IBM Opens First Asia Pacific Airport Solutions Lab in India

IBM announced the launch
of
its Airport Solutions Lab in New Delhi, the first-of-its-kind center
in the Asia Pacific region. Co-located with IBM's Research and
India Industry Solutions labs, the Airport Solutions Lab will be a
center to showcase IBM's novel technology innovations and solutions
for airports and airlines.

The demand for air travel
continues to expand globally, with an estimated 7 billion passenger
trips by 2020, from 2.2 billion trips in 2009. With rising capacity
demands, airports are also facing challenges in providing enhanced
customer services, reducing costs, and increasing revenue. Airports
therefore need smarter solutions to revitalize their processes and
ensure better business growth.

The Airport Solutions Lab
will host technical and subject matter experts who will help
customers witness and understand the various airport solutions that
are offered by IBM. The lab will enable customers to have access to
solutions on a wide range of areas such energy management, asset
management, space management, airport operations management and
security management, among others. As a regional hub, the lab will
cater to airports across the entire Asia Pacific region.

Speaking on the occasion,
Daniel
O'Connell, Vice President, Distribution Sector, IBM Growth Markets size="3">
said, “Airports are fast becoming multi-modal transportation hubs
and centers for economic vitality across the globe. It is important
that airports embrace new technologies and infuse intelligence into
their systems to create a more responsive and agile operating and
commercial environment. IBM has put together its software, services,
and research & development capabilities to develop these novel
solutions.”

IBM is a leading provider
of airport systems and services and works closely with airports
across the world. In India IBM is working with several airports to
help them build sophisticated IT environments, improve public
services through greater customer insights, and enhance operational
efficiency.

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IBM Solutions for Airports

• Airport Operations
  Management Solution: Resource management
  system, which helps manage the real-time flight and airport capacity
  management function, is at the heart of airport operation. IBM has
  pioneered to setup a state-of-the-art multi airport operations
  management solution, which would help clients who own or manage
  multiple airports to monitor and manage multiple airports from a single
  location.

• Smart Airport
  Enabler: Airports have substantial
  complexity from a process and integration perspective. The absence of
  integration would make it challenging for airports to handle air
  traffic effectively during peak hours. IBM's solution leverages Service
  Oriented Architecture, along with WebSphere integration stacks and
  provides airport specific content for greater efficiency.

• Intelligent
  Operations Center (IOC): The need for
  coordinated action in airports is of utmost importance for safety and
  operational efficiency. Airports tend to have multiple operation
  control centers and it is a challenging task to ensure that all the
  users in these centers have a common view of the situation and are
  assisted in taking informed decisions. IOC ensures collaboration across
  various centers, provides an integrated view of the entire operation,
  and helps take preventive action to any potential issues.

• IBM Intelligent
  Building Management System (IIBMS): Considering

  airports are sharply focused on reducing operational costs and
  enhancing their efficiency, energy and space management are areas which
  can provide substantial leverage. IIBMS uses sophisticated analytics on
  data derived from building management systems and helps make airport
  operations smarter.