Bornemann and ILS Announce the Planned Interface Between CrewTrac and the LMS.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999-- Integrated Lodging Service Inc. (ILS ILS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Israeli Shekel. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), the provider of "total process" automation services for managing the airline crew layover lay·o·ver n. A short stop or break in a journey, usually imposed by scheduling requirements. Noun 1. layover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" stopover, stop process, and David R. Bornemann Associates Inc. (dRba), a leading supplier of flight and crew management software to the aviation industry, Tuesday released their plans for completion of an interface between Bornemann's CrewTrac crew scheduling software, and ILS's Layover Management System (LMS (Learning Management System) An information system that administers instructor-led and e-learning courses and keeps track of student progress. Used internally by large enterprises for their employees, an LMS can be used to monitor the effectiveness of the (TM)) for automating the real-time management of airline layover and other schedule-based service needs. "Like our customers, we see the value of this integration capability and are pushing for rapid completion," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. David Bornemann, president of dRba. This new capability compliments the many enhancements we are offering to our CrewTrac(R) customers. These efforts show the continued commitment to meeting our customer needs through rapid development and strategic partnering." This interface is planned for beta-release next month and will be available to all CrewTrac(R) users in the third quarter. It will provide CrewTrac(R) users with the ability to link to ILS, who in turn provides a variety of layover management services. "Our services enable airline scheduling and administration departments to focus on their core business. Our solution is a natural extension of CrewTrac(R), and results in real-time, accurate information provided to airline vendors while realizing cost savings opportunities for the airlines. It is a proven win-win-win business solution for airlines, their crew and suppliers," states David Hooser, Vice President, at ILS. ILS is currently in operation with lodging and transportation management functionality supported by a 24 x 7 global service center. Other key features of this total process solution will be implemented in the next few months. Those include: Crew-Connect(TM) online access, Crew-Cancel(TM) programs, Crew-Call(TM) locator services, Crew-Positioning(TM), Crew-Bank(TM), and Crew-Catering(TM). Bornemann Associates was formed in 1978 to provide independent data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a expertise to the aviation industry. The firm specializes in computer software development and professional consulting assistance; its staff members are experienced in the identification and evaluation of alternative data processing and operations research operations research Application of scientific methods to management and administration of military, government, commercial, and industrial systems. It began during World War II in Britain when teams of scientists worked with the Royal Air Force to improve radar detection of techniques, and the effective application of these techniques to the solution of airline technical problems. The members of the firm's Technical Staff have more than 250 years of prior aviation information systems experience, primarily in the development, implementation, and support of computer-based systems Computer-based systems Complex systems in which computers play a major role. While complex physical systems and sophisticated software systems can help people to lead healthier and more enjoyable lives, reliance on these systems can also result in loss of for airline schedule development, crew scheduling, flight planning Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two safety-critical aspects: fuel calculation, to ensure that the aircraft can safely reach the destination, and compliance with air traffic control requirements, to , and operations control. In addition, the firm's seven-person Customer Support Staff is composed entirely of former airline managers, who embody over 100 years of relevant experience in the airline industry. ILS provides Web-based total process solutions to the airline industry. Through system integration and schedule replication, ILS performs a multitude of schedule-based logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse services. The initial focus is on providing automated layover services management and accurate, real-time communications between airlines and their suppliers of schedule-based services. ILS has drawn on its 100 years of combined industry experience and knowledge in travel management, transaction management, aviation and system technology to re-engineer the management and administration of the crew layover process. The company's Layover Management System utilizes standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting , automation, and consolidation to deliver superior benefits and reduced cost to the airlines and hotels, and offers revolutionary new crewmember services. |
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