Signalbau Huber goes with IBM Workplace Technology to execute Java applications

Signalbau Huber, a leading manufacturer of traffic control systems in Germany today, announced it is using IBM WebSphere Everyplace Custom Environment for their implementation of the OCIT standard (OCIT - Open Communication Interface for Road Traffic Control Systems). The first application of this new technology, using IBM’s Virtual Machine, based on Java specifications, is a LINUX based protocol converter that is used to marshal information between central traffic control systems and remote traffic light controls. This enables the future-safe traffic coordination between central traffic controllers, field stations, as well as LED signal heads.

"With OCID, internet technology reaches the road. To be flexible and cost efficient in this competitive market, we've decided to use support the execution of Java applications. The IBM WebSphere Everyplace Custom Environment allows us to efficiently use system resources and build a reliable platform for systems integration and future development" says Manfred Rosskopf, head of development at Signalbau Huber.

Signalbau Huber chose MicroDoc, a leading German systems integrator for embedded technologies, to support the introduction of this new technology and for optimizations of the virtual machine for their specific purposes.

"The adaptation of the IBM WebSphere Everyplace Custom Environment to the customers hard and software platform was straightforward. The technology specialists at Signalbau Huber had a clear vision of what they wanted and the powerful IBM software allowed us to build a customized version of the virtual machine within only a few days" says MicroDoc's embedded products specialist Klaus Paschke.

Part of IBM’s Workplace Client Technology Micro Edition, WECE delivers a runtime environment, finely tuned to meet the demands of deep embedded devices, where a stable, compact, high performance is needed.

About Signalbau Huber

Signalbau Huber is an internationally successful manufacturer of innercity traffic control systems. The Munich based company has a 50 year tradition in development, production, deployment and maintenance of traffic control systems.

Signalbau Huber offers customers the whole product spectrum of traffic technology for large cities: Internet enabled control systems with ESS-technology, LED traffic lights, public transportation control and parking space management systems. In addition to that, Signalbau Huber is working on traffic control systems with FCD techonlogy (Floating Car Data). FDC is used to dynamically track and control traffic flow. Since 2001 Signalbau Huber is also working in the aerea of security systems.

Their vehicle floor control system SecuScan made them an internationally acclaimed partner for car access control systems.

For more information, please contact:
Matthias Nolle
Tel.: +49 7022 603 317
matthias.nolle@signalbau-huber.de

About MicroDoc

IBM partner, located in Germany. Founded in 1991, MicroDoc has specialized in object oriented software technologies and provides software and services to a variety of markets. MicroDoc was the first European business partner for IBM's embedded Java platform and offers customizing, platform ports, distribution and licensing for the IBM embedded product range.

For more information, please contact:
Klaus Paschke
Embedded Products Specialist
Tel.: +49 30 2804 6073
kpa@MicroDoc.de