airports
RSS airportsID cards U-turn: No compulsory cards for pilots
News As a result, a pilot scheme to issue workers with compulsory cards, which was planned for two airports, Manchester and London City, will not take place. The government has taken the decision to make identity cards... [01 Jul 2009]
BAA on IT offshoring, T5 opening and selling Gatwick
News Mercer, who is responsible for looking after IT at BAA's seven UK airports including Heathrow, said: "Having somebody else looking after my critical systems, I did not go into that lightly. BAA is also splitting the... [18 Jun 2009]
Toronto Airport Meets ITIL Standards and Takes Support Levels, Change Management to New Heights With HEAT
White Paper The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), formed in 1993, is a nonprofit corporation responsible for ensuring that the greater Toronto's regional system of airports meets current and future air... [12 Jun 2009]
Nick Gaines
CIO Profile Gaines started his career as a nuclear engineer and has worked within financial services, airports and construction, before taking up the role of BAA's director of business critical systems where he was accountable for... [03 Jun 2009]
Pilots to bail out on ID cards
News All new airside workers in the UK will be required to have an ID card, starting with staff and crew at Manchester and London City airports this Autumn. The majority of pilots in the UK do not want ID cards and will fight... [08 May 2009]
Air France Improves On-Wing Maintenance Support
White Paper The company wanted to improve the quality and speed of on-wing maintenance operations at one of Europe's busiest and fastest growing airports. Because of rapid expansion at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport and... [01 May 2009]
Analogic Depends on VersaLogic SBC in Explosive Detection System
White Paper The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted certification for the eXaminer 3DX 6000, a new Explosive Detection System (EDS) designed to scan checked baggage at airports for explosives. Exceeding the FAA's... [30 Apr 2009]
Laser-Based Security System Relies on VersaLogic for Processing Power in Extreme Weather Conditions
White Paper The Vumii Discoverii security platform is used in border security systems, airports, ports, waterways and nuclear power plants around the world. Effective nighttime security is a critical deterrent to crime and terrorist... [30 Apr 2009]
ID cards to remain unreadable until next year
News UK nationals will be able to get the cards from this autumn, when cards will be issued to airport workers in Manchester and London City airports and be made available to thousands of people living in pilot cities across... [07 Apr 2009]
digEcor Designs Optimal In-Flight Entertainment Device With D-Link 802.11 a/b/g Wireless Adapter
White Paper When digEcor was designing their award-winning digEplayer XT In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) player, they needed to include wireless capability to meet its airline customer requirements.digEcor needed the wireless adapters to feature... [03 Apr 2009]
Dublin Airport Authority Transforms Financial Efficiency With Integrated Treasury Management
White Paper The challenge was to manage a three-fold increase in treasury transactions for the capital development program while cutting processing costs and create a shared services center for all three airports using Oracle... [03 Apr 2009]
Mumbai's International Airport Takes Off for the Future
White Paper Aiming to establish itself as one of the world's premier airports, modernizing communications was a crucial aspect of their plans. Experiencing significant growth as the country's economy booms, Mumbai's Chhatrapati... [01 Apr 2009]
The Universal Wireless Client: How to Simplify Mobility and Reduce the Cost of Supporting Mobile Workers
White Paper In fact, most knowledge workers use wireless communications in two or even three contexts: "Roaming" outside the office, through hotels, airports, coffee shops, and customer offices, connecting to corporate networks... [01 Apr 2009]
Identity crisis for £1.2bn e-Borders system?
News The rollout of e-Borders will start next month, with the system used to cross reference the names and other details of passengers travelling to British airports, rail and ferry terminals. Project Semaphore, a prototype... [30 Mar 2009]
Quocirca's Changing Channels: Online Conferencing - An Opportunity for Resellers?
White Paper If one would like to spend less time queuing at airports to board a metal tube crammed with grumpy germ-ridden people and uses one's time more productively for the pursuit of business and/or personal activities, online... [21 Feb 2009]
