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2011 - It was a very good year

Published on 19 January 2012 19:01 by Jim Peters

2011 was a good year for SITA Lab. We concentrated our efforts in three key themes: Social networking, near field communications (NFC) and WiFi indoor location.

Business intelligence in the palm of your hand

Published on 14 December 2011 14:12 by Ron Reed

Ron Reed,
Director Portfolio Marketing
Airport Solution Line

The iPad is today's ultimate 'all-purpose' device. By that, I mean, it is a device that has meaning and purpose for just about everybody: from toddlers (my three-year-old son uses it to play educational games) to teenagers (playing action-packed video games) to business users (filling out forms at doctor's offices). Indeed, the iPad's uses are as broad and various as its users.

Can't get there from here

Published on 28 September 2011 20:09 by Jim Peters

With the recent break-up of one of my favorite bands, R.E.M., I am reminded of their song, Can't Get There From Here. Often, when I hit a busy large airport, and they are getting busier and larger all the time, getting to where I want to go can be a challenge.

NFC still not so near?

Published on 9 August 2011 22:08 by Jim Peters

Near field communications (NFC) is an emerging technology that can be used on new smartphones. It allows communications between the phone and a NFC reader or another NFC phone to transfer information. Because it is secure, NFC is seen as an opportunity for everything from electronic wallets, where money can be stored and transferred, to credit card information. It can even replace the traditional card swipe for payment.

Booking flights on Facebook

Published on 12 May 2011 21:05 by Jim Peters

On February 28th, SITA Lab launched a booking application for Malaysia Airlines on Facebook called MHbuddy. The reaction and comments so far have been really interesting and wide-ranging.

Making travel booking so easy ... even a baby could do it!

Published on 16 February 2011 22:02 by Jim Peters

The SITA Lab participated in the Tnooz THack event over the last couple of weeks and took the gold medal with an Android voice-based search for tours and flights.

Back on Location

Published on 31 January 2011 23:01 by Jim Peters

As promised in my previous post, here is some more brain candy on our work with Cisco and Copenhagen Airport on the passenger geo-location topic.

Location, Location, Location....!

Published on 19 November 2010 17:11 by Jim Peters

While this is the mantra of product placement, its now also the buzz in the smartphone world with GPS enabled phones.

Augmented Reality: Gimmick or a New Way to Look at the World?

Published on 1 September 2010 21:09 by Jim Peters

One of the more intriguing technologies emerging from the smartphone revolution is Augmented Reality. A sci-fi term for using your phone's camera to get a view of what is physically around you through a graphical and textual overlay of the camera's view.

Moore's Law and Intel's never-ending "Bang for the Buck"

Published on 16 July 2010 16:07 by Jim Peters

Intel announced their Quarterly results recently, and they continue to dominate and grow in the microprocessor chip space. Their chips continue to go faster and do more for less.

The Tesla IPO and Green Crude

Published on 2 July 2010 15:07 by Jim Peters

The electric car company Tesla IPO'd this week, pricing at $17 and ending the first day of trading up 40% above that.

As commentators point out, this IPO is a tracking indicator of the overall "green economy" with a game-changing technology.

Tesla's all-electric Roadster Sport goes from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds, and there is no engine noise, which must be kind of freaky (I wonder if owners of this car make engine revving noises to themselves while driving?)

iPad Mania!

Published on 18 June 2010 19:06 by Jim Peters

On 3 April, Apple firmly planted the iPad as the Next Big Thing. 300,000 were sold on the first day alone, 500,000 in the first week. Within 5 days, 3.5 million iPad apps and 600,000 iBooks were downloaded. In less than 2 months, 2 million iPads have been sold in the U.S. alone. International sales just started on 28 May, so those numbers will surely skyrocket. Developers have created 5,000 new apps to take advantage of the iPad's Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.

Making a difference with IT in air transport

Published on 3 June 2010 22:06 by Jim Peters

In today's air transport industry, one does not have to look very far or hard to see the huge challenges the industry faces. IATA is diligent in publishing regular updates on the state of the industry, and these have come to be more doomsday reports, with losses of $9.4B in 2009 and estimated losses of $2.8B in 2010.

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