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Lufthansa Systems Depend on Actian to Ensure Flights go Smoothly for Passengers

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
Applicable Industries	Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Lufthansa Systems, a leading IT service provider for the airline and transportation markets, needed a robust and stable database platform to underpin its airline planning and routing software. This software is sold to hundreds of airlines globally to ensure every flight is a safe one. The company offers a modular range of products and services to manage all aspects of airline operations and planning. The challenge was to provide real-time availability of data, high levels of uptime, reliability and stability, cost-effective licensing, and vendor support. Read More
About Customer	Lufthansa Systems is one of the world’s leading full service IT providers and industry specialists for the airline and aviation sector. The company offers Lido/Flight Planning as well as other airline solutions to some 300 national and international commercial airlines across the world. Lufthansa Systems is an expert in its field, offering a modular range of products and services to manage all aspects of airline operations and planning. The company also has a large team of navigation experts on the ground that collate information from a variety of sources, such as updated weather reports and air traffic information, in order to update airlines’ operations teams and pilots en route in real time. Read More
Solution	Lufthansa Systems chose Actian Ingres database and Actian OpenROAD platform to support the company’s Lido/Flight-Planning application. This application is used by airlines to operate thousands of flights for millions of passengers. A central Ingres database serves as the repository of information that powers Lido/FlightPlanning. The data is available to the application in real-time, it is easy to use, secure and available 24 x 7. Lufthansa Systems installs the solution, maintains and updates it in real time to ensure that the airlines have the latest information at their fingertips when they need it. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Applicable Industries

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Lufthansa Systems, a leading IT service provider for the airline and transportation markets, needed a robust and stable database platform to underpin its airline planning and routing software. This software is sold to hundreds of airlines globally to ensure every flight is a safe one. The company offers a modular range of products and services to manage all aspects of airline operations and planning. The challenge was to provide real-time availability of data, high levels of uptime, reliability and stability, cost-effective licensing, and vendor support.

About Customer

Lufthansa Systems is one of the world’s leading full service IT providers and industry specialists for the airline and aviation sector. The company offers Lido/Flight Planning as well as other airline solutions to some 300 national and international commercial airlines across the world. Lufthansa Systems is an expert in its field, offering a modular range of products and services to manage all aspects of airline operations and planning. The company also has a large team of navigation experts on the ground that collate information from a variety of sources, such as updated weather reports and air traffic information, in order to update airlines’ operations teams and pilots en route in real time.

Solution

Lufthansa Systems chose Actian Ingres database and Actian OpenROAD platform to support the company’s Lido/Flight-Planning application. This application is used by airlines to operate thousands of flights for millions of passengers. A central Ingres database serves as the repository of information that powers Lido/FlightPlanning. The data is available to the application in real-time, it is easy to use, secure and available 24 x 7. Lufthansa Systems installs the solution, maintains and updates it in real time to ensure that the airlines have the latest information at their fingertips when they need it.

Impact #1	Real-time availability of data
Impact #2	High levels of uptime
Impact #3	Reliability and stability

Impact #1

Real-time availability of data

Impact #2

High levels of uptime

Impact #3

Reliability and stability

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Lufthansa Systems Depend on Actian to Ensure Flights go Smoothly for Passengers

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