Category Archives: Editor’s choice

September 17, 2012

Open for business report on Open Source Software now available for download

by Professor Jim Norton FREng BEng CDir CITP CEng DEng LLD FIoD FBCS FIET FRSA

Open Source Software has been around for the last couple of decades and its presence is now being felt across many sectors. Despite early scepticism, particularly from some corporate technologists, today open systems are making significant inroads into enterprise and critical computing systems.

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September 14, 2012

How much do you know about open systems?

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This coming Monday, 17th September, sees the launch – on this very blog – of a brand new white paper sponsored by Amadeus. But before the paper becomes available, we wanted to give you the chance to test your knowledge of open systems, so you can see how much you know about this important subject.

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January 11, 2012

From chaos to collaboration – insight into the future of travel

by Head of Global Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group

You can now download our latest industry research report: From chaos to collaboration. The key thread running through this report is that travel will become more collaborative over the next decade, both in terms of how people travel, and how travel providers work together with travellers. This collaboration will help reduce the stress, uncertainty and chaos that is present today, due partly to the onset of mass tourism.

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March 15, 2011

Blurring of the lines – a wake up call for travel agents

by Director, Travel Services Business Group, Amadeus IT Group

From my observation of the industry over the last few decades, travel agents have long enjoyed a unique position offering personal and customizable services to travellers. However, the rise and development of the internet blew away their position leaving them to watch content providers sell services that travel agents themselves had previously provided to travellers. [...]

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