Posted on 02/09/2005 1:43:56 PM PST by COBOL2Java
IBM has signed a deal with New York City, specifically the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA is the nation's biggest transportation system, offering buses (under the New York City Transit Authority and the Long Island Bus system), subways (again, under the New York City Transit Authority), toll-collection and roadways into and out of Manhattan (under MTA Bridges and Tunnels), and commuter rail (under the Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Railroad systems). Overall, the MTA is responsible for the transportation of over 2.4 billion rides a year.
The deal makes IBM responsible for the management of the computer systems, disaster recovery services, purchasing, scheduling, inventory tracking, and more, and is worth US$65 million over the next 5 years. By managing all the computer systems and related tasks, Big Blue expects to lower the MTA's costs.
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