Giunti Labs improves on-board services in EU project, E-Cab
Giunti Labs has been chosen as the content management technology
partner in the EU project, E-Cab, for new generation on-board services.
Learning content management technology specialist Giunti Labs has been
named as one of 31 partners in 14 European countries who are
collaborating on a 36 month project to create a series of new services
for air passengers. Among Giunti Labs' partners in this project are
Airbus, Thales Avionics, EADS, Selex Communications, Siemens and the
University of Bremen.
The project, called Electronic Enabled Cabin and Associated Logistics
for Improved Passenger Services and Operational Efficiency (E-Cab), has
received research funding from the European Community's Six Framework
Programme.
The project focuses on the development of on-board services to improve
the flying experience. These services aim to optimise information
delivery, the baggage handling process and boarding procedures and may
also extend to passengers' use of communication services while in the
air.
According to Fabrizio Cardinali, Giunti Labs' CEO: "Giunti Labs will be
contributing its considerable expertise in innovative software
architectures development, advanced content management and edutainment
applications to help develop the innovative passenger services which
the E-Cab project aims to deliver."
The E-Cab project is aimed at giving greater control to passengers by
collecting, manipulating and providing passengers with intelligent
information. This allows passengers to know when they are expected on
the aircraft; the location of their luggage, and will enable them to
determine the amount of time - for leisure or business - that they have
while at an airport.
On-board the aircraft, passengers will have control over the means by
which they access their connectivity, with options ranging from mobile
phones, PDAs and laptop computers to the classical IFE (In-flight
Entertainment) interface. Passengers will also be given the means to
control their use of time on board the aircraft by being able to, for
example, order meals at times that suit their individual needs.
The project's goal is to provide airline passengers with a broad range
of advanced services that are currently unavailable from any airline.
In future, thanks to E-Cab, airlines could provide passengers with
access to tourist information about their holiday destination; video
and music on demand, as well as personalised and secure services such
as email access.
"The Integration of on-board services with the ground services will
enable information to reach passengers real time," Cardinali explained.
"For example, they will be able to check the gates for transfer flights
before they reach the terminal or they can order and pay by credit card
for duty free products before arriving at the airport."
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About Giunti Labs
Giunti is unique in the international publishing industry.
In 1497, Giunti publishers and typographers in Florence, together with
others in Venice, began modern book manufacturing. Over the years
Giunti has built a 'historical catalogue' of huge dimensions, through a
gradual process of 'fusion' of different publishers, but also through
the creation of new brands, including Giunti Labs. Giunti Editore now
includes 20 companies in the publishing sector.
Giunti Labs, which has its EMEA headquarters in Italy and an offices in
Milton Keynes (UK) and in Boston (US), provides a wide range of
services, in response to any content, learning and knowledge management
need, covering:
Content
production
Research
and development
Technological solutions for content, learning & knowledge management
Architectural and technological solutions for mobile & wireless
Training
and consulting
Giunti
Labs provides the learn eXact suite, Europe's leading e-learning and
mobile learning content management technology. This suite is
interoperable with all major vendor-driven and open source LMS and VLE
solutions in the market including Plateau, Oracle, SumTotal, Saba,
WebCT, Blackboard, Sakai, LRN and Moodle.
Moreover, Giunti Labs does not just adhere to the international
standards relating to the LMS/LCMS world, it is one of the
organisations that helps to determine and drive these standards:
co-writing and developing them. Giunti Labs plays a key role in most of
the international institutions for the definition of e-learning
specifications (IEEE LTSC, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36, CEN/ISSS WSLT, AICC, IMS,
ADL-SCORM and OKI).
About Giunti Labs' learn eXact suite
Giunti Labs' learn eXact is a eLearning and Mobile Learning content
management system (LCMS) that enables users to create, manage and
deliver content based on learning objects, XML, standards and
international specifications. It delivers learning content to
location-based mobile devices, interactive TV and wearable computer
devices.
