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• APP OF THE DAY: Qantas

  By Patrick Budmar | 03 May, 2012 11:56

  When travelling, keeping track of your flight itinerary can be a challenge, especially when it comes to checking-in and boarding the flight.

• Qantas to trial iPads for entertainment

  By AAP | 15 September, 2011 08:49

  Qantas will trial Apple iPads as the airline takes the first tentative steps towards introducing wireless technology for in-flight entertainment.

• Balance the risks and challenges associated with cloud technology: CA Technologies

  By Hafizah Osman | 26 July, 2011 11:33

  CA Technologies is focusing on delivering new solutions to balance the risks and challenges associated with cloud technology, according to its chief technology architect, Trevor Bunker.

• UPDATED: Optus customers to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points

  By Spandas Lui | 17 May, 2011 11:45

  [[xref:http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/Optus|Optus|All on Optus][ has allied with Qantas to offer a program whereby the telco’s residential as well as SMB customers earn Frequent Flyer points through taking on products and services.

• Qantas lounges go exclusively Apple

  By Renai LeMay | 27 October, 2010 11:18

  Tough luck if you're a Windows 7 fan. The nation's largest airline Qantas yesterday announced it would go Apple-only in its frequent flyer lounges around Australia, giving travellers access to "the latest generation Macs" in a national rollout.

• Q&A: Qantas’ chief IT architect on cloud computing

  By Jenna Pitcher | 26 October, 2010 10:05

  Chris Seller is Qantas’ chief IT architect and head of Operations for its Corporate Services and Technology division. He has held senior IT roles at Qantas for more than a decade. They include a stint as head of IT for its Jetstar subsidiary. Seller took some time out recently to speak about Qantas’ cloud computing strategy and the issue in general.

• Unisys cements four-year deal with Qantas

  By ARN Staff | 25 October, 2010 10:57

  IT service provider, Unisys, has cemented a deal with Australian airline, Qantas, for a self-service baggage check-in system.

• Singapore Airlines reseller launches in-flight calls and Internet

  By David Ramli | 05 October, 2010 17:16

  Singapore Airlines is working with airline tech reseller, OnAir, to launch phone calls and in-flight wireless Internet services from the first half of 2011.

• vividwireless picks RightNow web CRM

  By Renai LeMay | 01 September, 2010 11:02

  US-headquartered cloud software player, RightNow Technologies, has picked up a contract to provide fledgling wireless player, vividwireless, with its Web-based customer relationship management software.

• IBM scores Qantas project services outsourcing contract

  By ARN Staff | 10 September, 2009 13:42

  IBM has snapped up an outsourced project services contract with Australian airline, Qantas, worth up to $200 million.

• ASG lands $13m Qantas deal

  By Spandas Lui | 22 June, 2009 13:46

  Western Australia-based, ASG Group (ASX: ASZ), has snagged $13 million applications managed services contract with Qantas in conjunction with IT consulting company, Capiotech.

• Updated: Fujitsu to polish Qantas' flying kangaroo

  By Spandas Lui | 30 April, 2009 09:30

  Fujitsu has bagged an exclusive systems integration deal with Qantas to look after user facing services for the airline’s domestic and international operations, beating Telstra, Unisys, HP, TCS and IBM.

• Qantas to shed 1750 staff

  By Tim Lohman | 14 April, 2009 12:55

  Qantas has announced that it is to shed some 500 management positions as the economic crisis bites hard into its bottom line.

• Qantas axes CIO after 18 months

  By Darren Pauli | 30 March, 2009 12:03

  Qantas has axed the CIO role amid a corporate restructure announced earlier this month.

• Confidential customer details exposed on Qantas site

  By Amanda Conroy | 21 November, 2008 17:00

  Qantas’ online booking site today breached the privacy at least two of its customers, with their personal details revealed to another party when they attempted to access flight check-in information online.