For railroad managers, this will mean real-time access to location tracking, work order status, and two-way data communications.

"Our mobile resource management products will enabled Union Pacific Railroad to decrease idle time and operating costs, tracking shipments, and provide better service to their freight customers," said Richard Gozia, president and CEO of Nexterna.

• Nexterna’s Industrial ARC, a standard communications unit, mounted on each locomotive

• Rugggedized, Pentium-based computers with universal platforms and connectors
• Expandable and scalable
• Host Nexterna’s applications as well as those from third parties

• Nexterna’s Applications

• OptiTrac is an advanced mobile resource management tool for accessing detailed information about the location, utilization and operation of each mobile asset. It integrates GPS and GIS technologies with wireless data communication technology via Nexterna’s Industrial ARC.
• OptiMessage hosts two-way text messaging between mobile technicians using laptops or PDAs.
• OptiWorkOrder simplifies dispatching and enables real-time work order reporting as well as shipment delivery status via a Web interface.

Nexterna’s communications systems use a combination of satellite, cellular or commercial terrestrial wireless communications networks to provide wireless data coverage across North America.