"Object databases by Versant store complex data efficiently and under real-time conditions – an important prerequisite for modern traffic management systems."
Ron Zohar, Development Manager, INIT AG Karlsruhe
Challenge
INIT is the worldwide leading supplier of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Electronic Ticketing Systems for public transportation. Based on complex networked data, INIT´s application components place significant demands on concurrency, availability and runtime performance. Developers were looking for a database technology to efficiently store and retrieve complex real-time data in 24/7 operation.
Solution
After thorough evaluation of database technologies, INIT selected Versant. While other structured data for statistics and reports continue to be managed with conventional database technology, they decided to use Versant´s object databases for applications with complex data and real-time requirements.
Results
With more than 300 national and international customers, INIT has become one of the few globally operating companies in the public transportation sector, having successfully implemented approximately 400 projects. Customers don´t notice that there is an object database running in the background. The object database can be installed with a double click, and all configurations are set up automatically.
About INIT
INIT is the worldwide leading supplier of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Electronic Ticketing Systems for public transportation. INIT has been assisting transportation companies worldwide since 1983 in making public transport more attractive, faster and more efficient.
INIT was founded in 1983 by Dr.-Ing. Gottfried Greschner as a typical university spin-off. In addition to its headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, INIT is represented in the US (Chesapeake, Virginia), in Canada (Montréal), Australia, Dubai and in the UK.