Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone out there in the wide and wooly world of TSM
*also* has data generated from an ARAN (Automatic Road Analyzer) 4900?  I
have been asked to offer some proposals on how to back this data up.  Since
the company, Roadware,  touts that over 15 countries and many
transportation agencies use their technology, I was hoping that someone has
already wrestled this beast.

I have yet to get specifics on the computer hardware (the only paperwork
that I can get a hold of is a purchasing agreement between the company and
our Commission!! This is over a $1,000,000 purchase, and we don't even show
what we have received....) that we will use to transfer the data from an
onboard Industrial PC and removable disk arrays to a video storage
workstation and how that machine serves that data to a "rating"
workstation, and other video review workstations.  That's why I am asking
if anyone else has gone thru this exercise.

I simply can't believe that MoDOT will be the first one to try to
incorporate a backup/restore and disaster recovery plan into this data
stream (and if so, then, WHY ME??)

Happy Monday to everyone!

lisa


(please reply off-list-- cabanl AT modot DOT net)