That the problem of railway operation must be solved now with the use of the most up-to-date technical aids is clear everyone. That’s why National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (NC KTZ), the largest railway operator in Central Asia, has selected IBM, International Business Machines Corporation for providing hardware and software. IBM provide smart transportation systems to railway operators across Europe and worldwide. By using a combination of IBM hardware, software and services, leading rail networks are able to improve the speed, safety, reliability and efficiency of both passenger and freight trains. IBM will help Kazakh Railways to ensure the uninterrupted process of passenger and freight operations. The national railway of Kazakhstan is the backbone of the economy. IBM will make it more efficient and reliable and will lay the foundations for a smarter rail network in the country. The railway operator can better predict demand and optimize capacity to handle the increasing volume of rail traffic in the country
The system includes an IBM z10 mainframe computer. IBM will establish for Kazakh Railways a new system based on two disaster-proof data centers in the city of Astana. The new data centers will not only enable Kazakh Railways to consolidate core freight and passenger management operations but also increase the reliability of systems. It means the upgrade of a Kazakh Railway’s existing system.
The new system will help Kazakh Railways reduce possible downtime in the case of a systems failure. Downtime causes costly delays for passenger and freight rail. According to Kazakh Railways' own estimates, a day of downtime costs the company 940 million tenge (approximately $6 million) per day as well as causing disruptions for passengers. The new mainframe computer from IBM will help to reduce the potential downtime related to a systems failure from several hours to as little as 20 minutes.
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8. Learn words and word combinations:
1) railway operator железнодорожный оператор
2) to select выбирать
3) to provide обеспечивать
4) hardware аппаратное обеспечение
5) software программное обеспечение
6) smart умный, развитый, продвинутый
7) across Europe and worldwide по Европе и миру
8) to use использовать
9) leading rail networks ведущие сети железных дорог
10) to be able мочь, иметь возможность
11) to improve улучшить
12) speed скорость
13) safety безопасность
14) reliability надежность
15) efficiency эффективность
16) to ensure гарантировать, обеспечивать
17) uninterrupted бесперебойный, непрерывный
18) backbone of the economy основа экономики
19) to lay the foundation заложить фундамент
20) to predict demand прогнозировать спрос
21) to optimize capacity оптимизировать мощность
22) to handle the increasing volume справиться с увеличивающимся объемом
23) to include включать
24) mainframe computer универсальная ЭВМ (коллективного пользования)
25) to establish установить
26) disaster-proof безопасный
27) data centers информационный центр
28) to enable позволить
29) to consolidate объединить
30) core главный
31) to increase увеличить
32) upgrade модернизация
33) to reduce possible downtime уменьшить возможное время простоя
34) in the case of a systems failure в случае сбоя системы
35) to cause costly delays вызывать дорогостоящие простои, задержки
36) according to estimates согласно расчетам
37) to cost стоить
38) per day в день
39) as well as а также
40) to cause disruption вызывать подрыв, нарушение
41) related связанный
42) a systems failure выход из строя системы, сбой системы
43) several несколько
9. Answer the questions:
1. What is IBM?
2. Why has the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (NC KTZ), the largest railway operator in Central Asia selected IBM for providing hardware and software?
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3. Does IBM provide smart transportation systems to railway operators across Europe and worldwide?
4. Will the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy improve the speed, safety, reliability and efficiency of both passenger and freight trains by using a combination of IBM hardware, software and services?
5. Will IBM help Kazakh Railways to ensure the uninterrupted process of passenger and freight operations?
6. Is the national railway of Kazakhstan the backbone of the economy?
7. Will IBM make railways of Kazakhstan more efficient and reliable?
8. What can the railway operator better predict and optimize?
9. What does the system include?
10. Where are two disaster-proof data centers situated?
11. What will IBM increase?
12. What will the new system reduce?
13. Does downtime cause costly delay for passenger and freight rail?
14. How much does a day of downtime cost?