Project Definition and Goals
Our customer is an international corporation and manufacturer of automobiles and commercial vehicles. Our customer’s Car Sharing Model is based on the spontaneous use of a vehicle or online reservations made a maximum of 24 hours in advance. A special feature is the “free-floating” model, where a vehicle can be left anywhere within a predefined area. BEMA Consulting GmbH was given the brief to ensure reliable Web Application use and communication with each individual vehicle in different towns and cities. There are currently 600 vehicles in Germany and the USA. This figure is due to increase to 2000 vehicles.
 

Methods/Technologies

• IBM Web Sphere Application Server Cluster on Unix (Solaris); 2 Line Concept for uninterrupted updates / Fallback in Emergencies
• Database: IBM DB2 on Unix-Cluster (Solaris)
• Web server: fail-proof due to the use of Load Balancers
• Maps: PTV Server Cluster for Windows
• Vehicle integration e.g. Book/Change/Release with CUCM and COM Cluster based on Windows
• Vehicle communication : via T-Mobile mobile network
• Non-contact access with a RFID Chip on the drivers license
• Direct payment process with credit

Project Results and Customer Benefits
Our know-how ensured that this project runs successfully. BEMA Consulting GmbH employees ensure a reliable service with availability at 99 %, despite tere being some software issues to begin with. Our customers car sharing product now has such a good reputation that there has been interest in it from many city councils around the world who are considering its use.

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Christoph Beck
Managing Partner
Tel: +49 (0)7452 808-0
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