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News Although his previous role was chief operating officer of Delta Airlines, he has a background in consulting and IT having worked at the Boston Consulting Group. Red Hat's new chief executive Jim Whitehurst has admitted... [20 Jun 2008]
Introducing the 'mile-high Pods'
News Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United will integrate iPods into their entertainment systems so passengers can watch their own videos, stored on their iPods, on the seat-back screens. [14 Nov 2006]
What happened to RFID's baggage-tracking boom?
News Among the flyboys currently piloting the tech are Air France, Delta and Virgin Atlantic. Despite a number of trials and pilots worldwide, the use of RFID to track baggage for airlines has not taken off in the way many... [06 Oct 2006]
Delta and IBM shake hands on seven-year IT deal
News Cash-strapped Delta Air Lines has agreed a seven-year IT outsourcing deal with IBM - pending approval from the US bankruptcy court. Delta has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since last year and... [23 Aug 2006]
Delta plans IBM outsourcing deal
News Struggling airline Delta has asked a US bankruptcy court for permission to outsource its IT support and maintenance to IBM as part of plans to cut costs and reduce headcount. Delta's internal IT... [11 Aug 2006]
Update: Apple brings Indian operations to the US
News Both Dell and Delta Airlines did similarly in 2004. Apple has scuttled plans that would have seen it open a customer services and software development centre in India, according to reports. Earlier this year, it was... [06 Jun 2006]
RFID on airline luggage: ROI in three years?
News Delta and British Airways have already expressed an interest in rolling out the technology. RFID for luggage tracking is feasible but it's not for everyone, according to a new analysis of how the tracking tags could help... [10 Nov 2005]
Is your boss looking for porn?
News The report, sponsored by software company PixAlert and conducted by research firm Delta Consulting, also found that when businesses pursued an investigation, 44 per cent of cases resulted in a dismissal from the company. [20 Jun 2005]
Blogging: 'A lot of fuss about nothing'
News Delta Airlines and more recently Google have also taken similar action. Despite huge growth in the blog phenomenon and high profile stories about companies undone by blogging staff there is still a 'why all the fuss? [10 Feb 2005]
Curse of the blog strikes Google employee
News In one recent dispute, a Delta Air Lines flight attendant lost her job after posting photos of herself in uniform on her blog. Mark Jen, a blogger whose candid comments about life on the job at Google sparked controversy... [09 Feb 2005]
Waterstone's sacks employee over blog
News Ellen Simonetti, formerly an air hostess for Delta Airlines, was fired after management saw pictures of her posing in her uniform on her website. An employee of book chain Waterstone's has been fired for material he... [10 Jan 2005]
The problem with ID theft
News Delta Blood Bank, based in a Stockton, California, paid a reward for the Compaq laptop, which had been stolen after a 10 December blood drive in the nearby town of Tracy. In accordance with that law,... [23 Dec 2004]
Dell recalls four million power adaptors
News The power adapters were manufactured by Delta Electronics. About 4.4 million AC adapters sold worldwide with Dell notebooks between September 1998 and February 2002 were recalled on Friday because of a risk of... [11 Oct 2004]
Delta flies its call centre out of India
News Delta Air Lines is to close one of its offshore call centres in India but will not comment on the reasons why, according to newspaper reports. The survey was sent this summer to frequent Delta flyers... [30 Jul 2004]
Schoolchildren to be RFID-chipped
News US airline Delta recently announced it would be using RFID to track travellers' luggage. The rights and wrongs of RFID-chipping human beings have been debated since the tracking tags reached the technological mainstream. [08 Jul 2004]
