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Municipality Reduces Backup Time by 96 Percent, Gives Users File Restore Capabilities

whitepaper The Bureau of Motor Equipment (BME) for New York City's Department of Sanitation manages and maintains a fleet of 6,000 vehicles and other equipment. From its data center in Woodside, the IT department for BME delivers services to the bureau's four...

Tags: monitoring systems

[14 May 2008]

M.T.M. Increases Efficiency to Support Global Business Growth

whitepaper M.T.M.an Italian company that owns the BRC Gas Equipment trademark, was established in 1977 and has grown to become one of the top manufacturers of alternative fuel systems for motor vehicles. M.T.M.wanted to increase efficiency company-wide and...

Tags: erp

[14 May 2008]

Web Portal Saves Toyota and Dealers Millions Per Year and Accelerates Delivery of New Business Value

whitepaper The minicomputer-based solution previously used by Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) was expensive to manage and could not support the level of business process integration that TMS wanted to have with its 1,200 Toyota and Lexus dealers.

Tags: customer support services

[23 Apr 2008]

Riding the Reflected Wave to Improve Variable-Speed AC Motor Reliability

whitepaper AC drives with IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors) power semiconductors located at a distance from the motor have the potential of producing reflected waves. These waves can cause high voltage spikes at the motor’s terminals, which can...

Tags: semiconductor tech. - manufacturing, installation, motor, semiconductors

[10 Apr 2008]

Idtechex Case Study: Johnson Controls, USA

whitepaper Johnson Controls of Livermore, California produces automobile seats for New United Motor Manufacturers Incorporated. The difficulties of being a JIT supplier are numerous. Most importantly, a supplier must make certain that parts being delivered...

Tags: rfid, controls, error, human

[10 Apr 2008]

Idtechex Case Study: Hong Kong Octopus, Hong Kong

whitepaper The Hong Kong 'Octopus' intermodal transport ticketing system was launched by Creative Star, a joint venture company formed by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR), Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), Citybus and the Hong Kong and...

Tags: finance, card, star, kong

[10 Apr 2008]

Virgin Trains passengers to chatter for longer

News Travellers on Virgin Train could soon be chattering for longer. The train operator has joined forced with Vodafone UK to boost mobile coverage within carriages so fewer calls are dropped. Repeater technology, which retransmits 2G and 3G, will be...

Tags: security, vodafone, business traveller, virgin

[07 Apr 2008]

Yulon Nissan Implements Next Generation DMS to Enhance Customer Service and Boost Sales

whitepaper Yulon Nissan Motor Co. Ltd is a joint venture between Taiwan's Yulon Motor Co. Ltd and Japan's Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. In 2005, Yulon Nissan began developing a next-generation Dealer Management System (DMS).

Tags: database management

[24 Mar 2008]

McLaren Electronics Fuels Analysis of Formula One Racing Data With SQL Server

whitepaper McLaren Electronic Systems, part of a family of companies that includes the McLaren Racing organization, is a leader in developing specialized motor racing products including the Engine Control Unit (ECU) that manages the complex engine...

Tags: application servers

[24 Mar 2008]

Groupama Insurances (UK): A Single Version of the Truth

whitepaper The team then focused on developing summarized views of motor and household data with intuitive end-user query tools. Groupama Insurances in the UK was created during 1999, following the merger of Gan Insurance and Lombard General Insurance.

Tags: database management, insurance, query, records

[08 Mar 2008]

McLaren in pole position with data

Case Study It gives us performance, the integrity and the robustness needed for motor racing. McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) has been using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as it prepares for the 2008 Formula One season opener in Australia on 16 March.

Tags: server, sql, data, f1

[03 Mar 2008]

Skin-detecting CCTV keeps an eye on motorists

News Vehicle Occupancy has conducted extensive trials of the technology during the five years it has been developing dtech - including utilising the Mallory Park Motor Racing Circuit near Leicester. A company that has developed a CCTV system which...

Tags: congestion, cars, cctv, schemes

[26 Feb 2008]

London calls time on gas-guzzling vehicles with ANPR

News The system uses data held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, as well as vehicles registered with Transport for London (TfL).

Tags: cctv, dvla, tfl, anpr

[14 Feb 2008]

Toyota Motor Thailand Uses Expert Consultants to Implement Asia-Pacific Financial System

whitepaper In April 2007, Toyota established a new division called Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing (TMAP-EM). The division is responsible for supporting procurement for all of Toyota's manufacturing plants across the Asia-Pacific, with...

Tags: database management

[08 Feb 2008]

Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…

Comment Why can't motor manufacturers install a device inside the car or cab of a lorry, to prevent a signal from a mobile being received or sent? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the...

Tags: hmrc, ebay, vista, driving

[07 Feb 2008]

Steering an Automotive Giant to Efficient Backup and Archiving

whitepaper By standardizing on an integrated portfolio of Symantec backup and archiving solutions, Mazda Motor Europe (the European operating company) is saving more than €70,000, while simultaneously delivering efficient and effective protection for...

Tags: infrastructure management

[17 Jan 2008]

NX and Teamcenter Secure Lead in Crank Drive Design for Motor Sports and Aviation

whitepaper Pankl Racing Systems designs, manufactures and markets high-precision, light-weight construction components for engine and drive systems as well as suspension parts for the motor racing, luxury automobile and aerospace industries.

Tags: groupware - workflow

[14 Jan 2008]

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Drives Growth and Targets US$7 Million Annual Payback by Investing in Its People

whitepaper TMMNA determined that it needed to add technology enhancements that would not only improve productivity but also help in the development of its people. The idea was to implement technology-enabled business process changes to improve HR efficiency...

Tags: erp

[14 Jan 2008]

Chinese Automaker Gears Up to Compete With Innovative New Product Development Processes and Tools

whitepaper Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Beiqi Foton Motor Co wanted to dramatically improve competitiveness in Chinese auto market by bringing new concepts and vehicle introductions to market faster. Ltd.founded in 1996, manufactures, distributes and services light...

Tags: groupware - workflow

[14 Jan 2008]

Managed Development Environment Delivers Best Formula One Car

whitepaper The Honda Racing F1 Team, owned by Honda Motor Co, was founded in 1997. Honda Racing F1 Team wanted to design and build a new Formula One car in the brief, five-month off-season. Teams of designers and engineers in the UK and Japan must collaborate...

Tags: groupware - workflow

[14 Jan 2008]

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