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Published on 08/24/1998 All articles from this issue

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Generale de Banque selects Legato

Legato Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGTO), a Town Crier Stock Index company, has been selected by Generale de Banque, Belgium, to manage the backup procedure for its entire client/server system. The implementation will involve 60 Legato backup servers and will effect 1,500 stations and 200 clients.

Generale de Banque employs 27,200 people in 46 countries. The bank group consists of 200 banks in addition to several complementary companies.

Legato Systems, a leader in the enterprise storage management software market, has its headquarters in Palo Alto.

NASA software to yield savings

An air traffic control software project that began at NASA/Ames Research Center in 1991 could save almost $1 billion annually when implemented nationwide at major airports and en route centers. The Federal Aviation Administration has chosen the Center TRACON Automation System Software for implementation at major airports and estimates its use could save as much as $800 million per year.

"The air traffic software is in daily use at Dallas-Fort Worth, the world's busiest airport," said Heinz Erzberger, senior scientist for air traffic management at NASA/Ames, located at Moffett Field bordering Mountain View. "The software saves an average of two minutes per flight, saving money for airlines and passengers.

The Traffic Management Advisor component of the software system helps traffic managers establish a flow rate of air traffic that closely matches the capacity of an airport.

The software, developed at NASA/Ames under the direction of Michelle Eshow, was recently named co-winner of NASA's 1998 Software of the year award. For more information, visit the Web at URL: http://ctoserver.arc.nasa.gov.

Insurance executive receives award

Karl E. Hansen, president of VITA Insurance Associates of Mountain View, received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award presented by the California Association of Life Underwriters. Hansen is a Los Altos resident.

The award recognizes individuals who have given meritorious service to life, health and multi-line insurance, the agency system and the community.

Hansen was the founding president of the Association of Health Insurance Agents, a conference of the National Association of Life Underwriters. He has served the national association as vice chairman of its Federal Law and Legislation Committee and as vice chairman of its Employee Benefits Committee, testifying in Washington, D.C. on pending legislation affecting employee benefits, taxation and Medicare.

Hansen is a past president of the Peninsula Association of Life Underwriters, which honored him as its Professional of the Year in 1986.

A Fellow of the Life Underwriter Training Council, Hansen has moderated its courses as well as those of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans for several years.