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Web-oriented architecture. Web-oriented architecture (WOA) was coined in 2006 by Nick Gall of Gartner. It is a software architecture style that extends service-oriented architecture (SOA) to web-based applications. 
WOA was originally created by many web applications and sites, such as social websites and personal websites.

Definitions 
The official Gartner definition of Web-Oriented Architecture:

Nick Gall also gives a mathematical formula for defining "WOA = SOA + WWW + REST".

Dion Hinchcliffe claims WOA to be:

The WOA stack
Distribution (HTTP, feeds)
Composition (Hypermedia, Mashups)
Security (OpenID, SSL)
Data Portability (XML, RDF)
Data Representation (ATOM, JSON)
Transfer Methods (REST, HTTP, BitTorrent)

Enterprise 
Enterprise Web Oriented Architecture (EWOA) is a sub-style of Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture (ESOA). 
EWOA is defined as the sets of web-based architectural elements, environments, principals and processes.
There is an expanding set of tools building mashups from WOA resources. These tools are beneficial to IT developers to create interoperability and integration.

New applications and websites, such as Google AdSense, Wikipedia and other RESTful services are using WOA, which is gaining attention from the research community and the industry.

Current WOA examples include Google's OpenSocial and MindTouch.

Mobile API 
Mobile APIs are based on becoming more focused in using WOA technology. Creating these services have become easier using simplified web protocols, e.g. REST and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation).

These protocols are much easier for web developers, as they require less CPU and bandwidth. They are more recognised because of large social platforms, such as Facebook, Amazon and Twitter etc.

See also
 Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
 Resource-oriented architecture (ROA)
 Microservices

References

External links 
 Web Oriented Architecture at Oracle
 Web Oriented Architecture at Gluecon 2010
 WOA: Putting the Web Back in Web Services
 Lean Development Applied to SOA 
 WOA: A New Enterprise Partner for Linked Data

Service-oriented (business computing)
Enterprise application integration
Software architecture
Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters' Association. The Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters' Association (IMMIB) is a professional body which deals with all of the export activities at the export density regions of Istanbul. It is affiliated with the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade of the office of the Prime Minister of Turkey. As of 2008 IMMIB's 25,300 members represented one third of Turkey's total exports.

Promotional activity
IMMIB has promoted Turkish stone as a product and was represented at Coverings 2004 with a major display.

Organisation

IMMIB is made up of six subsidiary associations, namely:

 Istanbul Mineral Exporters' Association
 Istanbul Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters' Association
 Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters' Association
 Istanbul Electrical, Electronics and Machinery Products Exporters' Association
 Istanbul Precious Minerals and Jewellery Exporters' Association
 Istanbul Iron and Steel  Exporters' Association

Objectives

The function and objectives of Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters' Association are to:

 Maximise Turkey export potential by undertaking studies on harmonization of types, qualities and quantities of exportable products with importing countries' needs;
 Resolve problems faced by members arising from legal transactions;
 Register and record exportation in relevant sectors and to produce statistics based on these records;
 Prepare records and to make in-depth analysis of relevant sectors prepare market reports for selected markets and carry out R&D activities;
 Examine foreign trade regulations and laws of importer countries and keep member firms informed about international rules of arbitration;
 Organise seminars, fairs and exhibitions to introduce Turkish export products to world markets, produce documents concerning export operations and foster cooperation with other organisations considered key partners in achieving Association's objectives and organise trade missions to potential export markets and to bring buyer missions into Turkey in cooperation with Undersecretary for Foreign Trade;
 Prepare conferences and courses to inform exporters about the improvements.

References

External links
 IMMIB Official Website

Government of Turkey
Economy of Istanbul
Professional associations based in Turkey
Mineral and Metals Exporters' Association
Foreign trade of Turkey
Metal industry
Memex Technology Limited. Memex Technology Limited is a Scottish software company delivering mission-critical information systems and services for the Law Enforcement and Security markets. It is headquartered in Peel Park in East Kilbride. In July 2010 it was acquired by SAS Institute Inc. with the aim of expanding SAS' presence in the law enforcement market.

Areas of business

Memex has developed a number of software databases and analysis applications used by UK and US Police Forces. Approximately 25% of the United Kingdoms Police Forces make use of Memex's software, and a number of United States federal agencies use Memex in counter-terrorism.

The company has a global presence, operating through a network of commercial partners. The United States is the country where Memex has the strongest presence outside the UK, and the company has a dedicated office in Vienna, Virginia.

History

The company is named after the concept of Memex, a machine that could act as an extension to the human memory, into which vast amounts of varied information could be deposited and later retrieved.

In 1972, as technology progressed, two academics in Edinburgh set out to realise Dr. Bush's vision. Professor Fred Heath, then Dean of Computing at Heriot-Watt University, and Dr. Graham Woyka designed the state diagrams and circuitry necessary to implement Bush's Memex concept.

During this process, Woyka and Heath founded the Research and Development firm Memex Group Limited.

In 1984, Memex released the first of its hardware database solutions - the Memex Intelligence Engine, which remained at the core of the company's software products for many years. In its early years, Memex experienced steady growth, primarily selling into Military markets.

The software version of the Memex Intelligence Engine was developed in 1988 and three markets emerged for the software: Law Enforcement, Defence Intelligence  and Commercial Fraud.

The company was subject to a management buy-out in 2001 and merged with SAS in 2010 and became SAS Public Security.

See also
 Crimint – A database system provided by Memex to the Metropolitan Police, UK

References

External links
Memex Technology Limited website

Software companies of Scotland
Companies based in Vienna, Virginia
Data companies
Customised buses. Customised buses are buses that have been modified for decorative purposes. The customisation is unrelated to performing their job or work, usually as public transport buses. Customised buses are also sometimes not used for a job or work, and are decorated as personal projects for exhibition, although this is rare compared to other types of art vehicle such as cars, bikes and customised trucks.

Customisation detail
The customisation usually involves:
 Custom exterior and interior paint schemes, including phrases and proverbs and people, such as religious icons. 
 Extra decorative visual elements, such as extra lights and reflectors, flags, banners and bunting or religious symbols and artefacts.
 Modified body parts such more elaborate grilles, wheel arches, exhausts

Incidences of customisation

The island of Malta has had a long tradition of customising their buses used for public transport, due to the variety of models imported, and the small nature of garage facilities. The customisation in Malta is understated compared to other countries. In the 2000s a drive was initiated to update the fleet with more modern buses, but historic examples remain, and the tradition of customisation has continued for the modern models.

The Colectivo urban buses of Argentina, particularly Buenos Aires, were historically highly-customised with a technique called fileteado, dating back to the 1920s. The practice of customisation continued until the adoption of more modern public transport buses which saw the practice fade out. Historic customised Colectivos are now prized museum exhibits, or have been restored as private vehicles.

The Chiva Buses of Colombia are hand-built on truck chassis, used as both public transport and for private hire for parties, including as a novelty attraction in New York City.

The jeep derived "Jeepney" share taxis of the Philippines have grown in capacity to the size of minibuses and are still being built by small scale manufacturers, although are facing calls for their reduction in number and competition with regular public transport.

Pakistan has a long tradition of highly customising buses (and trucks).

El Salvador has a history of highly customized buses used for public transport. These are typically owned by the gangs, and thus are not operated by a government agency.

Other types of customised buses

Advert buses, party buses, sleeper buses and tour buses are all types of buses that may feature a degree of decorative customisation as part of their primary function, and not just for personalisation.

See also

 Jingle truck – U.S. army slang for decorated trucks in Asia
 Dekotora – Japanese decorated trucks
 Tap-Tap – Haitian decorated buses
 Jeepney – Philippine decorated buses
 Chicken bus – Central American decorated buses
 Chiva bus – Colombian decorated buses
 Fileteado – Argentine and Uruguayan decorative style widely employed on buses
 Diablos Rojos – Panamanian decorated buses (Spanish-language article)
 Skoolies – school buses converted into recreational vehicles

References

External links

 
Art vehicles
Buses by type
Decorated vehicles
DR Class 22. The steam locomotives of DR Class 22 were reconstructed passenger train locomotives in service with the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany after the Second World War.

These engines were rebuilt from DRG Class 39.0-2 locomotives and appeared between 1958 and 1962 as part of the reconstruction programme. The latter had a significant problem: the boiler did not generate enough steam and the steam pipes were too winding, which considerably reduced the maximum power of the engine. A total of 85 examples were equipped with a new combustion-chambered boiler with an IfS mixer-preheater. The locomotive frame had to be extended to accommodate the new engine. The wider outer firebox meant that the driver's cab needed a modified rear wall. The locomotives were given operating numbers 22 001–085 and were mainly homed in the Reichsbahn divisions of Dresden and Erfurt.

The DR employed the locomotives on heavy express train duties in the schedules for the DRG Class 01, which led to overloading of the original components (frame cracks, piston damage). As a result, early retirement followed.
In 1968, 50 of the 85 Reko boilers from the Class 22 were used for the reconstruction of the DRG Class 03.

In 1970 the engines were allocated to Class 39 under the DR's new computerised numbering scheme. However, in 1970 only a few machines were still working, at Halberstadt and Saalfeld. In 1971 the last one was withdrawn. Up to the early 1990s, nine engines were used as steam generators.

The vehicles were equipped with 2′2′ T 32 or 2′2′ T 34 tenders.

See also 
 List of East German Deutsche Reichsbahn locomotives and railbuses
 Rekolok
 List of preserved steam locomotives in Germany

References

External links 
 Bilder und Daten historischer Loks

22
2-8-2 locomotives
22
Railway locomotives introduced in 1958
Passenger locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of Germany
1′D1′ h3 locomotives
USNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammon. USNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammon (T-AK-243) was a  built at the end of World War II and served the war and its demilitarization as a commercial cargo vessel. From 1946 to 1950 she served the U.S. Army as a transport named USAT Sgt. Archer T. Gammon. In 1950 she was acquired by the United States Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service. In 1973 she ended her career and was struck and scrapped.

Victory ship built in California
Sgt. Archer T. Gammon was laid down under U.S. Maritime Commission contract as Yale Victory (MCV hull 725) on 13 December 1944 by the Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California; launched on 31 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Richard W. Owens; and delivered to the U.S. Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration (WSA) on 24 February for operation by the Olympic Steamship Company.

U.S. Army service
On 18 June 1946, Yale Victory was transferred to the U.S. Army and commenced operations between San Francisco, California, and the Far East. Six months later, she changed her home port to Seattle, Washington; and, 31 October 1947, she was renamed Sgt. Archer T. Gammon. Two years later, the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) was established; and, in March 1950, the cargo ship was transferred to the Navy for use in that organization and was placed in service as USNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammon (T-AK-243).

Service with the MSTS
During the early 1950s, she operated out of Seattle to Japan, Korea and Alaska. After the end of the Korean War, her range was extended. In the mid and late 1950s, she operated out of San Francisco to central and western Pacific Ocean ports and, during the periods of conflict in the Middle East, to Caribbean and western and eastern Atlantic Ocean areas.

In 1961, administrative control of the ship was transferred to MSTS, Atlantic, at New York City; and, since that time, Sgt. Archer T. Gammon continued to carry cargo for the Navy's transportation service, since renamed the Military Sealift Command, until the spring of 1973 when she was transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration for disposal

Decommissioning
Her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 May 1973, and her hulk was sold to Chi Shun Hua Steel Co., Ltd., of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 19 November 1973.

Honors and awards
Qualified vessel personnel were eligible for the following:
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal

References

 
 NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USNS Sgt Archer T. Gammon (T-AK-243) – ex - USAT Sgt Archer T. Gammon (1946 - 1950)

Victory ships
Ships built in Richmond, California
1945 ships
World War II merchant ships of the United States
Ships of the United States Army
Boulder Victory-class cargo ships
Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States
USNS Sgt. Morris E. Crain. USNS Sgt. Morris E. Crain (T-AK-244) was a  built at the end of World War II and served in the war prior to its demilitarization as a commercial cargo vessel. From post-war to 1950 she served the U.S. Army as a transport named USAT Morris E. Crain. In 1950 she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service. In 1975 she ended her career and was placed into reserve.

Victory ship built in California
Sgt. Morris E. Crain was laid down as Mills Victory under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract (MC hull V 741) on 14 February 1945 by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California; launched on 28 March 1945; sponsored by Miss Jane McVeigh; and delivered to the War Shipping Administration on 21 April 1945.

U.S. Army service
Renamed the Sgt. Morris E. Crain by the U.S. Army, the ship served the Army Transportation Corps until 1950 when it was transferred to the U.S. Navy.

Service with the MSTS
She was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in February 1950 to become a United States Naval Ship. Home ported in San Francisco, California, Sgt. Morris E. Crain made trips to the major islands of the Pacific Ocean and carried military cargo to Korea in support of United Nations forces there.

As of 1974, Sgt. Morris E. Crain continued her service as a United States Naval Ship with a civil service crew. Assigned to the Military Sealift Command, Sgt. Morris E. Crain carried cargo for all the services.

Decommissioning
She was decommissioned at an unknown date and struck from the Navy List on 1 April 1975. She was returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission on 17 July 1975. Her subsequent fate is not recorded.

Honors and awards
 National Defense Service Medal

References

 
 NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USAT Sgt. Morris E. Crain - T-AK-244 Sgt. Morris E. Crain

Victory ships
Ships built in Richmond, California
1945 ships
World War II merchant ships of the United States
Ships of the United States Army
Boulder Victory-class cargo ships
Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
Westlock Interlocking. WESTLOCK Interlocking is a Computer-based interlocking (CBI) product now sold and maintained by Siemens Mobility Limited, following their purchase of Westinghouse Rail Systems.

Westlock builds on many of the features that made SSI popular in the United Kingdom. This includes re-use of SSI's programming language and its track-side hardware. 

In addition to backwards compatibility with SSI, Westlock provides additional capacity. This is currently estimated to be around four times that of an SSI, giving it the capability to control over 300 Signalling Equivalent Units (SEUs).

Leamington Spa was the test site for Westlock, and was its first operational site. It was also SSI's test site more than 20 years earlier.

Hardware 

A Westlock system is divided into a number of components, called the Central Interlocking Processor (CIP), Trackside Interface (TIF) and Technicians Workstation (TW). 

The hardware used by the TIF and CIP is similar, based around  a 2-out-of-3 architecture, whereby all safety-critical functions are performed in three separate processing lanes and the results voted upon. This provides some fault tolerance whereby a single module can fail and the system can continue operating in 2-out-of-2 mode.

Central Interlocking Processor (CIP) 
A CIP consists of 3 main processor modules which perform the safety-critical interlocking functionality. In addition it possesses two communications modules which provide redundant Ethernet connectivity (duplicated for availability) and two digital input modules (duplicated for availability) which can service up to 32 local inputs.

Trackside Interface (TIF) 
A TIF also contains 3 main processor modules and two Ethernet communications modules, but additionally has two SSI communications modules, which are used to interface to an SSI compatible data links. The TIF itself does not perform any interlocking functionality, it operates only as a protocol converter.

Technicians Workstation (TW) 
The TW is provided to diagnose faults in the track-side equipment and also within the Westlock equipment. It provides a graphic interface which includes a map of the area of Railway under control and operates on an industrial PC platform.

References 

Railway signalling control
Interlocking systems
Macchi M.8. The Macchi M.8 was an Italian reconnaissance/bomber flying boat designed by Alessandro Tonini and built by Macchi. It was used by the Italian Naval Aviation and was later flown by crews from the United States Navy.

Design and development
The M.8 was similar to earlier flying boat designs from the company but introduced new rigid wing bracing (or interplane struts). The hull was improved from earlier designs and the tail unit was similar to that developed for the M.7. It was a biplane flying boat with the pilot and co-pilot in a side-by-side open cockpit with a further open cockpit forward of them for an observer. The third cockpit was fitted with a machine gun ring and there was access inside the hull between the cockpits. The M.8 was powered by a single Isotta-Fraschini V.4B pusher engine mounted below the upper wing.

A total of 57 aircraft were built between 1917 and 1918 and were used for coastal reconnaissance and to attack enemy submarines. After World War I, a number of surviving aircraft were used at seaplane flying schools for instruction.

Operators

 Corpo Aeronautico Militare

 Swedish Navy

 United States Navy

Specifications (Macchi M.8)

See also

References

 
 

1910s Italian military reconnaissance aircraft
Flying boats
M.08
Biplanes
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1917
StraightLine HDD. StraightLine HDD, formerly StraightLine Manufacturing, Inc., is an American corporation which designs and builds tooling and equipment for the Directional drilling industry. The company's products include directional drills, mud mixing systems, air hammers and a full line of down hole tools, wear parts and accessories for all brands of directional drill rigs.

Established in Wichita, Kansas on January 1, 1984, the company was called "StraightLine Manufacturing, Inc." for its first 19 years.

Today StraightLine HDD has directional drilling equipment, tools and accessories operating in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Australia, India, Poland, Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

History

1984 to 1988: The early years

StraightLine Manufacturing, Inc. is founded in Wichita, Kansas. During this time the company launches its family of rotary tools and introduces a dry bore solution.

1989 to 2002: Entering the HDD market

StraightLine entered the HDD market with the introduction of its line of DirectLine drills in 1989. In 1991 the company moved to a . facility in Newton, Kansas, and opened a new  engineering/technical support facility on the  grounds.

2003 to Present: Acquisition by Finco Inc.

StraightLine was acquired by privately held Finco Inc. d/b/a Source: HDD in 2003. Finco Inc. rebranded the company as StraightLine HDD and relocated the company to a new . manufacturing plant in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Patents

StraightLine HDD has been awarded four US Patents:

 US Patent 5231899 for a drilling rig breakout wrench system on August 3, 1993.
 US Patent 5253721 for a directional boring head on October 19, 1993.
 US Patent 5709276 for a multi-position directional drill on January 20, 1998.
 US Patent 5921331 for a backreamer on July 13, 1999.

External links

StraightLine HDD
Finco Inc.
Underground Construction Magazine

References

Construction industry of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Kansas
Manufacturing companies established in 1984
Hutchinson, Kansas
Reno County, Kansas