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Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment Bangalore's airport was conceived so it could give this otherwise gung-ho tech city an infrastructure edge and signal a change in its dodgy traffic and transport systems. From... [30 Jul 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Sunday
Comment I can at least be thankful I don't have to celebrate my birthday at the airport, unlike my silicon.com predecessor, Jo Best. There is also a company touting a Wii-inspired virtual reality technology and another offering... [10 Feb 2008]
CIO power
AS Analysis Coby continues to adhere to his mantra of there being "no IT projects, only business projects" and is currently overseeing the tech infrastructure behind the new Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport... [12 Oct 2007]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News Despite only being placed in the top 30, London was named as the best for airport, supply chain and talent availability, but the worst for cost of land and levels of traffic congestion. Mancunians have been getting more... [26 Sep 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo This is Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 (T5) in all its glory. T5 has been jointly developed by BAA - which runs the airport - and British Airways which will become the sole airline operating out of... [13 Jul 2007]
Photos of the month: April 2007
Photo Above, a traveller on his way to the airport accesses the wi-fi now available on all Heathrow Express trains running to and from Paddington. The service provides broadband access - at speeds of up to 2Mbps - to... [27 Apr 2007]
India diary, day 11: I heart Bangalore
Comment As soon as I leave the airport I can see that the tech industry has made its mark on this city. High-rise buildings with masses of blue glass are scattered around the area by the... [14 Mar 2007]
Editor's Blog: What a week for... Starbucks
Comment A user who travelled through Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Indonesia, lest we get confused with Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (hey, it's a far-reaching website) - let's call him Jeremy, for... [19 Jan 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: Photos of the year
Photo April 2006: While in San Francisco, silicon.com's Will Sturgeon got a behind-the-scenes look at the security tech in the city's airport. From the observation room inside the secure... [20 Dec 2006]
Anti-terror scanning tech tested on London commuters
News Trials of airport-style body-scanning technology and high-tech CCTV systems are to begin at London's Paddington railway station from Thursday this week as part of the government's attempts to reduce the... [11 Jan 2006]
BA to launch first direct Bangalore flights
News The new BA flight will allow people to fly directly into the city, which has also just given approval for a new $284m international airport to be built. British Airways (BA) will start the first direct... [26 Oct 2005]
Taipei residents to pay for commuting on mobiles
News For example, a businessman making an overseas trip can book his flight and hotel room via his mobile phone and use it at the airport to print out his boarding pass. Calling NFC the "next big thing", the company's... [15 Jul 2005]
The Vegas CIO: Tim Stanley, Harrah's Entertainment
Comment It's 37°c outside and I'm in the back of taxi heading down Las Vegas Boulevard, travelling north, past the airport, past the most photographed highway 'Welcome' sign in the world and seemingly into the barren desert that... [11 Jul 2005]
Photos: Viva Las Vegas...and tech
Photo As such Harrah's has an office outside Las Vegas as well in more sober surroundings behind the airport. A rollercoaster ride: Certainly there are plenty of parallels which might explain why tech... [08 Jul 2005]
CIO Jury: Have IT bosses lost control?
News Both Davesh Shukla, London City Airport and Chris Broad, head of IT at the UKAEA, agreed that CIOs should be involved in business strategy while retaining control over the technology that then underpins it. [08 Jun 2005]
