Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp. Awards Unisys $5 Million Systems Integration Contract.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 1997--Unisys Corp. Friday announced that it has won a $5 million systems integration contract from Kowloon-Canton Railway "KCR" redirects here. For Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation which owns KCR, see Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. For the company which will rent KCR in the future, see MTR Corporation. Corp. (KCRC KCRC Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (Hong Kong) ) to design and implement an integrated Visual Information Display System (VIDS VIDS Visual Information Display System VIDS Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad VIDS Visual Integrated Display System VIDS Vehicle Integrated Defense System VIDS VICAR Interactive Display Subsystem VIDS Vessel Identification and Documentation System ) for stations along the East Rail Division. Under the contract, Unisys will set up VIDS in 10 stations along the KCRC East Rail. Unisys is providing project management, application design and development, system integration and installation services. Unisys will supply over 250 TV monitors, 100 PCs, 20 Sun workstations, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video systems, video switches, UPS and cabling, as well as trunking and installation services. Pang Kwok Wai, Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. manager for KCRC, East Rail Division, said, "Quality service for passenger safety and comfort is always our goal. With the VID VID Video VID Vide (Latin: See) VID Vendor Id (USB PnP ID) VID Visual InterDev (Microsoft development environment) VID VLAN Identifier (IEEE 802. system, we can provide useful information including train services, safety information, emergency messages, commercial advertisement, etc. The benefits of the VIDS are much needed with a new generation of customers with high expectations." The VIDS is capable of communicating with KCRC's new Train Control System, interfacing with the Station PA system and receiving data from third-party information networks. Stephen Kucia, Unisys Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. general manager said, "We are extremely pleased to win this contract. It has yet again confirmed Unisys as the leader in information management services. Our solution provides KCRC with the best cost-effective solution in compliance with the technical requirement and the required implementation time-frame." About Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp. KCRC is a statutory corporation operating in accordance with prudent commercial principles to meet requirements for public transport in Hong Kong. Besides the local and cross-border passenger services operated by its East Rail Division, KCRC runs a light rail system, feeder buses, and freight services between Hong Kong and China. Unisys -- The Information Management Company Unisys is one of a select group of companies with the portfolio of services, technologies and third party alliances needed to deliver the benefits of information management -- helping clients use their information asset to enhance their competitiveness and responsiveness to customers. Our expertise in information management is founded on the strengths of our three global businesses: consulting, solutions and systems integration; industry-leading technologies; and comprehensive services and products supporting distributed computing environments See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks . Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web -- http://www.unisys.com -- for further information. Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corp. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Unisys Paul Wexler Paul Wexler (May 23, 1929 – November 21, 1979), was an American character actor. Tall and physically imposing with a long face and deep baritone voice, he specialized in macabre or off-beat roles. , 215/986-7740 Internet: paulmwexler@unn.unisys.com or Copithorne & Bellows Elissa McCrary, 770/392-8617 Internet: elissa.mccrary@cbpr.com |
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