TRLabs 2006 Information and Communications Technology Symposium

Tuesday this week, TRLabs held their symposium featuring applications of information technology to the world of transportation. Winnipeg is a transportation hub, and we should be at the forefront of information technology in this area.

Jeff Chartrand, President of Skyline Aviation Software, talked authoritatively about softward for small airlines - particularly software which manages scheduling of people and cargoes. When we worked for a small airline company in Thompson, Manitoba, he realized that the names of scheduled passengers had to be entered 11 times. He toured Canada looking for a solution. Not finding one, he developed the software which is the basis for his company - Skyline Aviation Software. I does a remarkable job of improving small airline efficiency.

Joe Toth and Tom Thorsteinson of Linear Systems Ltd., based in Winnipeg spoke of their company's production of high definition video for the International Space Station.

And there were many more.

To learn more about TRLabs - visit www.trlabs.ca. To learn more about Skyline Aviation Services, visit www.skyres.ca. To learn more about Linear Systems Ltd. visit http://www.linsys.ca