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Cubic’s Umo Platform Modernizes Fare Payment in Sault Ste. Marie

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

This joint effort brings a new era of fare payment convenience and efficiency to Sault Ste.

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  • This joint effort brings a new era of fare payment convenience and efficiency to Sault Ste.
  • Cubic’s cloud-based Umo platform is designed to enhance the way riders experience and pay for public transportation, making it easier, more convenient and more enjoyable.
  • With Umo, riders now have the option to use contactless payments by simply tapping their reloadable Umo smartcard or using the Umo Mobility app on mobile devices to pay for their fare swiftly and securely.
  • Whether riders pay their fare with their reloadable smartcard or mobile app, Umo will make paying for public transportation easier.”
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Fast Accounting's Image Processing Technology Research Paper Accepted for the World-Renowned IEEE ICIP 2023 Conference

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Fast Accounting is pleased to announce that our research paper titled "DiffusionSTR: Diffusion Model for Scene Text Recognition" has been accepted for presentation at the prestigious IEEE ICIP 2023, an international conference on image processing technology, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 8th to 11th, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Fast Accounting is pleased to announce that our research paper titled "DiffusionSTR: Diffusion Model for Scene Text Recognition" has been accepted for presentation at the prestigious IEEE ICIP 2023, an international conference on image processing technology, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 8th to 11th, 2023.
  • The preprint of the accepted research paper is available for viewing on arXiv at the following link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.16707
    Typically, text recognition technology has focused on converting digital text from images that contain the desired text.
  • However, a new method presented in the research paper accepted by ICIP takes a different approach.
  • Fast Accounting believes that its research on text recognition using generative AI will contribute to further advancements in the field of text recognition technology.

Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services Selects Umo Contactless Fare Payments Platform

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Marie Transit Services has finalized its contract with Cubic Transportation Systems (Cubic) to deliver the Umo mobility platform as its new transit fare collection system, improving convenience and access to public transit by embracing contactless fare technology.

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  • Marie Transit Services has finalized its contract with Cubic Transportation Systems (Cubic) to deliver the Umo mobility platform as its new transit fare collection system, improving convenience and access to public transit by embracing contactless fare technology.
  • Marie is pleased to provide our community with a contactless fare payment option for transit services, said Sault Ste.
  • Contactless fare payments are an important aspect of improving the customer experience and making transit more appealing to and convenient for riders.
  • Marie Transit Services has chosen Umo as its new transit fare collection system, said Ross Romano, member of provincial parliament for Sault Ste.

Canada and Manitoba Invest in Wastewater Treatment and Waste Management Infrastructure Projects

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Monday, August 8, 2022

The wastewater treatment system in Neepawa will also be expanded and upgraded to increase capacity to treat and manage wastewater and storm water.

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  • The wastewater treatment system in Neepawa will also be expanded and upgraded to increase capacity to treat and manage wastewater and storm water.
  • The Government of Canada's funding comes from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program's Green Infrastructure Stream.
  • The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program is providing $33.5 billion over 11 years for public infrastructure across Canada.
  • In Manitoba, the Government of Canada has invested more than $945 million in over 229 infrastructure projects since 2015.

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest over $362 million to bring high-speed Internet to eastern Ontario

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Saturday, August 7, 2021

That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.
  • At the end of March 2021, 175,000 rural and remote households had been connected to high-speed Internet under projects supported by the Government of Canada.
  • Together, these initiatives are part of Ontario's plan to help bring reliable high-speed Internet to more communities across Ontario.
  • The Ontario government has invested in initiatives to improve connectivity across Eastern and Southwestern Ontario .

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest over $148 million to bring high-speed Internet to Northwestern Ontario

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Saturday, August 7, 2021

That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.
  • Together, these initiatives are part of Ontario's plan to help bring reliable high-speed Internet to more communities across Ontario.
  • This investment, in partnership with Ontario and the Canada Infrastructure Bank, will connect over 11,200 households in Northwestern Ontario to high-speed Internet.
  • From education to health care to economic opportunities, broadband internet will help bring communities in Northwestern Ontario into the digitized world.

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest $230 million to bring high-speed Internet to central Ontario

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Saturday, August 7, 2021

That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.
  • Together, these initiatives are part of Ontario's plan to help bring reliable high-speed Internet to more communities across Ontario.
  • Today's announcement builds on the progress the governments of Canada and Ontario have already made to improve critical infrastructure in Ontario.
  • Since 2015, Government of Canada investments have helped more than 175,000 rural and remote households across Canada gain access to high-speed Internet.

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest up to over $170 million to bring high-speed Internet to Northeastern Ontario

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Friday, August 6, 2021

That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.
  • Together, these initiatives are part of Ontario's plan to help bring reliable high-speed Internet to more communities across Ontario.
  • These projects in Nipissing are important steps forward in our government's plan to connect every community in Ontario to high-speed internet by 2025."
  • It has also invested in high-speed Internet projects in rural and Northern Ontario, such as through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and the Next Generation Network Program .

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest up to over $73 million to bring high-speed Internet to the Golden Horseshoe

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Friday, August 6, 2021

That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • That's why the governments of Canada and Ontario are accelerating their investments in broadband infrastructure.
  • At the end of March 2021, 175,000 rural and remote households had been connected to high-speed Internet under projects supported by the Government of Canada.
  • Together, these initiatives are part of Ontario's plan to help bring reliable high-speed Internet to more communities across Ontario.
  • This investment, in partnership with Ontario and the Canada Infrastructure Bank, will connect almost 26,000 households in the Golden Horseshoe to high-speed Internet.