Tectonic: Open Source Improves Flow at Water Treatment Lab

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 8, 2004

“Open source software including the PostgreSQL database, iText
and Linux are being used by the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
to collect and analyse water samples in its many water treatment
plant. The system now used by the municipality was developed by
local company Technology Systems Integration.

“The Tshwane (formerly Pretoria) municipality collects data
around the clock from a number of its water treatment plants to
ensure the quality of the water. The new web-based system using a
Linux server running PostgreSQL and a range of tools developed in
Java by TSI, is also designed to eliminate the human error factor
as well…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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