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All news on rhino poaching in SA national parks will now come from the national government, raising suspicions about further curbs on news of the national rhino poaching crisis.

SA National Parks spokesman Wanda Mkutshulwa issued a statement on Monday that until further notice all matters related to rhino poaching will be addressed by the Environmental Affairs Department (DEA).

This will include the updates that SANParks has been giving to the media about rhino poaching statistics, all interviews related to rhino poaching and all issues of clarity or information.

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife chief executive Bandile Mkhize said he was unaware of the policy change and thought it applied to SANParks only.

For the past few months SANParks has been co-ordinating information on national rhino poaching statistics on its website and reporting on the involvement of its rangers in the crisis.

Last week, when The Mercury tried to confirm that the poaching toll had risen to more than 100 rhinos in the past 68 days, Mkutshulwa said: I would not know. But we are told there are people who keeps tabs on these reports so we are not releasing any other stats. We do it once a month. That is the instruction we have We will release towards the end of March.

Responding to the latest change in the rhino information policy on Monday, Mkutshulwa said: There is nothing sinister to have all rhino poaching media and public issues go through the Department of Environmental Affairs as they have been going through SANParks.

It is an administrative arrangement which makes sense because this is a national issue. The department will be conducting this matter the same way SANParks has been doing.

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SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, March 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Identive Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVE - News) (Frankfurt:INV.F - News), today introduced TouchSecure OpenAccess(TM), a family of revolutionary access readers that enable a broad range of organizations to upgrade and integrate their physical and logical access control systems quickly and cost-effectively while retaining existing proprietary physical access systems.

"To enhance security of personnel and assets within their facilities, government agencies and businesses of all sizes are working to integrate their physical and IT network access systems using open standard platforms, so that a single identity credential can be used for employees across the entire enterprise, from door to network," explained John Menzel, vice president Access Control ID Solutions for Identive. "In order to bridge logical and physical systems with a single identity, door readers need to combine support for proprietary legacy systems with secure and open IT network communication capabilities. This principle is the basis for the new TouchSecure reader family."

As one of the world's first physical access readers capable of reading a multitude of access card formats, the TouchSecure OpenAccess supports the convergence of physical and logical access systems around the use of a single trusted identity credential. When installed at a facility's entrance points, the reader becomes a secure open platform to unify and enhance building security within a single site or across different sites using different card systems. The reader also offers complete scalability from local to cloud-based management and reporting.

"Physical access systems are notoriously difficult to upgrade because they are deeply embedded within buildings," noted Mark Diodati, research vice president at Gartner. "An intelligent reader can provide stronger authentication, mobile device support, and simpler IT convergence without a potential multi-year upgrade of the entire physical access system."

TouchSecure OpenAccess provides this intelligence. For companies that wish to upgrade their access control systems from older proprietary systems to newer technologies that offer higher security and more flexibility, the reader provides a migration path that allows a gradual swap-out of employee credentials over time, without the need to rip out and replace existing controllers, wiring or access readers.

"TouchSecure readers are ideally suited for organizations implementing card technology migration or support for multiple types of credentials, as well as those just seeking a reader with maximum performance and security options for the future," stated Dr. Manfred Mueller, Executive Vice President of Identive and Managing Director of the Company's ID Infrastructure division. "An open architecture design enables broad applicability for small/medium enterprises of 100 employees all the way up to the largest corporations that maintain multiple campuses spanning the globe. Compliance with the industry's most stringent security standards ensures the reader's suitability for use in high-security government facilities, as mandated under federal directives. TouchSecure OpenAccess is truly designed for the 21st century, able to take you from your current door reader technology to wherever you want to migrate in the future."

TouchSecure OpenAccess readers support multiple proximity and smart card formats, including proximity-125 kHz (all major building access formats), NXP MIFARE(R) Classic, DESFire(R) EV1, ISO14443A/B CSN, PLAID, ISO 15693, NFC and U.S. government personal identification verification (PIV), including PIV-I. The TouchSecure OpenAccess reader is based on international standards including ISO14443A/B, ISO7816, FIPS201, FIPS140-2 and PLAID. With remote connectivity capabilities, firmware technology updates can add new compatibilities in the future, making the TouchSecure OpenAccess a long-term solution, available today.

In addition to traditional Wiegand and RS-485 communication to a controller, TouchSecure OpenAccess readers offer support for Ethernet and Wi-Fi, enabling remote management from the desktop and overall system management in the cloud. Configuration, firmware updates and diagnostics are easily accomplished with just a few clicks.

Identive's TouchSecure OpenAccess readers are available now. For more information, visit http://www.identive-infrastructure.com/touchsecure. About Identive Group

Identive Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVE - News) (Frankfurt:INV.F - News) is focused on building the world's signature company in Secure ID. The company's products, software, systems and services address the markets for identity management, physical and logical access control, NFC and a host of RFID-enabled applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer, education, healthcare and transportation sectors. Identive's mission is to build a lasting business of scale and technology based on a combination of strong technology-driven organic growth and disciplined acquisitive expansion. For additional info visit: http://www.identive-group.com.

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Innovative Access Control Technology From Identive Revolutionizes Integrated Identity Management

The memorandum on media protocols sent out by Culture Minister Caral ni Chuilin to a number of arts and sporting bodies is truly an astonishing document.

Strip away the civil service style language and the nice sounding caveats and the message is crystal clear - the organisations are not to say anything publicly that the minister would disapprove of. It is quite blatant control freakery. The irony of course is that her confidential memo was immediately leaked.

The document went to eight so-called arms-length bodies, although, obviously, Ms ni Chuilin doesn't believe that they are beyond her reach. Her attempt to gag the bodies - one part of the document says her department must be called in if any issue is likely to result in negative publicity - is more akin to old Soviet-style control than the behaviour expected of a politician in a democratic society. There is no sense of irony in her statement that the new protocols will not encroach on any organisation's independence. Is she serious?

Although it is astonishing to see her control ambitions so clearly documented, there should be no surprise that they exist. Leaving aside her own political background - Sinn Fein doesn't allow members to go off-message - she is also part of a power bloc at Stormont which is almost paranoid about criticism. Not so long ago First Minister Peter Robinson was complaining about the media highlighting negative stories about the province.

At Stormont there are an incredible 161 press officers whose jobs are to spin the news in the most favourable way possible for the Executive. But, obviously, Ms ni Chuilin believes the spinning should not stop there. Other bodies which rely on the department for funding should also be forced to toe the line. Her desire for control has been laid bare but, fortunately, this newspaper, like the rest of the media here, is independent and will not be forced to swallow propaganda.

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Minister's memo control freakery

WASHINGTON (AP) This is the economy election, right? Tell that to the world.

President Barack Obama is getting another dose of the reality of his job: the out-of-his-control events that shape whether he will keep it.

He is lobbying Israel not to launch on attack on Iran that could set the Middle East on fire and pull the United States into another war. He is struggling to get world powers to unite on halting a massacre in Syria. He is on the defensive about staying in Afghanistan after a U.S. soldier allegedly went on a killing spree against civilians.

And back home, where the economy is king, everyone is talking about the price of gasoline. Which, as Obama can't say enough, no one can control right now.

The Republican presidential candidates don't have to worry as much about all this because they don't have the responsibility of governing a luxury Obama likes to note, although he enjoyed the same when he was the challenger. The Republicans, though, are being drawn into events beyond their preferred message of the day.

For Obama, whose re-election bid looks rosier with every good month of job creation, the political risk in the least is that he gets knocked off message. That happened Monday when Obama and the White House spent a lot of effort trying to focus on energy, but the dominant news was the horrific rampage in Afghanistan.

The bigger worry for Obama is that all the outside events conspire to sour the public mood, give people more to worry about and create an opening for Republicans to challenge his leadership. Just because presidents may not be able to control problems does not mean they don't get blamed for them.

"There are so many of them now, and dire ones," said Barbara Perry, a scholar of the American presidency at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

"People may not care much about what Israel is doing, or even what Iran is doing, but given American dependence on Mideast oil, that has a direct impact on the pocketbook. Do these things inevitably have an impact on the campaign? Absolutely, because they will be the questions put to the presidential candidates."

As one example, the price at the pump carries political risk for Obama, who is taking a pounding over the issue in the polls.

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Analysis: Obama tested by events outside control

Everyone seems to have a Facebook page today. The social media has emerged as a hot platform to build a network and stay in touch with your friends. Like others, real estate professionals too need to have a social media profile. There are several social networking websites that the real estate agents can use to increase their web presence. This could be the right platform to attract more clients.

Los Angeles CA (PRWEB) March 12, 2012

Keeping the interests of real estate professionals in concern, ReSocialClub.com has launched this social media network which is exclusive to these professionals only. Now, real estate professionals can take the optimum level of benefits from their web presence facilitated by ReSocialClub.com. The site brings a variety of social networking opportunities to the realty professionals. The benefits of using the site that these professionals can achieve can be enumerated as:

Social media and social networking are not just the terms that the real estate agents read and hear about. The majority of them even dont completely know how social media can be helpful in making their business more prosperous and sustainable. ReSocialClub.com now brings forth the reality that its not just a buzzword but it can serve as a veritable platform to draw attention of the property buyers, sellers, investors and others. The site offers the real estate professionals to keeping up with the emerging and at the same time expand the business prospects.

According to the CEO of ReSocialClub.com, For many real estate professionals, maintaining a social media profile on various sites can seem a very daunting task. But today, the social media is one important tool that business owners and professionals need to rope into their marketing strategy. Keeping these facts in mind, we have come up with this exclusive social media platform for the realtors the ReSocialClub.com.

Thorsen Mlucus, an independent property management consultant from Mexico, acclaims with joy and is very much optimistic about the launch of this platform, exclusively designed for real estate professionals. In an e-mail letter to the site, he writes, I think, its better than Facebook and other social media sites. I have thousands of friends on Facebook but here on ReSocialClub.com, only a dozen of them will mean regular business. Thats the benefit of a platform that caters to your segment only.

Interestingly, membership of this website is limited to the real estate professionals only. The website allows you to choose a Profile Address of your desire and you can forward this profile address to anyone whom you want to visit your profile. An easily memorable and easily recognizable Profile Address will help you to popularize yourself fast on the web. Your membership will allow you to create your profile on the site and start networking with thousands of professionals from your niche only. It will give you to unlock your potential and multiply your business very fast, powered by social media networking.

About Profile ReSocialClub.com

ReSocialClub.com is a social media platform, built exclusively for the real estate professionals. Only real estate professionals are allowed to register on the site and host their profiles. A registered member will have host of networking opportunities on the site. Members can view each other profiles and update and they can interact with each other via online chat. They can share valuable information through blog and forum postings. A member can seek input on complex real estate issues from a number of expert real estate professionals by posting a thread. Moreover, a member can also post images and videos related to their property and generate business leads. The site has been developed to serve the all-round purpose of a real estate professional.

For more details, log on to http://www.resocialclub.com/.

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