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2008 in film: From Gates' departure to T5 opening its gates
News Head of BA's T5 information management programme, Glenn Morgan, gave silicon.com an exclusive tour. The past year has seen some memorable footage come to silicon.com including Bill Gates' final visit to London before... [12 Dec 2008]
Tech in pictures: The best of 2008
Photo We also took a look at the technology which keeps the terminal and BA's Heathrow operations up and running - take a look at more behind the scenes photos here. January saw Bill Gates give his last speech at the Consumer... [11 Dec 2008]
The Web Services-BusinessActivity - Initiator (WS-BA - I) Protocol: An Extension to the Web Services-BusinessActivity Specification
White Paper The Web Services Transaction protocol family includes the WS-AtomicTransaction and the WSBusinessActivity specifications in order to carry out distributed transactions in a Web Services (WS) environment. [25 Nov 2008]
Inbox: Women still getting a rough deal on pay
Comment Also this week readers, weigh in on the BA baggage debacle, with 'I told you so' being a recurring theme. BA blames Heathrow T5 chaos on IT testing slip ups Personally I feel the root cause was... [07 Nov 2008]
BA blames Heathrow T5 chaos on IT testing slip ups
News Both BA and BAA have been criticised for "serious failings" in a parliamentary transport committee report into the shambolic opening of the £4.3bn terminal in March this year. In a memo to the committee... [03 Nov 2008]
Are you an Oxbridge grade techie?
News At Oxford, computer science falls into the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division and candidates can choose to apply for a three-year BA or a four-year Masters in computer science, or mathematics and computer... [22 Oct 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.10.08
Round-Up Ba! The name's Round-Up. Weekly Round-Up. In the past, the MI6 used to recruit spies by tracking students with the right 'qualifications' as they made their way through the country's top universities: Oxford, Cambridge... [03 Oct 2008]
Photos: Exploring virtual shipwrecks
Photo The University of Hull recently showed how a virtual shipwreck tour might look at the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool with the help of a 3D simulator. Ever wanted to explore Europe's shipwrecks without donning your... [25 Sep 2008]
BA launches iPhone app for frequent flyers
News The app enables customers to view the BA timetable, get real-time travel arrival and departure info and book flights - all on their Apple gadget. Customers can also save 'favourite flights' in order to easily keep... [11 Jul 2008]
Paul Coby
CIO Profile Although Terminal 5's opening in March didn't go as smoothly as BA would have hoped it still stands as a massive tech project that took years of planning. The period in which Coby has been at the helm is widely viewed as... [11 Jun 2008]
Who sat in judgement...
Comment He is responsible for the operation and development of all BA IT and systems. silicon.com has drawn on the knowledge of an international panel to sift through a long list of more than 75 locations and draw up the final... [03 Jun 2008]
Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
News In the written evidence submitted to the committee, BA said: "A number of the issues were caused by the incorrect setup of the system for live operation by BAA or its contractors and by unexpected software errors. [08 May 2008]
RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
News BA will watch with interest the development of RFID but for the moment we will continue to use barcodes on our baggage tags, which - with a modern system - is very effective for baggage being checked-in at an airport. [18 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?
Comment BA recently announced the planned move of the airline's long-haul services from Terminal 4 to Terminal 5 is to be delayed until June. Under the original plans, almost all BA's Terminal 4 long-haul... [16 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects
Comment He has achieved that status by transforming BA into one of the most tech-savvy organisations in the world. Project failures suck all the attention away from IT's real contributions. So knowing when to delay or cancel a... [14 Apr 2008]
