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- A Smooth Ride for BNSF
- BNSF operates one of the largest rail networks in North America, covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. In 1999, faced with the challenge of forging a more consistent approach to developing and maintaining its large and diverse inventory of applications, BNSF began an intensive training program to familiarize IT...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., BNSF, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- MKS Case Study: BNSF Railway
- A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. In early 2005, the railway's internal and external audit firm identified several areas where BNSF could benefit...
- Tags: MKS Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Team Management, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Management
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- BNSF Railway Automates Change Management to Keep Business on Track
- In 2005, BNSF Railway became one of the first companies in the railroad industry to deploy an extensive wireless network and automate the management of its IT infrastructure. It's a strategic initiative that ultimately earned the company the 2006 Network World Enterprise All-Star Award. Download this case study to...
- Tags: Opsware Inc., BNSF Railway, Change Management, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies 2006-11-16
- Intel Technology Powers In-Car Infotainment System From BMW Individual
- With one of the largest railroad networks in North America, the BNSF Railway Company maintains 49,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF Railway wanted to enhance the productivity of its employees who inspect, maintain, and service the company's rail line assets, both to improve efficiencies immediately...
- Tags: Intel Corp., BMW AG, Engineering, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Wireless, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Rail Transport Leader on the Right Track to Cut Costs With Tablet PC Reporting Solution
- Conductors for BNSF Railway Company report on work events and rail-car status for management and customers, but using manual reporting methods to enter inventory data into a mainframe computer resulted in excessive clerical costs. The company automated inventory reporting with a mobile computing platform. BNSF chose to replace the original...
- Tags: PC, Tablet PC, Leader, Tablets, Notebooks, Desktops, Wireless, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
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- BNSF 2005 (exe)
- It is a screensaver with 24 high-resolution images of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad taken in 2005. The images were taken in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Powder River Basin Colorado and Crawford Hill in Nebraska.
- Tags: Nebraska
- Software downloads 2005-10-29
- BNSF: Intel Centrino Mobile Technology-Based Notebook Usage Drives Efficiencies, Cost Savings at Leading Railroad
- Established in 1810, Broadclyst Community Primary School is one of England's oldest primary schools. With a ratio of nearly one PC for every three pupils, Broadclyst was already one of the UK's most technologically progressive primary schools. But as the school's leadership team looked at wireless computing, they saw opportunities...
- Tags: Mobile, Intel Centrino, Intel Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components
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- Identity management software helps railroad connect with far-flung employees
- Tracking, updating, and managing network access for 45,000 employees--many of whom are novice users without direct terminal access--is easier these days for a major railroad enterprise, thanks to identity management software.As director of security for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Rick Perry is responsible for managing some 45,000 user-identification profiles—38,000 for...
- Tags: Authentication/Encryption, Howard Baldwin, software, Rick Perry, identity management
- Technical articles 2002-09-23
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