airport
RSS airportVista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News The companies include engineering firm Atkins, airport operator BAA, business advisors Baker Tilly, Deutsche Bank and drinks maker innocent - all of which are upgrading from a mix of Windows XP and Vista. [22 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: United breaks guitars?
Comment Compiled at JFK Airport whilst waiting for BA 178 to fly me home via London Heathrow. I just boarded an early morning shuttle bus from my hotel at JFK airport. Dispatched to silicon.com via a free LAN... [14 Oct 2009]
BAA preparing for Windows 7 take off
News Airport operator BAA is hoping the roll out of Windows 7 will help simplify its IT infrastructure and contribute to a cost-cutting initiative across the company. BAA's Heathrow airport with Terminal 5 in... [09 Oct 2009]
British Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News The service will be available on two Airbus A318s flying between London City Airport and New York's JFK. Air travellers flying between London and New York won't have to go mobile cold turkey from tomorrow. [28 Sep 2009]
Want to run iPhone apps on Windows phones?
News When working in an airport that could prevent you from taking a notebook computer or even a Wyse mobile thin client, and that's something we'd be fine with," said McNaught. VMware is in the early stages of embedding its... [03 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet, Windows 7, Nokia mini laptop, 3D printers and future mobiles
Photo The driverless ULTra will take passengers to Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 from next year. August saw this futuristic-looking machine, the ULTra personal rapid transit (PRT) vehicle, on display at London's Science Museum. [02 Sep 2009]
Broward County Sheriff's Office Improves Billing Processes for Thousands of Detail Assignments
White Paper Broward County Sheriff's Department (BSO), the nation's largest county law enforcement agency, employs more than 6,000 law enforcement, fire, paramedic, and emergency workers serving Broward County as a whole and, on a contract basis, 14... [31 Aug 2009]
Photos: Artificial eyes and airport scanners - what's hot in R&D
Photo Los Alamos National Laboratory designed MagViz to help make the separate airport security screening of containers of liquids unnecessary. Before they became household names, technologies like ATMs, halogen lamps, fax... [21 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.08.09
Round-Up Other tales included tech chiefs being asked to improve the mobile network coverage in mountainous areas or on tropical islands; translate error messages from international service providers and come up with miracle cures for equipment... [21 Aug 2009]
Photos: Driverless pod cars offer a glimpse of the future of transport
Photo From next year, travellers at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 will be able to step into one of these vehicles and be whisked straight to their destination - all without the need for a driver. The driverless vehicles are... [13 Aug 2009]
PayPal goes plastic with debit cards aimed at students - and their parents
News As Fotsche explained to me, this system worked out great for him when his daughter needed to spend an extra $10 on a checked bag at the airport. PayPal on Tuesday introduced a new service for parents with kids who are in... [12 Aug 2009]
The A to Z of wireless
News Indeed, momentum has once again been building around in-flight wireless and services are sporadically emerging: British Airways, for example, recently announced plans to launch an in-flight wireless service later this year on an... [11 Aug 2009]
Underwater robots, Google Moon, edible beetles and ID cards
Photo Airport IT supplier Sita developed this mobile web app for air travellers, currently being trialled by Malaysia Airlines, that allows them to check flight schedules and fares from their phones. Last month marked the 40th... [04 Aug 2009]
TAV IT RMS - Resource Management System
White Paper While airport operators and authorities are trying to deliver the best service to all parties in the airport, the rapidly growing challenges and continuous growth entail those taking proactive actions... [31 Jul 2009]
Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo Airport workers at Manchester and London City airports will be able to volunteer for the cards from later this year and ID cards will be made available to the rest of the UK public from 2012. This is the first glimpse at... [30 Jul 2009]
