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Sybase, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise
infrastructure and mobile software, recently announced that the
Philippines' Land Transportation Office (LTO) has selected Sybase IQ
as the foundation for its upgraded computer system, in order to
consolidate databases, speed transaction processing and cut customer
waiting time.
As a Division of the Department of Transportation and Communications
(DOTC), the LTO currently utilises several databases each addressing
different tasks, including: the issuance of driving licences and
motor vehicles registration; settlement of traffic cases; and
collection of revenues.
LTO's information and data appear on separate sites and databases.
LTO could not access information immediately.
"Rapid growth in the number of private and commercial vehicles
throughout the Philippines has brought about an increase in
transaction volume – which we expect to steadily rise in the
coming years," said Reynaldo Berroya, DOTC Undersecretary for
Telecommunications and former LTO Chief. "We needed to build a
transaction processing system to manage this huge amount of
information, as well as providing effective data analysis - all in a
timely fashion."
Miguel Dalawampu, Stradcom Vice President – Technical and
Information Technology Operations Division explained, "When
selecting an enterprise data warehouse platform, Sybase IQ stood out
because of its excellent performance, reporting and ad-hoc query
characteristics. Data compression is also a significant factor
because the LTO has large volumes of records that must be held for
long periods, in order to meet government regulations."
Stradcom Corporation, the exclusive service provider for the LTO IT
Project, together with the LTO, selected Sybase IQ based on the
features it provided and on its performance, which matched their
service requirements.
Sybase IQ is the centerpiece of a new data warehouse infrastructure,
which sits alongside the existing Sybase ASE computer system.
"Sybase IQ is designed for rapid reporting and data analysis
and makes a perfect complement to the existing transaction-oriented
Sybase ASE database," said Ramon Reyes, Stradcom Vice President
for LTO Business Operations and Client Management. "We are very
comfortable with the new system and confident that it will meet the
needs of the LTO."
Stradcom believes that technology should be used to improve
government's services to its people. Reyes, pointed out the LTO –
IT project stands to benefit as new technology comes in. "In
the bigger picture, it is the Filipino people who will enjoy the
benefits of better service and for us, that makes good business
sense," Reyes added.
-- Tech Times Online
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