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IDS will assist you to optimise the financial and whole of life performance of your infrastructure assets.
IDS aims at improving the sustainability of Public Infrastructure Assets by:
- Advocating the use of performance modelling and decision making tools at a national (policy) level.
- Develop New Zealand specific deterioration models for a range of infrastructure assets.
- Promote predictive performance modelling as best practice for key infrastructure assets.
- Ensure access to leading edge performance modelling tools is kept within reach of all New Zealand Local Authorities, regardless of size or in-house technical expertise.
IDS is the distributor of the dTIMS software in New Zealand and has developed performance models for NZ conditions that facilitate maximum value out of this world leading software.
dTIMS is commonly used by roading authorities in New Zealand to assist in medium and long term asset management planning with regards to maintenance strategies, investement allocations and performance forecasts.
How do I get to use it?
Deighton Insider May 1, 2012
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| dTIMS Desktop Evolution to SQL Express Effective June 1st 2012, dTIMS desktop will no longer support a Microsoft Jet Database (Microsoft Access) backend. From this date forward, dTIMS Desktop will be made available to new and existing clients with a Microsoft SQL Express connection only. The decision to introduce Microsoft SQL Express to dTIMS Desktop will result in the evolution of dTIMS Desktop into an "Enterprise Level" database that will offer users many benefits not offered by the existing Microsoft Jet Database. These benefits will result in enhanced software performance and greater database capacity. Bringing dTIMS Desktop into an introductory enterprise level will bring increased database reliability with the no-cost option of installing the freely available Microsoft SQL Express. Deighton will continue to support the Microsoft Access version of dTIMS Desktop for a term of two (2) years from the effective date of this policy. Maintenance of the Microsoft Access version of dTIMS Desktop will cease on the effective date of this policy. Users of the dTIMS Desktop Access version will be transferred to the dTIMS CT SQL Maintenance program with no change to their current maintenance rates.  Options for Existing Users |
| DUC Update The Deighton User Conference (DUC) is approaching fast. With just nine weeks until DUC we want to remind all attendees to reserve their own hotel accommodations. Deighton has secured a block of rooms at the Marriott, in Whitby. They have provided a discounted rate to attendees who book accommodations directly through the hotel prior to the Deighton cut off date (June 27). Space is limited, so be sure to book early.
If you are presenting at DUC 2012 please submit a very brief abstract of your presentation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . These will be included in the DUC Pocket Guide that each attendee will receive. If you require a copy of the DUC Agenda please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For more details refer to: |
| Deighton Waves Asset Management Flag Transportation Asset Management is steadily becoming more of a hot topic amongst Transportation Professionals around the globe. TRB’s 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management was held in April in San Diego, California. With over 300 attendees from around North America, as well as a few who attended from New Zealand, the week-long conference was an astounding success. Deighton was in attendance as leaders from many Departments of Transportation openly discussed the national state of affairs regarding Transportation Asset Management, what needs to get done, and where the most progressive programs are currently at. With over 40% of the United States having implemented dTIMS, state DOTs have an unprecedented opportunity to leverage their existing investment in dTIMS to gain more results targeted to a wider audience for all types of roadway asset management. Rather than investing huge resources in acquiring new software, state DOTs can harness the vast capabilities of dTIMS to manage multiple asset classes interconnected on multiple location referencing systems, while being able to perform cross-asset optimization and trade-off analysis. Being able to effectively manage multiple transportation assets on a single enterprise software platform can help to achieve the high level of efficiency public organizations are striving for. |
| Deighton YouTube Channel In the January Insider we mentioned we are working to improve our dTIMS V9 documentation with the addition of video tutorials. In conjunction with Pavia Systems Inc. (a company that specializes in creating web-based training programs) we have developed a short video that is now available on the Deighton YouTube Channel.
The next scheduled video to be posted is a short marketing video exploring dTIMS md (Management Dashboard). We expect this to be completed by June. |
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Website Update - Search
Great News!
We have improved the search feature on the website. When searching for a term, the search engine will return not just website articles containing the term you searched for, but will also return a list of all the pdf documents containing the term.
This means that the resources are now much more accessable as the contents can be searched without needing to open the documents individually.
This feature is associated with the access level control implemented on the site. If you are a NZ dTIMS licence holder, you need to log in to have access to the search results including all the resources.
There are three access levels:
- Public - only articles and newsletters will be searched
- Registered - for self registered users, the above and the NZTA reports will be searched and results returned
- Licenced - licenced users have full access to all resources, and this is reflected in the search results
Go ahead, log in and give it a try!
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