Business View Caribbean, July/August 2018

60 61 government and to the public, that we will be the catalyst to better overall community service on the island, to bring the mobility that the govern- ment wants to reach,” says Cijntje. The technical improvements include a system to monitor bus activity, real-time. “It’s a GSM-GPS combination where we can monitor the routes of the buses, internally, and that also includes the small carriers, as one entity,” explains Lionel Rafa- ela, ABC’s manager of policy and technology. “We can track all the lines.We can track the occupan- cy of the buses.We can track the departure and arrival times, so we can track all kinds of parame- ters during the trips.” Cijntje says the tracking system is operational and that it is something the smaller companies do not have. The system is just one advantage to participating in the cooperative, he adds. “It is very important to consider that when you are in a cooperative, that you can make use of the economies of scale that you have when buying parts for buses, when buying buses themselves, and when buying tires for buses,” explains Cijntje. “You can have enormous discounts and that is what they don’t have if they stay in their individ- ual businesses.We have very important insur- ance incentives that they don’t, at this moment, have and that we can introduce because of the cooperative business model. There are certain insurance companies that work specifically with cooperatives around the world. You also have the aspect of working with other unions that facili- tate financing for the buying of cars or buses so they don’t have to go to a private bank. They can get lower interest rates then.We can also arrange pension plans for them.” www.core.cw info@core.cw +599 9 767 2888 Through our ANSI/TIA-942-B rated 3 certified Data Center, we can deliver business-critical services directly to you as the end-consumer, with secured and unrestricted access to your applications and data, straight from Curaçao to anywhere in the world. CORE: Continuity is our business CORE N.V. is a datacenter with an ANSI/TIA-942-B rated 3 certification located in Curaçao. Curaçao is conveniently situated outside the hurricane belt in the Caribbean. Nonetheless the datacenter was built to withstand all kind of natural disasters. CORE stands for Continuous Reliability and therefore our datacenter was designed with high- availability and efficiency in mind, as well our maintenance and our operations. Through the years, CORE has kept up with the latest trends in communication and information technology to guarantee busi- ness continuity to organizations of various industries and sizes through its ANSI/TIA-942-B rated 3 datacenter. Our datacenter gives you the desired level of customization, to guarantee the perfect match to your business needs. CORE’s Private Cloud offers you: • Secured Hosting of Applications and Data • 24/7 Access to Critical Information Systems • Site Availability of 99.982% • Secured Disaster Recovery Site The infrastructure can be used either as the primary location or as a disaster recovery site. A team of qualified datacenter pro- fessionals is available 24/7 to manage the infrastructure and provide the necessary support tailored to your requirements. CORE can effectively assist your organization, adding superior value to your automated operations through certified and com- mitted staff and a reliable infrastructure. Request a quote through www.core.cw/services. AUTOBUSBEDRIJF CURAÇAO