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Cathay Pacific to take cloud journey to new heights

CIO

Instead, the publicly held operator of Cathay Pacific Airlines and HK Express is shifting from migration to optimization mode in an effort to wrest additional benefits from its all-in cloud transformation. It will replace the standard MPLS network, he adds. The cloud has helped us to be more scalable and agile.”

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO

The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. Since Erin has a limited budget, one of the first things she might do is go to the internet and browse through meta-search engines looking for a deal.

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Airline Reporting Corporation: ARC Accreditation Options and Steps to Get It

Altexsoft

Whether your business is focused on selling airline tickets, package trips, or cruises, if you want to be acknowledged as a professional in the travel industry, you need to be certified. So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO

Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.

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New Distribution Capability (NDC) in Air Travel: Airlines, GDSs, and the Impact on the Industry

Altexsoft

Two fundamental needs connect all airlines: revenue and passenger satisfaction. To be able to sell ancillaries to the passengers and be more profitable, airlines struggle to deliver personalized content to their travelers. Lufthansa, British Airways, American Airlines, and Iberia were the first to adopt NDC. What is NDC?

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO

The main constituency: Any developer who will happily trade a bit of precision for a big savings in electricity. Physical security of digital systems When most IT people think of computer security, they think of clever hackers who infiltrate their systems through the internet.

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Quantum Metric raises $200M, now valued at over $1B, for its digital product design platform

TechCrunch

Ciabarra has built his company out of Colorado, and it somewhat feels like the DNA of being “remote” from the Bay Area has fueled how the company’s own product has been developed, with the idea being that you don’t need to be on the ground and in the room with someone to be able to identify when they are unhappy.

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