RDS is a powerful relational database running on the AWS platform. RDS makes it easy to scale and manage database engines whilst maintaining high availability. Using the AWS console, it's possible to complete complex administration tasks including automatic backup and automatic failover. RDS fully supports MySQL databases and it's therefore not surprising that Winchester Innovation have
We have stumbled upon a great topic for a student web app software design project (hello Southampton, Solent, Bournemouth, Portsmouth), here's a 5 min overview of how it goes... A sailing club has a dinghy pound. In it are ~200 dinghies and trailers. Spaces are purchased on a 6 month or 12 month basis. The
Our most recent projects take advantage of the latest 'hot off github' frameworks. Where we can pick from the likes of laravel, ionic framework, bootstrap, AngularJS and CouchDB. However, we regularly take on legacy business systems that are maybe not quite so modern. Two of which in particular spring to mind. The first, is a
I bought an ESP8266 NodeMCU module for £7 just to have a play and see what everyone is talking about. dx.com is one supplier (£6.57). It has a 80MHz or 160MHz CPU. And is very small (few cm x few cm). The SDK including GCC is free, and it has Wifi on board plus GPIO
We have recently been working on a project harnessing the iOS ANCS (Apple Notification Service Center). The product is not yet launched and still under wraps. But suffice to say it is a battery powered device that remains connected to your iPhone and displays to you whether your phone has any notifications pending (WhatsApp, Facebook, missed
Developing the C# aerostat thermal surveillance software to run in the base station for the Owls Surveillance aerostat has required a thorough understanding of the GiGE Vision protocol handling within Microsoft Windows. C# is a flexible development language, but bouncing around on the back of an inflatable boat running on a ruggedised touch screen PC, wrapped
Last month, we released the latest updates of anyTide to Google Play and Apple App stores. The main addition being display of tidal currents. This marks a further step in commericalization of the university IP. This is the fruit of detailed collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre (in Southampton and Liverpool). The University has the
It's been a busy few months. A new customer for our patient experience app solution (iOS and Android) 'Health PRM' ™ is receiving beta versions. Complete with a CMS, friends and family test feedback and results dashboard. Expect an official announcement very soon. (Little press snippet here). Meanwhile we have been tweaking the well received Intelli
We've been busy. Busy developing the Salisbury Hospital app concept into a full blown 'PRM' or patient relationship management tool. Designed with the needs of patient experience officers in mind. We have launched a micro-site, HealthPRM.co.uk to gather all the patient experience app information into one place. Built in NHS friends and family test Staff
We have been rather busy over the last 6 months since posting on here. So, some highlights. Android version of anyTide released. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noc.anytide An update to the iOS version is imminent. We created the base-station software for Spill Consult's new OWLS (Oeverhead Wireless Lookout System) aerial pollution monitoring system. Microsoft Media Foundation framework on Windows 7.
