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- Analogic Depends on VersaLogic SBC in Explosive Detection System
- The Federal Aviation Administration FAA recently granted certification for the eXaminer 3DX 6000, a new Explosive Detection System EDS designed to scan checked baggage at airports for explosives. Exceeding the FAA's stringent requirements for identification of difficult-to-detect plastic explosives in passenger baggage, the eXaminer is also lighter weight and has...
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- IT failure at Heathrow T5: What really happened
- Anyone having the misfortune to pass recently through Heathrow's new Terminal 5 knows the huge project debuted as a case study in full-blown systems failure. Most reports have focused on stranded customers, a crazed supermodel, and Queen Elizabeth's grand opening speech, which called the terminal "a 21st Century gateway to...
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Traceable Air Baggage Handling System Based on RFID Tags in the Airport
- The RFID is not only a feasible, novel, and cost-effective candidate for daily object identification but it is also considered as a significant tool to provide traceable visibility along different stages of the aviation supply chain. In the air baggage handling application, the RFID tags are used to enhance the...
- White papers 2008-04-01
- System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offline
- System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offlineBlame it on MSEven if there is no MS product involved I would venture to say its a Microsoft problem somehow someway, haha.Actually...In one of the reference links, it mentions the system is built around the .NET framework.All joking aside, this a quite a...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offline
- The computerized baggage handling system in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 was kicked offline for about two days due to software problems. As a result, carriers in the terminal were forced to sort baggage manually and 6000 passengers experienced delays, cancellations, and hassle. A...
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Travel is good but salsa is forbidden
- I'm in the airport here in Albuquerque on my way to California for a week of work with the Foldera team capped off by the TechCrunch party on Friday up in the valley. Everything is pretty much normal for an early morning flight out of the Sunport - the lines...
- Blog posts 2006-08-15
- The evils of self check-in kiosks
- I've probably flown more in my life than the average American, and that's not simply because I have this odd compulsion to live in foreign countries. Both sides of my family worked in the airline industry. One grandfather was a pilot before he moved into upper management at United, which...
- Blog posts 2005-11-07
- RFID: Opportunities and Advantages in Baggage Handling
- RFID is taking the world by storm. Though an old technology the potential uses and benefits are endless. This paper explores the current baggage handling process and a potential model for utilizing RFID in baggage tracking. The potential savings and key business case drivers are also explored for an airline...
- White papers 2004-08-18
- McCarran International Airport Improves Passenger Safety With Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology
- McCarran International Airport handles nearly 70,000 passengers and more than 460 flights each day, making it the 7th busiest airport in the country according to Airports Council International. When officials at McCarran International Airport made the commitment to improve customer safety and satisfaction, they knew it was going to be...
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- Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype
- Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Carry on blues and the blame game
- 7mgte is right(sorry, I can't reply to a posting, just the story)It's not like the airline saves any money on fuel if you carry it on, vs. check it. It still has to lug the weight around.Just Wait for the Other Shoe Charge to DropJust wait until the airlines "solve"...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- On the future of Open Source thought leadership
- After over a decade of being in the shadow of the Free Software movement and 30 years of its inflexible dogmatic principles, disruptive new Open Source thought leadership is emerging that is truly able to compromise with the realistic needs of business and end-users without carrying...
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Google plays a hand of Ogre with Apple
- 'Ogre' is an interesting - if obscure - analogy. But I would suggest that you'd to better to stick with plain old chess.In my view, the AT&T/iPhone team have a better position, if only by virtue of their early start in the market. But, as a belated entry, Android is...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- First there was WS-*, now we have REST-*
- why include M$?The history shown that any M$ involment with standards was detrimmental to the industry.I agree. I just think this is a new blogger that 'don't know how it works' NTRE: First there was WS-*, now we have REST-*Joe:if you think about it, REST is the perfect distributed object...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- India outsourcing workers stressed to the limit
- This applies to America as well"Workers are suffering from obesity, sleep disorders, depression and broken relationships - problems which can lead to more serious conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. In a country where a public healthcare system is virtually non-existent, overworked outsourcing employees could present a health crisis...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- Flights Pro 1.0 (Mobile)
- This flights Pro lets you add flights by flight number or search for flights by route between 4300 airports around the world. It features displays flight scheduled, delay and cancellation information, includes terminal, gate, and baggage information, airport arrival and departure delay information, detailed 10 day weather forecast for airports,...
- Software downloads 2009-08-26
- Checkbook for Excel 5.2d (Windows)
- Checkbook for Excel is a custom personal and business finance application written for Microsoft Excel. It provides all the necessary features for managing your financial accounts without all the excess baggage and gratuitous advertising associated with the popular personal finance packages. Adds additional transaction types, scheduled transactions, tax report, and...
- Software downloads 2009-08-21
- DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval
- Oracle said in a release today that the U.S. Department of Justice has given its blessing to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The deal is still awaiting approval from the European Commission. Sun's shareholders approved the acquisition last month. You'll recall that Oracle came out of left...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Radisson Hotels report significant data breach
- HotelsI don?t find this that surprising ? when staying at a well know chain Hotel, the Server Room, and all Comms Kit was in an unlocked cupboard which was located in the Baggage Room ? full access to anything was possible, and if one wished, one could connect to anything...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Will pre-teens really adopt the new iPod touch as a VoIP phone?
- Will pre-teens really adopt the new iPod touch as a VoIP phone?NO! Apple will block VOIP appsOnes like Ventrillo and TeamSpeak will be blocked if they plan on making an app.some have already been blocked... I forget the names. But ones like Skype and Fring are allowed since you...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
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