Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Live with Progress Software
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2009--
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software
provider that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive,
announced today that its
Progress®
Sonic ESB® (enterprise service bus) is deployed and
operational at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
The solution from Progress Software enables BAA to provide airport
integration capabilities using the Sonic ESB product. This includes the
creation of reusable integration services for new T5 systems and of
specialist adaptors for the integration of existing key operational BAA
systems, such as the Airport Operational Database Integration.
Martin Thomas, Integration Architect BAA IT commented: “Our challenge
was to find a solution that enabled the rapid integration of operational
BAA systems and provides a platform for future use.”
The Sonic ESB is a market-leading, messaging-based enterprise
service bus that provides the integration of new and existing
business services across organizational boundaries as well as to remote
sites with low latency, high reliability and continuous availability.
BAA selected the Sonic ESB product for Terminal 5 to achieve reliable
integration of events in order to provide the best passenger experience
possible.
Ken Rugg, vice president and general manager of Integration
Infrastructure, Progress Software said: “Terminal 5 is now setting new
standards in the delivery of systems that, working seamlessly together,
contribute to the positive and hassle-free experience now enjoyed by
passengers using Terminal 5.” These new standards require unprecedented
levels of data integration and encryption, making this an exciting and
successful project for Progress Software.”
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About BAA
BAA is the world's leading airport company. It operates airports in a
way that seeks to meet the needs of passengers and airlines while at the
same time providing an appropriate return on investment.
About BAA Heathrow
The UK’s only hub airport, Heathrow handles around 67 million passengers
a year, flying to 180 destinations around the world. Many long haul
destinations are accessible in the UK only via Heathrow; this wide range
of global cities is underpinned by short haul and domestic transfer
traffic. Heathrow is connected to central London by its own dedicated
rail service, Heathrow Express, reaching the city in 15 minutes.
Transformation of Heathrow is ensuring that BAA makes every journey
better for passengers. Over the five years beginning in 2008, £4.6
billion will have been spent on building a new Terminal 2, as well as
refurbishing Terminals 1, 3 and 4. Along with the new Terminal 5, this
will help BAA to improve the passenger journey and provide a fantastic
welcome to the world.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) provides application
infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and
management of business applications. Our goal is to maximize the
benefits of information technology while minimizing its complexity and
total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com
or +1-781-280-4000. Progress, Sonic, and DataXtend are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation in the U.S. and
other countries. Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein
are the property of their respective owners.
Progress, Continuous Availability Architecture and Sonic ESB are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation.
Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein are the property
of their respective owners.
Source: Progress Software Corporation
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or
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