies participating in a RSS network, your website will gain 1000 x back-links to your website for each and every new website publication. Search facilities like Google regard back-links as a vote of popularity and adjust Search Engine Rankings accordingly. The more you contribute valuable information to the internet, the higher your website will rise in the search results of related search terms, gaining your site more internet visibility in Search Engines.
  • Website owners can easily maintain their own websites. No need for outsourced website developers to update site information as site owners can change and add information hourly if needed. Every new article or publication is a broadcasted message via the RSS News Feed, to which cellphone users can subscribe and unsubscribe voluntary in compliance with Consumer Protection Legislation. The website software is intuitive, but online training videos are also available.
  • You can turn your website into an online club for internet visitors. Interesting and informative articles can be published to attract more website visitors; who can join a website as a subscriber or club member with the ability to comment on publications, thus gaining the site owner direct access to potential customers and increased search engine rankings.
  • RSS News Feeds can also be used to syndicate websites and social facilities like Facebook, Twitter and others. Socialising with customers creates a sense of friendship and lowers resistance to occasional marketing information, thereby attracting website visitors and an increase in sales. Links to Facebook and social facilities from a website publication, allow potential customers to share information with their friends on social services and creates an internet buzz about your business activities.
  • Dynamic websites with unique and fresh content are also highly regarded by search engines, and serve to gain search engine rankings for improved internet exposure via Google, Yahoo and Bing.
  • Few websites are compatible with the small screens and low processing power of cellphones. There are three times more cellphone users worldwide than people accessing the internet from computers. Cellphone compatible websites attract many more cellphone visitors than traditional computer targeted websites and are currently achieving top positions in cellphone dedicated search facilities by Google, Yahoo and Bing. Websites can also be updated from anywhere just using a cellphone.
  • Business owners can now use QR Codes on every product, brochure or any other real world publication to supply additional information to cellphone users and aid in the efficiency of offline marketing campaigns. QR Codes linking to websites or web pages is only sensible if the website is cellphone compatible, and drive more visitors to a website from products and everyday objects where the QR Code is displayed.
  • Click to Call technology can be implemented to allow cellphone visitors to click a website button to call an appropriate department or representative responsible for a specific webpage or product on a webpage.
  • Flash Media, Animations, Slide Shows, Video, Audio, Electronic Maps and much more can easily be published and incorporated on websites.
  • The website look and feel can be changed entirely by just activating another template while additional capabilities can be added by activating plug-ins.

We have only uncovered the tip op the ‘ice berg’ with the mentioned benefits, but don’t want to bore you with another page or two of benefits. The fact remains that a total new world opens up for those who embrace cutting edge technologies. AmpleTech takes care of the technology to allow business owners to focus on their businesses. Business owners and marketing departments can now have the ability to blast information out to the internet and to cellphones anywhere in the world, giving them access to the most powerful marketing and broadcasting capabilities on the internet via a simple word processor-like website interface.

Any business can own a cutting edge and technology packed website with capabilities marketers dream about, yet easy enough to be maintained by a school kid. You don’t even need a computer, as you can easily maintain a site using a smartphone from a beachfront resort anywhere in the world.

NOW YOU CAN REALLY EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF THE INTERNET!

Contact us today to order a modern dynamic website at one of our partner blogging networks or for your corporation, franchise, shopping mall or business network where you can host many independent websites on a single domain. Having a powerful website is fantastic, but networking on the internet multiplies the efficiency and authority your website can enjoy.

Join us on Facebook by clicking the “Like Button” at the top of the Facebook page. and join our casual discussions. It is the first step to start networking with us on the internet and it is a great source for getting answers. Then let us assist you, your business friends and the public to get connected in a way that complies with Consumer Protection Laws so that you can really experience the power of the Internet, using the best technologies and practices available today.

 

De Wildt Businesses and Community

De Wildt is situated in the Northwest Province of South Africa near Brits and Hartbeespoort.

 


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De Wildt 4×4

Map of the De Wildt 4×4 Camp Site in the Northwest Province of South Africa.


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Leeupoort Holiday Town

Leeupoort Holiday Town is situated in the Northwest Province of South Africa near Thabazimbi.


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Technology – Recovering a Lost or Stolen Computer or Cellphone

Technology can gain you a substantial advantage over competitors or to overcome everyday obstacles. In the following incident we see how modern day thieves are at a much higher risk of being caught with the pervasiveness of technology.

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If you’re going to steal a computer, make sure you know who you’re dealing with. One London teenager accused of stealing a laptop during the recent London riots certainly didn’t do his homework on who he was robbing. Greg Martin, an IT security specialist and former FBI and NASA employee, came home to his West Kensington apartment last Wednesday to find that his place had been ransacked and his MacBook Pro was stolen.

Martin, who runs a blog called InfoSecurity 2.0, was obviously the wrong person to be stealing a laptop from — he had previously installed an open source tracking software called Prey on his computer. The free software “lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen”.

A self-described hacker, Martin wrote on his blog: “Almost two weary days had gone by [since the robbery], and I’m at dinner on a business trip in Luxembourg, and I received an email which nearly knocked me out of my chair with excitement.”

The robber had finally logged on to the laptop — Martin went back to his hotel to stake out and gather evidence against the thief. After two hours of watching the laptop thief surf the Internet, Martin was able to collect information on the man’s name, school, address, IP address, Internet service provider, wireless access point and Facebook ID number.

Prey Fullreport

Report by the Tracking Software with photos of the suspected thief, a Facebook screen-print, location and other information depending on the available features of the lost or stolen device

The thief’s Facebook information was the deciding piece of information for Martin — he sent the information on to the London Metro police and went to bed.

After details about the thief — identified as Soheil Khalilfar, 18 — were released to the police, the man’s apartment was raided and the laptop was recovered and returned to Martin.

In June, another MacBook thief was nabbed after the laptop’s owner tracked the thief using Hidden App and a Tumblr account. People can download the Prey Software and track up to three devices for free.

Perhaps if enough people know this and take appropriate precautions, we can discourage the theft of computers and cellphones overall. So please spread the word by using the social buttons below this article and let us know if you like this article via our Facebook page.

 

 

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What Is VoIP and How Does It Work?

How does VoIP work?

See Common Telecommunication and VoIP Terminology for an explanation of technical terms if necessary.

THE ORIGIN OF VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL

A major development that started in 2004 was the introduction of mass-market VoIP services that utilise existing broadband Internet access, by which subscribers place and receive telephone calls in much the same manner as they would via the Public Switched Telephone Network. Full-service VoIP phone companies provide inbound and outbound services with Direct Inbound Dialling. Some offer unlimited domestic calling for a flat monthly subscription fee. This sometimes includes international calls to certain countries. Phone calls between subscribers of the same provider are usually free in some countries when a flat-fee service is not available, resulting in massive savings in monthly call charges, especially when branch offices of a company or customers and suppliers share the same VoIP provider.

WHAT IS VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL?

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a family of technologies and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over the Internet. Other terms frequently encountered and often used synonymously with VoIP are IP Telephony, Internet Telephony, Voice over Broadband, Broadband Telephony and Broadband Phone.

Depending on the Coding and Decoding (codec) used for voice transmission over broadband Internet, each VoIP telephone line requires at least 24 kb/s sustained Internet bandwidth (12 kb/s upload and 12 kb/s download) to maintain a good voice quality comparable to phone calls via Public Switched Telephone Networks. Normally such a low data transfer rate is easy to maintain, except when the same line is used for Internet browsing or when Internet access is gained via wireless GSM networks with varying signal strength and IP Packet bursts.

Software VoIP Phones

Software VoIP Phone on a PC

HOW DOES VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL WORK?

Internet Telephony refers to voice, fax, SMS or voice-messaging services that are transported via the Internet, rather than the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The steps involved in originating a VoIP telephone call are signalling and media channel setup, digitisation of the analogue voice signal, encoding and transmission as Internet Protocol (IP) packets over a packet-switched network.

On the receiving side, similar steps (usually in the reverse order) such as reception of the IP packets, decoding of the packets and digital-to-analogue conversion reproduce the original voice stream. Even though IP Telephony and VoIP are terms that are used interchangeably, they are actually different; IP telephony has to do with digital telephony systems that use IP protocols for voice communication while VoIP is actually a subset of IP Telephony. VoIP is technology used by IP telephony as a means of transporting phone calls.

VoIP systems employ session control protocols to control the set-up and tear-down of calls as well as audio codecs which encode speech allowing transmission over an IP network as digital audio. The codec used is varied between different implementations of VoIP (and often a range of codecs are used); some implementations rely on narrowband and compressed speech, while others support high fidelity stereo codecs.

There are three types of VoIP tools that are commonly used; Software VoIP, IP Phones and Mobile Integrated VoIP.

Analogue IP FXS Gateway

VoIP Hardware for Small Office

WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL?

Broadband Internet Access:  Reliable Internet access is an obvious basic requirement. Broadband Internet access with a 24 kb/s sustained bandwidth is required per each VoIP exchange line. A Synchronous Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) with equal up and download speeds may look like a great option; however the rental cost is often prohibitive while wireless broadband GSM services may fluctuate in signal strength and available bandwidth during peak demand periods. Therefore a dedicated VoIP Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) line is recommended for commercial use of up to four external VoIP exchange lines in South Africa during 2011. Small or home offices with one or two computers can probably share the same ADSL line for Internet browsing; however separate Internet access facilities for browsing and VoIP is strongly recommended. A 4GB capped ADSL facility is roughly capable of handling up to four VoIP exchange lines with a combined talk time of around 46.3 hours per month. Large Call Centres may require a leased Diginet line for Internet access.

Reliable VoIP Provider:  Service reliability can differ substantially from one VoIP provider to the next. Similar to Cellular Service Providers, a reliable VoIP provider with excellent support and backup services is recommended. Although the prices of VoIP services may be important, the quality of services and support is just as important if not more. It is advisable to select a VoIP provider carefully by requesting references from existing customers and to avoid entering into lengthy contracts with fixed monthly expenses.

VoIP Hardware:  Any standard telephone or Private Branch Exchange (PBX) can be used on an Analogue IP FXS Gateway to connect via ADSL to a VoIP exchange on the Internet. Available Foreign Exchange Stations (FXS) offer 1, 2, 4, 8 and 24 external lines to VoIP exchanges; however it is advisable to retain at least one failover or backup landline. A landline or Foreign Exchange Office (FXO) line to a Public Switching Telecommunication Network (PSTN) is recommended in the event of a power or system failure. Appropriate VoIP Hardware with an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) for backup power is recommended for all commercial purposes as the technologies are robust and reliable. All software alternatives are for personal use and non-critical operations only.

Software Alternatives: Small or home offices may not require specialised equipment if the same Internet access is used for browsing and VoIP services; however it implies that computers must be switched on at all times and the software must constantly run in the background. A Software VoIP Phone like the 3CX Phone can be installed on computers. Software VoIP Phones are also available for some cellphones; however VoIP services via cellular GSM networks will remain experimental until the sustained availability of bandwidth via cellular networks improves. A further disadvantage of Internet access via GSM networks is that signal strength may vary when moving around and that a reconnection to the Internet is required when switching from one tower to the next. As mentioned, all software alternatives are for personal use and non-critical operations only. Appropriate VoIP Hardware is recommended for commercial purposes.

Analogue IP FXS Gateway

VoIP Hardware for Medium Office

 

IP PABX Solution

VoIP Solution for Medium Office with IP PABX

 

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Common Telecommunication and VoIP Terminology

The list below is some of the common terminology we use in Telecommunication. This is by no means a complete list. If you encounter a term you do not understand, please do an Internet Search to get a proper definition.

  • ADSL – Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line refers to the equipment and line used to send digital information via copper wire or fibre optic cable.  Asynchronous indicates that the speed that data can be transmitted and received via the line differs.  Normally downloads are much faster than uploads.  The rental of a line and equipment is not enough for Internet access as the services of an Internet Service Provider should additionally be obtained.  Also see DSL and SDSL.
  • CDR – Call Detail Records are computer logs or records produced by a telephone exchange containing details of phone calls that passed through it and includes details about the originator, destination, date and time.
  • DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks to allocate IP addresses.  Computers that are connected to non-DHCP equipped IP networks must be configured before they can communicate with other computers on the network.
  • DNS – Domain Name Servers translates domain names meaningful to humans into the numerical identifiers associated with networking equipment for the purpose of locating and addressing these devices worldwide.
  • DSL – Digital Subscriber Line refers to a line that carries digital or computer data in contrast to older analogue data technologies, which was widely used before the digital era.  Also see ADSL and SDSL.
  • FXS – Foreign Exchange Station (Telephone Service) is a telephone interface that supplies battery power, provides dial tone, and generates ringing voltage.  A FXS interface detects when the terminating device (telephone) goes on-hook or off-hook, and can send and receive voice signals.
  • FXO – A Foreign Exchange Office (Telephone Device) is any device that, from the point of view of a telephone exchange, appears to be a regular telephone such as an analogue modem, telephone or fax machine.  As such, it should be able to accept ringing signals, go on-hook and off-hook, and send and receive voice frequency signals.  FXO interfaces are also available for computers and networking equipment, to allow these to interact directly with Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) systems.  These are commonly found in devices acting as gateways between local Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
  • ISP – Internet Service Provider refers to a company that provides Internet services, which normally includes access to the Internet.
  • LAN – Local Area Network is the part of a computer network that you or your company control like the network at your office or home.
  • NAT – Network Address Translation is the process of modifying IP address information in IP packet headers while in transit across a traffic routing device.  Computers on a Local Area Network behind a Network Address Translation firewall cannot be accessed from the Internet unless the computer request information from the Internet.
  • PABX – Private Automatic Branch Exchange is a privately owned automatic telephone exchange that serves a particular business or office.  It does not require human intervention to accomplish switching as extensions or internal numbers can be dialled directly.  Many companies however provide human assistance or an automated menu system to find an appropriate internal department.
  • PBX – Private Branch Exchange is a telephone exchange that serves a particular business or office, as opposed to one that is a common carrier or telephone company for many businesses or the general public.
  • POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service refers to the common two-wire interface used in most homes. This is cheap and effective, and allows almost any standard phone to be used as an extension.
  • PSTN – Public Switching Telecommunication Network is a public telephone exchange serving many companies and individuals. It is used for switching telephone calls to remote dialled destinations.
  • RFC – Request for Comments is an Internet Engineering Task Force memorandum on Internet standards and protocols.
  • RTP – Real-time Transport Protocol is a standardized packet format for delivering audio and video over IP networks. Real-time Transport Protocol is used extensively in communication and entertainment systems that involve streaming media, such as telephony, video teleconference applications and web-based push-to-talk features. It is one of the technical foundations of Voice over IP and is often used in conjunction with a signalling protocol which assists in setting up connections across the network.
  • SDSL – Synchronous Digital Subscriber Line refers to the equipment and line used to send digital information via copper wire or fibre optic cable.  Synchronous indicates that the speeds that data can be transmitted and received via the line are equivalent or roughly the same.  Also see DSL and ADSL.
  • SIP – Session Initiation Protocol is an Internet Engineering Task Force defined signalling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol (IP).  The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party (unicast) or multiparty (multicast) sessions consisting of one or several media streams.
  • USB – Universal Serial Bus refers to a connector port on a computer where other peripherals like a memory stick or a modem can connect to the computer.
  • VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol is the language or set of controls used by computers to send and receive voice messages via a data network.
  • WAN – Wide Area Network is the part of a computer network that you do not control like the Internet or your Internet Service Provider’s network.

 

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