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RSS trainLennon helps train operators get back on track
News The UK's train operators have awarded SchlumbergerSema an £80m, 17-year contract to design, build and operate the country's rail settlement system. The system will handle and allocate more than £3.5bn in annual passenger revenue to Britain's 27... [03 Apr 2002]
PA Consulting Group Case Study: Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
White Paper The Train Operating Companies (TOCs) are 'customers' of Railtrack's radio systems, so when Railtrack published detailed plans for the introduction of a new GSM-R system, the TOCs needed to respond quickly, detailing any shortcomings of the... [03 Jul 2008]
ITT Technical Institutes Use the Best Tools to Train for Success
White Paper For courses that involve network management, ITT selected EtherPeek, WildPackets' award-winning Ethernet Protocol Analyzer, and AiroPeek, WildPackets' award-winning 802.11 Wireless LAN Protocol Analyzer to train students about specific areas of... [25 Oct 2005]
High-tech Tube train means smoother journeys
News A new high-tech inspection train could mean a smoother ride for Tube passengers. The Asset Inspection Train (AIT) will be able to run throughout the day on the London Underground to check tracks at high speeds. [03 May 2007]
Sun's Quality, Engineering and Deployment (QED) Test Train Model
White Paper This white paper explains the why and how of Sun's integration and interoperability testing process known internally as the Solaris OE Train, which runs quarterly to test all new hardware and software product releases. [03 Jul 2008]
IEEE 802.20 Based Broadband Railroad Digital Network - The Infrastructure for M-Commerce on the Train
White Paper The broadband wireless access is emerging as a promising technology to meet the ever-increasing demand of M-commerce on the train. The traditional Railroad Communication System (RCS) is not only in charge of the traditional train scheduling, but... [24 May 2006]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News The government's skills minister, John Denham, said the 'Right to Train' proposal, which would apply to all employees who have worked for their employer for 26 weeks, could enable around 300,000 people per year to receive skills training who... [19 Jun 2008]
Eurostar links up with UK train operators
News International train company Eurostar has linked its online ticket service with seven UK rail operators, making it easier for customers to book tickets for travel to Europe. Using Fujitsu's interface technology, customers can now book through... [04 Jan 2008]
Using Graph Layout to Visualize Train Interconnection Data
Given time tables from systems with thousands of trains, we are to visualize basic properties of the connection structure represented in a so-called train graph. It contains a vertex for each station met by any train, and one edge between every... [24 Dec 2003]
Will's Web Watch: Let the train take the strain
Comment Will Sturgeon explains why business travel by train within the UK is a far more beneficial and enjoyable experience than flying, thanks in large part to the installation of wi-fi on many routes. In past years I've chosen to fly but this year I'm... [04 Jun 2007]
GNER Wi-Fi train trial on track
News Train operator GNER is offering free wireless high-speed internet access from today to passengers as part of a three-week trial on one Wi-Fi-enabled train running from London Kings Cross to Scotland. As exclusively revealed by silicon.com back in... [01 Dec 2003]
Using Graph Layout to Visualize Train Interconnection Data
White Paper Given time tables from systems with thousands of trains, we are to visualize basic properties of the connection structure represented in a so-called train graph. It contains a vertex for each station met by any train, and one edge between every... [24 Feb 2004]
On-train Wi-Fi gets satellite upgrade
News A British company claims to have conducted the world's first trials of a high-speed wireless network powered by a bi-directional satellite link on board a moving train. Train Wi-Fi isn't new, as companies such as Pointshot and Icomera have been... [09 Sep 2004]
Silicon.com Skills Survey 2000: Train them, pay them, anyway you want them
Comment Train them, pay them, and provide the best working environment possible. Apparently the poor and the skills shortage will always be with us. The results from the second annual Silicon Skills Survey show exactly the same result as the first: almost... [01 Mar 2000]
The World Need for Sky Train Overhead-suspended Systems
White Paper The following texts give quotations from published documents that confirm the growing need for light rail systems in metropolitan areas across the world. In many places, all available rights of way have been used up. [03 Jul 2008]
