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Wow, We’ve Been Busy
Real quick to catch up. If you have been following my tweets, when I remember to tweet, we have changed automation systems at our facilities. Per corporate request we installed the RCS NexGen (formerly Prophet) system. It was an interesting ordeal from the initial planning to the final results. The bottom line, and to quote the RCS installer, “That was smooth.” It is great to have an awesome staff (only 3 of us) to make this happen. One quick pat on the back here: No GPIO in the installation; we run console control via IP and we also have IP control of our Sage Digital Endec. With IT there (thanks JR) we are sucking in our traffic and surf reports. Shoot the surf report is pushed from the guy’s iPhone! All automatically. We had fun making this stuff up! I will make an effort to blog some details here shortly.
I know, promises, promises. I can only try! Cheers!
Wide Orbit Automation
I wish to quickly thank Wide Orbit for the visit yesterday. I must say I am quite impressed with the work they have done with the Radio Automation system. If you have not looked at this system, you should. Now if I can only convince the company of our “need” for this.
A couple of years ago a colleague and I visited Google to see what the system could do. We spent the whole day there discussing what the system does and what is planned and what we would like to see. Yesterday, as Wide Orbit, we got to see what they have done and what they have incorporated into the system. I must say, very nice job.
If I have a chance to evaluate the system, I will. It would not do the system justice to evaluate just on a demonstration. I really believe, now, that I would prefer this “streamlined” and efficient system over any other product out there today. Nice work.
Tech Notes from the Field 