Deep Cove company targeting carpools LOCAL RECYCLING and car- pooling initiatives will benefit from the connectivity afforded via computers thanks ta a Deep Cove software development and market- ing team. Dave Harms and Jennie Keeran are the co-founders of STW Michael Becker HIGH TECH codes. “That's also a somewhat more expensive system because of the data invoived,"’* said Harms, Harms said the carpooling pro- gram is one of a ‘very few’ to approach ride-share management from the perspective of individual companies, organizations or schools. “Most of the software out there now is geared tc large regional systems. Seattle has one of the most successful regional systems in the United States. But there's a real movement away from the regional systems toward systems that are run on an organization- by-organization basis," he said. Easy Rider runs on an IBM XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible with 640K RAM and a hard disk with about 1.5 megabytes of space available. Meanwhile, Harms and Keeran are also directors of the Canadian Recycling Information Exchange Society, a charitable group orga- nized to provide the public with Sunday, May 26, 1991 - North Shore News - ‘ NEWS photo Mike Wekefiots JENNIE Keeran and Dave Harms, co-founders of STW Communications and directors of the Cana dian Recycling information Exchange work in their Deep Cove office. The two are deep into car- pooling and recycling ventures via computer. fairly siimple system where you organization, user 1D or date merchant outlets as well as to “fan electronic forum for exchang- ing recyclable material and en- vironmental information.”’ Communications. The pair, with The regional computer database can do actually quite complex searches through the database. So you can search by any combina- tion of category, key word, range and you can progressively widen or narrow your searches."’ The system, to be accessible at Vancouver public libraries and users of IBM/compatible com- puters equipped with modems, will serve the Vancouver area ini- ually as a pilot project. Harms as software developer and Keeran as head of marketing, formed the company last fall to hit the marketing road with locally-developed Easy Rider car- pooling software. The product targets offices, schools, churches and associations and helps people create and manage carpools. One version, based on a simple system of map coordinates, is available as shareware. Simon Fraser University is testing a version that incorporates something called automatic geo- coding, using a database of postal Munday, May 27, 7 p.m. in Reom H-50! will facilitate waste exchange be- tween individuals and businesses; act as a source for those seeking to know ‘‘who’s doing what to help the environment’’; list green products and services; provide a calendar of events; list en- vironmental problems; list funding sources for green projects: fist research information about en- vironmental problems; list creative ideas to help attain a cleaner en- vironment. Three beta testers are using the recycling software. The system is expected to go public next month. Said Harms, ‘‘We’ve created a Time is Running Out... Make Business Management Your First Choice Time is running out! Our two-year full-time Business Management Diploma Programs start this September. Start your career planning now. 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