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BAA prepares for Windows 7 roll out
Blog Airport operator BAA is set to roll out Windows 7 across the company as part of a £60m investment into IT systems. According to BAA's chief information officer Philip Langsdale, Windows 7 is replacing the company's mainly Vista environment because...
[October 9, 2009, 16:41]
BAA bolsters its cyber defences
News British Airports Authority (BAA) is investing £23m in a top-secret programme to combat the threat of cyber-terrorism. BAA said it is more concerned about the threat of an electronic attack by terrorists than any other form of computer attack.
[June 10, 2005, 15:25]
BAA set to start Heathrow RFID trial
News Airport operator BAA is preparing to kick off an RFID luggage-tracking trial at Heathrow. Back in the summer the track and trace pilot was slated for a September launch but although all the necessary equipment for the trial has been installed it...
[November 14, 2007, 16:33]
TUPE Helps BAA Retain Critical IT Skills
White Papers As part of BAA's 'Smart Sourcing' strategy, Computacenter is responsible for delivering a range of IT services across the company's UK estate of 10,500-plus desktops and laptops. BAA was keen not only to retain the skills of the staff involved in...
[August 10, 2006, 0:00]
BA and BAA should make Wi-Fi pay
News BAA, one of the world's largest owners of airports around the world, has now announced a Wi-Fi hot spot at Heathrow Terminal 1 in London, an offering put together with the help of BT Openzone and Intel, which is currently pushing its Centrino...
[April 11, 2003, 11:51]
BAA prepares for Windows 7 roll out
Blog Comment I would very much like know just how many licenses they will receive for that 60 million.
[October 9, 2009, 23:44]
BAA prepares for Windows 7 roll out
Blog Comment How much of a discount did they get for all thiose failed Vista installations?
[October 10, 2009, 18:03]
BA: IT-testing failures caused Heathrow T5 chaos
News MPs have told British Airways and airport operator BAA that they "could and should have avoided" the Heathrow Terminal 5 baggage chaos. Both British Airways (BA) and BAA have been criticised for "serious failings" in a parliamentary transport...
[November 4, 2008, 12:23]
BT's Wi-Fi adventure snubs 3G
News BT announced on Wednesday that it has made deals with BAA, Welcome Break and Hilton that should help it to reach its target of 400 Wi-Fi hot spots by this summer, and 4,000 by June 2005, as it aims to dominate Britain's commercial Wi-Fi market.
[January 29, 2003, 15:39]
Heathrow fingerprinting plans 'temporarily delayed'
News A statement from BAA, which operates Heathrow, said the introduction of fingerprinting technology would be "temporarily delayed" following a meeting with the information commissioner and the Border and Immigration Agency.
[March 27, 2008, 7:32]
Airport hit by IT glitch
News A spokesman for BAA, which owns Gatwick Airport, said the failure brought down every system except those of British Airways: "As soon as it went down we implemented a manual system. BAA has yet to disclose exactly what the systems failure was.
[November 14, 2005, 15:40]
T-Mobile engages BT in Wi-Fi dogfight
News The company has installed hot spots at the international departure lounges of Heathrow Terminals 3 and 4, and Gatwick and Glasgow airports, through a deal with airport owner BAA. Our new Wi-Fi hot spot covering prime BAA airports brings us a step...
[May 11, 2004, 15:50]
RFID luggage tags mooted
News The British Airports Authority (BAA) also welcomed the use of RFID to help cut the number of lost bags but said significant obstacles to mainstream deployment still remain. A BAA spokeswoman said: "One of the problems is the affordability.
[February 24, 2005, 11:00]
Airport workers demand ID card consultation
News Unite, the union which represents workers in the civil air transport sector, wants "full consultation" with airport group BAA after it was revealed it is in talks with the Home Office over the plan. BAA confirmed it was talking to the Home Office...
[February 21, 2008, 7:38]
The Cloud signs airport Wi-Fi deal
News Business travellers should prepare themselves for an extra connectivity boost — BAA has announced it will be rolling out Wi-Fi access across six of its airports this month. BAA has picked The Cloud to install and maintain the network.
[March 14, 2006, 16:35]
Airport hit by IT glitch
Talkback BAA holding quiet makes us all wonder what the role of defective products may be, such as in the LA failure the other year. Failure or collapse is the correct term, not Glitch. ICT systems should be held to no different quality and level of service...
[November 15, 2005, 8:00]
Translated - Arrogant monopoly makes tiny, tiny concession... maybe
Talkback Look at BAA for instance, which has nowhere near the market power of Microsoft. So, Microsoft will finally reduce the *TAX* on cash-strapped schools and 'allow' them to run Linux and MacOS on a few computers?
[September 17, 2008, 11:18]
Banks put online banking on hold
News According to the BAA, around 2 percent of accounts in the UK have Internet access. Many UK banks are putting a "freeze on technology" through 1999 in order to concentrate on the problem of the millennium bug.
[February 19, 1999, 11:46]
Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
Talkback Cisco issued a baa humbug patch to cure the flaw disclosed by Lynn. I ask readers accross the Internet to write to John T. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since then Things at Cisco systems...
[July 30, 2005, 21:55]
Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
Talkback Cisco issued a baa humbug patch to cure the flaw disclosed by Lynn. I ask readers accross the Internet to write to John T. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since then Things at Cisco systems...
[July 30, 2005, 21:54]
