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Join Ahmad Sadegh, Ph.D., Vice President, Kevin Miller, Deputy Project Manager and Fariel Bouttoura, Technical Director for an exciting webinar on Integrated Corridor Management (ICM). This webinar will present the elements of Dallas ICM project and discuss the current progress, to include lessons learned during the planning stages (Concept of Operations, and Requirements), the recently completed design, and as Dallas prepares for deployment of its ICM demonstration.

Thursday, March 8

10 a.m. PST
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1 p.m. EST
6 p.m. GMT

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February 28, 2012 – Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that the company is rolling out its advanced mobility management technology, Telvent SmartMobilityTM Traffic, in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Panjin, Fushun, Nanning, Urumqi, Erdos, Yiqi, Changchung and Zhunki, helping to reduce traffic delays in these urban environments by over 35%. This translates into a reduction in travel times within the cities of up to 15%, improved driver safety and security, and a decrease in pollution levels of more than 10%.

Telvent SmartMobilityTM Traffic technology will enable traffic operators in these cities to centralize urban mobility and violation management, control traffic in real time, and respond more rapidly to any emergency situations or incidents occurring throughout the road network. Increased infrastructure maintenance program efficiency in turn provides enhanced safety and security for users.

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Telvent is rolling out its advanced mobility management technology, Telvent SmartMobilityTM Traffic, in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Panjin, Fushun, Nanning, Urumqi, Erdos, Yiqi, Changchung and Zhunki, helping to reduce traffic delays in these urban environments by over 35%. This translates into a reduction in travel times within the cities of up to 15%, improved driver safety and security, and a decrease in pollution levels of more than 10%.

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February 21, 2012 – Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management, signed an agreement today with the Barcelona City Council to create in the Catalonian capital the first Smart City Excellence Center promoted by the company in the world. The center will be located at the Smart City Campus that will be set up in Barcelona’s District 22@, headquarters of the future cluster of “smart city” concept-related businesses.

Among the priorities of the Excellence Center is to promote smart mobility solutions in the city linked to the development of the electric mobility infrastructures, initiatives stimulated by the City Council. The agreement signed between the City Council and Schneider Electric envisages drawing up a SmartMobility Plan for Barcelona and, potentially, the city’s metropolitan area, to ensure the introduction of the best technologies and solutions applied to the realm of mobility. As part of this plan, the companies will determine needs and available resources, define strategic mobility objectives, and implement pilot projects that best adapt to Barcelona’s mobility needs.

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February 15, 2012 – Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that the company has been awarded a contract by the Transcity JV, with Brisbane City Council as the end customer, to implement the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) for Legacy Way (formerly Northern Link) in Australia. Legacy Way is a 4.6km road tunnel that will connect Brisbane’s western and inner northern suburbs, delivering travel time savings of up to 44% when it opens. The ITS contract is valued at around $30 million.

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