The T2K (TRACS 2000) Architecture: An Oral History of Unsung Enterprise Software Engineering (1998–2003)
Location of Development: Remarking Services of America (RSA) – Amherst, New York
Principal Architects: Chris Probst, Mary Hintermeier, Chris D'Arrigo, Yair Alan Griver (YAG), Steven Black
Platform Stack: Visual FoxPro (VFP), T2K Framework (Codebook-based), Microsoft SQL Server, Windows DCOM, Citrix Terminal Server / Thin Clients
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the engineering team at Remarking Services of America (RSA) designed and executed an enterprise asset-management framework named T2K (TRACS 2000). Built to handle complex, high-throughput financial calculations, depreciation algorithms, and logistical tracking for national automotive lease-end portfolios, T2K became a finalist for the prestigious Visual FoxPro Excellence Awards at DevCon.