New generation technology

Latest technology for superior performance

Since its creation 20 years ago, Amadeus has always used the latest technology available to build its advanced IT solutions:

  • New generation hardware: high performance systems based on Linux;
  • Open standards: new generation protocols (IP);
  • Modern architecture (SOA): easy to change and expand;
  • Modern languages: Java and C++ easy to maintain;
  • Modern network: backbones of optic fibre; secured IP protocols.

Altéa Departure Control and Altéa Self Service Check-in, for example, use 100% new generation technology (Linux) compared with many other current DCS applications running on costly proprietary mainframe systems such as TPF.

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Elimination of legacy technology constraints

The airlines, airports and ground handlers that are still using a DCS designed in the 1970s face significant constraints:

  • Difficult scalability: increased business volumes can only be accommodated by adding processing capability and disk space at significant cost.
  • Problematic addition of new features because there is no modular approach.
  • Increased cost of maintenance as the cost of developers is higher for old generation languages.
  • Increased IT operating costs due to costly license fees associated with proprietary mainframes.
  • Complex, costly, or even impossible integration with other internal or external systems.

All airlines, airports and ground handlers understand that legacy systems are no longer adapted to today's operations and are a thing of the past, and hence they intend to renew their application technology. Early adopters will benefit from a competitive advantage over the followers.

The only way to eliminate these constraints across your entire core processes forever is to migrate to a new generation platform, which is built from the ground up using the latest technology.

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Rapid integration of new services and applications

Airports are changing faster and faster, and adapting your main applications to the evolving business environment is a critical competitiveness factor.

Because of their modular design and use of open standards, new generation technology solutions will enable you to launch a new feature or interface with new partners more cost-effectively and more swiftly than with legacy systems.

You will see a huge difference each and every time you want to introduce a new IT module or interface with a new application.

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Continuous investment

In 2006, 2007 and 2008, Amadeus was ranked Europe's number one company in terms of R&D investment in the travel and tourism industry, according to the European Commission's Top 1,000 Ranking of European companies.

Jean-Paul Hamon

Investment in Research & Development is at the very core of Amadeus strategy to reinforce our position as the leading supplier of IT solutions for the travel industry.

We continue to invest in technology to facilitate the emergence of innovative solutions for our customers.

This brings a wide array of benefits: faster delivery of new solutions, more cost-effective development and enhanced cost control.

Jean-Paul Hamon,
Executive VP, Development
Amadeus IT Group

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The big technology change is that we are going out of TPF structures and constraints into modern technology, which is robust, real-time and leveraging all the business benefits you can drive from a relational database.

Fiona Balfour

Former CIO

Qantas