in-flight
RSS in-flightSplit Mirror Backup/Recovery Solution With the IBM TotalStorage Server DS6800
White Paper This solution is illustrated on an IBM TotalStorage DS6800 IBM's recently announced midrange business class storage server and uses Advanced Copy functions to demonstrate a "No impact," server-less backup of a live SAP R/3 system without... [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo It also allows users to browse flight schedules, helping them to plan their business itineraries. This free application provides up-to-the-minute information on flight arrival and departure times.... [27 Oct 2009]
British Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News On Tuesday, BA will go live with an in-flight connectivity service from OnAir, which will see passengers on the all business class route able to use their mobiles to send texts or emails and browse the web. [28 Sep 2009]
Reserve Forecast Aids in Saving Millions at America West Airlines
White Paper Like most major airlines, America West Airlines schedules and assigns full flight crews for hundreds of daily departures and uses a straightforward staffing forecast to predict employment levels and training needs for... [19 Sep 2009]
Battery life: Windows 7 leaves Vista for dust
News Upgrading a newer machine from Windows Vista to Windows 7 might mean that you get to see the last few minutes of that DVD on a long flight. At a demo on Tuesday, Microsoft showed two identical laptops playing the same... [02 Sep 2009]
The A to Z of wireless
News In-flight connectivity is delivered via onboard picocell technology, with a satellite link connecting the aircraft to mobile networks on the ground. Despite the closure of Connexion, analysts are... [11 Aug 2009]
Symantec Backup Exec and Backup Exec System Recovery: The Business Value of Streamlining and Automating Data and System Protection for Small and Mid-Sized Organizations
White Paper It simplifies complete hardware migrations as well as physical and virtual performance and pre-flight testing. Data or system loss can occur at any time, making it essential to ensure information is always protected and... [05 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]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Singapore's fibre paradox
Comment Having arrived in Singapore during the late afternoon, I went for a walk to help my body normalise after the flight. Compiled at my Singapore hotel upon arrival and despatched to silicon.com on the day... [30 Jul 2009]
Continental Airlines Improves Airport Gate Experience With Presentation Technology
White Paper In order to improve access to accurate, consistent, real-time flight data for both travelers and Continental gate agents, the airline's in-house development team built a new gate display... [30 Jul 2009]
Photos: The tech keeping the world's airports flying high
Photo Sita has also developed a mobile web app for air travellers, currently being trialled by Malaysia Airlines, that allows passengers to check flight schedules and fares from their phones. Handheld tech is helping to save... [07 Jul 2009]
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems because they cannot compete with the thousands of songs and scores of movies that can be stored on modern media players, according to an aviation... [03 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News For instance, if you are getting out of your car at the airport, the app that has the details of your flight realises you have not checked-in and lights up and asks you whether you want to... [03 Jul 2009]
British Airways: No mobiles on old planes
News British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service. BA CIO Paul Coby predicted "exciting" new... [01 Jul 2009]
Homeland Security hires ex-hacker
News With things like Fastpass and Safe Flight, everything they are doing has some kind of technology component. Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn... [08 Jun 2009]
