Vision • Experience • Commitment

BackgroundBackground

Background

Alan Miles has provided a wide range of computer related products and services as an innovator, developer and IT Manager for small to medium businesses.
Automated WeighingAutomated Weighing

Automated Weighing

Automated Weighing - various applications in dairy and meat industries. Automated milk powder weighing and packaging applications. Convenient weighing, grading and record keeping in meat processing.
BizTermBizTerm

BizTerm

BizTerm™ is a telnet terminal emulator compatible with Windows 7 specifically designed for Pick Systems® D3® multidimensional database.
CrusaderCrusader

Crusader

Crusader is an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and financial management solution.
Dough ConsistencyDough Consistency

Dough Consistency

Dough Consistency Controller that automatically adjusts for water content in bread dough.
EDI ServerEDI Server

EDI Server

Business to business electronic document exchange including e-mailed purchase orders, invoices and statements, and various graphically printed documents.
Email ServicesEmail Services

Email Services

An e-mail services facility that allows e-mails to be scheduled on a regular basis, to deliver a wide range of reports.
Enterprise ExplorerEnterprise Explorer

Enterprise Explorer

Enterprise Explorer™ is a business intelligence tool that is intuitive, flexible, comprehensive, and quick to use.
Environmental MonitorEnvironmental Monitor

Environmental Monitor

Environmental Monitoring used in coolstores and greenhouses.
MVMirrorMVMirror

MVMirror

MVMirror is a real-time bidirectional gateway between D3 and SQL Server databases.
Older ProjectsOlder Projects

Older Projects

Summary of early projects and clients
Production MonitoringProduction Monitoring

Production Monitoring

This system was an early and very successful attempt to automate specific manufacturing business processes and monitoring not just the rate of production, but the reasons for and period of down-time.
Timber TreatmentTimber Treatment

Timber Treatment

Automation of a timber pressure treatment plant for the preservation of timber.
Energy ManagementEnergy Management

Energy Management

Automated control of energy usage to reduce cost while maintaining asdequate environmental conditions and production processes.
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Older Projects

Client

When

For What

Using





Ajax Fasteners

1976

Ultra-violet hot steel bar position detector


New Zealand Geological Survey

1976

Interface between map digitiser and Friden Flexowriter


Hamilton Medical Laboratory

1978

Synchronous interface to ICL 2903 mainframe for laboratory analyser

6800 machine code

Ajax Fasteners

1980

Networked production monitoring system

6800 machine code

Maketu Contractors

1980

Automated weighbridge docket recording system

6800 machine code

New Zealand Steel

1980

Bulk steel weighing system

6800 machine code

Ajax Fasteners

1981

Energy management system

6800 machine code

New Zealand Co-op Dairy Company

1981

Spray printer controller for bag-weighing and labelling

6800 machine code

New Zealand Co-op Dairy Company

1981

Time and sequence controller

6800 machine code

New Zealand Co-op Dairy Company

1981

64-channel data logger for power generation plant

6800 machine code

Todd Motor Company

1982

Energy management system

6800 machine code

Quality Bakers

1982

Dough Consistency Controller

6800 machine code

Hicksons Timber Products

1983

Fully automatic timber treatment plant controller

6800 machine code

New Zealand Fire Service

1983

Fire appliance status monitor

6800 machine code

UEB Industries

1983

Board production measuring unit

6800 machine code

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

1983

Temperature monitoring system for Kiwifruit cool-stores

6800 machine code

MacEwans Machinery

1984

Industrial sequence controller - PLC

6800 machine code

Monoflow Systems

1984

Credit Card fraud detection system

6800 machine code

Hicksons Timber Products

1984

Electronic rate of flow meter

6800 machine code

Miles Electronic Equipment

1985

Inventory control, bill of materials and product quotation

CP/M MBASIC

Ajax Fasteners

1985

Networked production monitoring system updated onto PC

6800 machine code and Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler

Maketu Contractors

1986

PC-based automated weighbridge docket system

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and Business BASIC

Maketu Contractors

1986

Automated invoicing from dockets - interfaced to Sybiz

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and Business BASIC

Coupland Transport

1987

Open invoicing integrated into Sybiz

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and Business BASIC

Synet Communications

1987

Wrote a version of Kermit communications in assembler

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and QuickBASIC

Sybiz New Zealand

1987

Real-time interface from Sybiz to electronic cash registers

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and QuickBASIC

Electro-weigh

1988

Dairy product bag-weight recording system

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and QuickBASIC

Ventec Corporation

1988

Carcase weight recording system

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and QuickBASIC

Hamilton AOG

1988

Church management database

dBase III

Glow Software

1988

Credit contracts management system

Microsoft 8080 Macro-Assembler and QuickBASIC

Crusader Software

1990

Business Information and Accounting system - ERP / FMIS

Pick R83, Advanced Pick, D3

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