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RSS authorityWindows Mobile Helps Chicago Transit Authority Manage Elevator Inspections
White Paper The many types of field elevator inspections required by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) created the need for multiple forms and spreadsheets to be managed by hand. The processes were manually intensive, error prone,... [30 Jul 2009]
Domain name authority gets secure
News Domain name authority Icann has appointed a new security chief. Stephen Crocker will be in charge of a committee that will ensure the security of the global Domain Name System (DNS) runs smoothly. Crocker will also be... [13 Feb 2002]
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Pilots IBM Solution to Drive Down Parts Inventory Costs for Metro Fleet
White Paper The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) is responsible for supporting the continuous operations of nearly 2500 metro buses and over 225 rail cars in one of the most populous counties in the United States. [01 Oct 2009]
Dublin Airport Authority Transforms Financial Efficiency With Integrated Treasury Management
White Paper Dublin Airport Authority wanted to manage a US$1.3 billion loan, US$1.0 billion deposit, and US$0.7 billion swap portfolios and automate the administration of debt and inter-company simplify governance and compliance,... [03 Apr 2009]
Bridging Physical and Logical Security Using Tumbleweed Valicert Validation Authority: OCSP Identity Validation in Physical Access Control
White Paper It then present several scenarios of how a PKI smart card can be used for physical access by integrating components of the Tumbleweed Valicert Validation Authority product suite into the physical access control system... [12 Nov 2009]
Swedish Health Authority reveals thin-client aid for Y2K bug
News Gothenburg's Health Authority, in Sweden, has unveiled a thin-client computing system to combat its Y2K compliance issues. The system will be installed by software and hardware companies, Citrix and IBM, and has been... [26 Oct 1999]
A Service Level Management Authority in the Cloud
White Paper This paper introduces the notion of a Service Level Management Authority, or SLMA. An SLMA is any business entity or corporation that has a standard, independent SLM computing platform which facilitates the interaction... [01 May 2009]
Nuremberg Building Authority Reduces Building Permit Processing Time by 25%
White Paper To be able to process building applications more quickly and to integrate the participating departments simultaneously into the permission process, the Nuremberg Building Authority has replaced the paper-based process... [09 Feb 2008]
Consensus finally reached over Internet authority
News Network Solutions (NSI) and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (Iana), yesterday published by-laws for an organisation called the Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann). Despite fears that the... [18 Sep 1998]
Nuclear authority picks CSC for £31m deals
News CSC has landed six new deals worth £31m with the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) and five UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) companies. The UKAEA was restructured into separate companies early in... [12 Jun 2009]
Antwerp Port Authority: Secure Electronic Invoicing Solution
White Paper Antwerp Port Authority manages the 4th largest port in the world, including docks, berths, locks, and bridges. The challenge was to establish and maintain a secure and trusted e-Invoicing solution, to protect electronic... [01 Oct 2009]
Electricity Authority of Cyprus Reduces Customer Query Response Times From Two Hours to Minutes
White Paper The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) wanted to establish a new system to resolve customer queries more efficiently and improve the speed and accuracy of customer billing. The challenge was to reduce the time and... [01 Oct 2009]
European telecoms regulator is one authority too many
News The president of the German regulatory authority has spoken out against the need for a European telecommunications supervisory authority. According to Kurth, the Regulatory Authority for... [25 May 2001]
Port of Corpus Christi Authority Accelerates and Simplifies Financial Operations With Rapid Upgrade
White Paper The Port of Corpus Christi Authority owns and operates docks and freight handling facilities at the Port of Corpus Christi, which is on the Gulf of Mexico - approximately 150 miles north of the US-Mexico border. [30 Apr 2008]
New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority Improves the Accuracy and Efficiency of Surveillance Audits With the 2007 Microsoft Office System
White Paper The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of New Zealand, a governmental agency in the Transport sector, faced a number of challenges when monitoring compliance with civil aviation rules. The process for conducting audits and... [20 Feb 2008]
