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RSS baa in newsBAA's RFID trial prepares for takeoff
News Airport operator BAA is preparing to kick off an RFID luggage-tracking trial at Heathrow. Back in the summer the track and trace pilot was slated for a September launch but although all the necessary equipment for the trial has been installed it... [14 Nov 2007]
Businesses cool on software as a service
News Richard Rundle, IT director at BAA, said: "The reason is it changes the dynamic between capital funded and revenue funded investments and therefore the profit and loss profile. Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA [18 Sep 2007]
RFID luggage-tracking lands at Heathrow
News The British Airport Authority (BAA) will install the infrastructure on selected check-in desks around the airport. BAA will use the trial to see how the system compares to the current system of barcode scanning in terms of keeping track of bags. [09 Jul 2007]
Terror and regulation bigger risks than IT
News Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA Terrorist attacks, competition and regulation are all bigger threats to businesses than the risks posed by technology failure. More than half (seven) of silicon.com's CIO Jury IT user panel said tech isn't viewed as... [05 Jul 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News The miSense technology was developed and delivered by a consortium of organisations including Accenture, BAA, the Border & Immigration Agency, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, IER, Raytheon, Sagem and Sita. Fingerprint and iris scans were used for... [20 Jun 2007]
Remote and mobile working tech "essential"
News Richard Rundle, IT director at airport operator BAA, added: "Our infrastructure and our applications - both legacy and new - have been re-engineered to ensure all employees can work from home whilst ensuring our environment remains secure. [18 May 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA An exclusive investigation by silicon.com earlier this month revealed a sharp rise in the number of laptops stolen in the UK, while in recent months organisations such as Marks & Spencer, the Metropolitan Police... [15 May 2007]
CIO Jury: Is industry experience vital for IT chiefs?
News Richard Rundle, IT director at BAA, said: "At CIO levels the general management skills not the technical skills are the key. Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA Getting 'boxed in' to a particular vertical industry sector has always been an issue for... [13 Apr 2006]
UK airports' wi-fi flying high
News Business travellers should prepare themselves for an extra connectivity boost - BAA has announced it will be rolling out wi-fi access across six of its airports this month. BAA has picked The Cloud to install and maintain the wi-fi network. [14 Mar 2006]
Heathrow's high-tech Terminal 5 prepares for take off
News Nick Gains, head of systems for BAA, says: "Information flow is critical to passenger flow in an airport. T5 for BAA is a very big project - it's the gateway to London. Tony Douglas, MD of BAA T5, says: "It was the original brown-field site. [20 Feb 2006]
CIO Jury: Smart mobile devices spark IT headache
News Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA The adoption of ever smarter mobile devices and the wide range of digital media and content that can be accessed on them is causing security, management and licensing headaches for IT departments, according to UK IT... [19 Jan 2006]
IT fault at Gatwick brings airport to halt
News A spokesman for BAA, which owns Gatwick Airport, said the failure brought down every system except those of British Airways: "As soon as it went down we implemented a manual system. BAA has yet to disclose exactly what the systems failure was. [14 Nov 2005]
CIO Jury: "Love" your top IT staff or lose them
News Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA Researchers claimed last week that escalating IT "talent wars" are forcing employers to become more creative with staff retention policies, offering perks such as additional holidays and professional training to... [31 Oct 2005]
CIO Jury: Microsoft security strategy gets cautious welcome
News Richard Rundle, IT director at BAA, said: "Microsoft have a track record of delivering products with security flaws that either need future patching or release level application. Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA [06 Oct 2005]
CIO Jury: Risk and innovation key to driving IT value
News Both Richard Rundle, IT director at BAA, and Kevin Fitzpatrick, CTO at Manpower, said they have to be calculated risks with appropriate assessment and management. Richard Rundle, IT director, BAA UK IT chiefs have hit back at an Accenture report... [21 Jul 2005]
