May 24, 2005
Siemens Remote Services
A look into the Siemens Remote Expert Center in Karlsruhe, Germany: Power stations from more than 140 customers worldwide are being remotely monitored from here. Thanks to today’s advanced communication networks, the operation, maintenance and optimization of industrial facilities and entire buildings can be managed remotely. Such remote services are also suitable for use with other products. Fault diagnoses and software updates from a distance are also possible for medical equipment, cell phones and vehicles.
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Medical Personalization
Personalization is one of today’s important trends. Companies that want to jump on the bandwagon are taking steps to strengthen their customers’ loyalty. That also means advantages for the consumer. Medications, for example, could be customized to meet an individual’s needs. The electronic health card and the digital patient file will store medical records in the future. Pictures of the Future is reporting on molecular imaging and labs on a chip - technologies that detect illnesses at an early stage - and on a pioneer of personalized medicine: Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Development of high-speed trains
In the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Siemens Transportation Systems (TS) and Russian Railways (RZD) today in Hanover signed a contract for the development of high-speed trains for Russia. This contract governs such aspects as development and configuration of the high-speed trains, the localization concept and the structure of the delivery contract. The delivery contract comprises a project volume up to € 1.5 billion and is scheduled for signing in the summer of this year. RZD intends to place orders for sixty of these trains, which can travel at up to 300 kilometers per hour. An agreement to this effect was reached in December 2004.
The Velaro platform is based on a distributed traction system concept, which means that the drive train and all technical modules are distributed beneath the bottom of the train. As a result, the entire length of the train is available for passengers, resulting in 20 percent more space. The ICE 3 for Deutsche Bahn AG and the Velaro E in Spain are the first European high-speed, distributed-traction trains. Velaro’s concept enables the seamless integration of European train safety and communication systems. The world’s fastest series-built train reaches a top speed of 350 km/h and offers comfort and technology of the highest class.
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