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IBM's (LPAR) Technology Allowed RMI to Consolidate Its Computers Into Fewer Units
White Paper RMI became a service bureau in the early 1980s by offering shortline railroads outsourced services including accounting, auditing and railcar management for railroads and car owners. Railcar Management Inc. [03 Jul 2008]
Ambient Findability: Lost and Found
White Paper To his right, the Cliff Walk winds its way between the rugged New England shoreline and the manicured gardens of the Newport mansions, opulent "Summer cottages" built with industrial age fortunes made in steamships, railroads, and foreign trade. [10 Oct 2007]
RFID Solutions for Railway Industry
White Paper Railroads face a complex set of economic and operational challenges like competitive freight pricing, asset utilization and competition with trucking, capital expenditure levels, industry consolidation and debt management. [13 Apr 2007]
Securing the Mobile Enterprise With F-Secure
White Paper The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of New York is the United States' largest transportation agency, moving 2.3 billion people and carrying 300 million vehicles each year throughout its network of subways, buses, railroads, tunnels and bridges. [19 Apr 2006]
Assuring Interoperability
White Paper The interoperability lessons of 19th century railroads are clear. Formed in 1979 at the convergence of Computers, Compatibility, and Communications, 3Com has always been committed to interoperability. [02 Feb 2005]
Risks of Terrorism to Information Technology and to Critical Interdependent Infrastructures
White Paper When the operability of IT-based controls and equipment is affected by acts of terrorism, then the performance of critical interdependent infrastructures such as railroads, electric power grids, or oil and gas pipelines is profoundly affected. [11 Jan 2005]
Spam E-Mail and Its Impact on IT Spending and Productivity
White Paper What networks of railroads, highways, and canals were in another age, networks of information are today. This paper describes Spam and its Impact on IT spending and productivity. The impact of the Internet has been, all would agree, far reaching. [24 Apr 2004]
Oceanside: Providing More Public Services but Protecting the Public
White Paper The City of Oceanside was one of the many boom towns that sprung up along the California coast during the turn-of-the-century when railroads helped connect more Americans to the beach. But as Oceanside entered the 21st century, a new kind of... [24 Feb 2004]
Multiple Operation of North American Diesel Locomotives
White Paper This is a description of the standard AAR (Association of American Railroads) arrangements for multiple locomotive operation in North America prepared by Jonathan Hollahan and slightly edited by me. Much additional information on locomotive... [14 Aug 2003]
Model Management: In praise of dot-coms
Comment Investors have repeatedly gone gaga over the next big thing - from canals to railroads. It's tempting to dismiss the whole phenomenon as so much hot air, but the pioneer dot-coms have achieved a great deal in a very short space of time. [02 Jan 2001]
Finland's argument for a smartcard future
Comment Since this introduction, secure electronic transactions have become central to Finnish society and are now building blocks as vital as railroads and highways were in the last century. In December 1999 Finland became the first country to offer its... [30 Aug 2000]
Nortel talks up future with Bay
News Roth added: "We were impressed Bay Networks turned up in banks, railroads - it's a good fit with Nortel. Barely a day after completing its multibillion dollar corporate marriage with Bay Networks, Nortel has been boasting it can now offer a broader... [02 Sep 1998]
