NetSilicon Selected by IER to Enhance Airline Ticket Printers with Networking Functionality.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2002 -- Network-Enabling Platform Provides Device Management Capabilities Over LANs and Internet for World Leader in Automated Ticketing and Boarding for Travel and Transport -- Offering new ways to put the power of networks and the Internet to work to help manage, monitor, and diagnose diagnose /di·ag·nose/ (di´ag-nos) to identify or recognize a disease. di·ag·nose v. 1. To distinguish or identify a disease by diagnosis. 2. the machines that print and read airline tickets, NetSilicon, Inc, the leading provider of integrated hardware and software for intelligent, networked devices, today announced that its embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. connectivity platform is providing the processing hardware and networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . for French manufacturer IER IER Institut d'Economie Rurale IER Institute for Economic Research (Ljubljana, Slovenia) IER Institute for Employment Research IER Ion-Exchange Resin (building material) IER Initial Environmental Review . "IER's unique application is a perfect example of how adding networking to electronic products adds significant value to OEMs and their customers. IER's automated ticketing terminals can communicate diagnostic and statistical information over networks to allow preventive maintenance The routine checking of hardware that is performed by a field engineer on a regularly scheduled basis. See remedial maintenance. preventive maintenance - (PM) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance, scratch monkey. to be conducted remotely, greatly reducing total cost of ownership and reducing device failure rate," said Bruce Berger, senior vice president and general manager, NetSilicon. "In the travel industry especially, customers are driving demand for high-quality, reliable ticket printing systems that help increase efficiency at check-in. By choosing NetSilicon's integrated device connectivity platform, IER's design engineers could focus on their innovative product rather than deal with the complexities of building networking into their devices." The IER terminals offer secure, reliable functionalities for high-volume environments, even when operated round-the-clock. Their simplified, efficient design have fewer potential points of failure, and meet all International Air Transportation Association and American Electronics Association The American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry in the United States. standards. Major US and worldwide airlines (Continental Airlines, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines This article is about Frontier Airlines that was founded in 1994. For the company known as Frontier Airlines from 1950 to 1986, see Frontier Airlines (1950-1986). For the similarly named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. , Singapore Airlines This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . ) have purchased and deployed IER terminals. Additionally, most Global Distribution Systems such as the Sabre, Amadeus and Worldspan travel service networks use IER terminals to print airline tickets at their travel offices around the globe. IER deployed NET+Imaging(TM), a product line within NetSilicon's NET+Works(TM) architecture, that provides comprehensive and fully integrated embedded networking solutions. These solutions tightly couple advanced processing hardware and networking software, including direct Web/Ethernet connectivity and remote management software. "IER needed to enhance its products functionalities with an existing embedded networking platform that could easily be adapted to our specifications," stated Paul Reen, Marketing Manager, IER SA. "NetSilicon's proven device connectivity platform provided us with a fully customized product and gave us the advantage of a trusted, reliable solution." About IER IER, a subsidiary of the BOLLORE Group, is the leading world supplier of terminals, printing and reading systems for the transportation sector. Every year, the tickets, boarding passes and baggage tags of a billion travelers are issued or read by over 180,000 IER devices. IER is also one of the European leaders in Automatic Identification market, interactive kiosk An Interactive kiosk is a computer terminal that provides information access via electronic methods. Interactive kiosks sometimes resemble telephone booths, but can also be used while sitting on a bench or chair. market and leisure ticketing domain. For more than 15 years, IER has developed a network of subsidiaries in the USA, Singapore, United-Kingdom, China, Japan, Dubai, Sweden, Spain and Belgium in order to respond quickly to customer's requests for sales and service support. About NetSilicon NetSilicon designs and manufactures integrated platforms for manufacturers who want to build intelligence and Internet/Ethernet connectivity into their products. These platforms integrate system-on-silicon and software to provide a complete solution for Internet/Ethernet-connected products. The NET+Works platform allows manufacturers to shorten their time to market, reduce development risk, lower costs, and free their engineers from the difficult task of integrating multi-vendor networking components. NetSilicon is enabling device intelligence and connectivity in a broad range of industries, including telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , building controls and security, retail-point of sale, industrial automation and office appliances. NetSilicon's solutions are paving the way for the device-centric networks of tomorrow. NetSilicon is a Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. (R) company (Nasdaq: DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ). For additional company, product, or financial information, please visit the NetSilicon Web site, www.NetSilicon.com, send email to info@NetSilicon.com, or call 800-243-2333. For calls originating outside the US, call 781-647-1234. NetSilicon headquarters is located at 411 Waverley Oaks Road #227, Waltham, MA 02452. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, is the leader in Connectware, wired and wireless, hardware and software connectivity solutions. Connectware network-enables the essential devices that build business. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 800-344-4273 (U.S.) or 952-912-3444 (International). NetSilicon, NET+Imaging and NET+Works are trademarks of NetSilicon, Inc. Digi, Digi International and Connectware are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digi International Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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