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Friday, Jun 24, 2005
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Software Logistics - Airlines Hexaware picked for Thai airport IT project Our Bureau
Chennai , June 23 HEXAWARE Technologies, an IT service provider, has been selected by ATHI consortium led by Thai Airports Ground Services (TAGS) to install an IT, X-ray and scanning system with RFID (radio frequency identification) technology for the New Bangkok International Airport in Thailand. The consortium consists of AMR Asia, TAGS, Hexaware, and International Research Corporation. It will install an air cargo community system for the cargo-free zone of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, according to a Hexaware release. The total value of the deal ranges between $14 million and $17 million. Hexaware's share would be known after five months when the consultancy phase is over, Mr Yogen Shah, Vice-President (Asia Pacific), Hexaware, told Business Line. Hexaware employees are currently working with Thai partners to understand the requirement for the project, he added. This time-definite delivery IT system will be set to manage all import, export, and transhipment cargo functions required to ship the goods from origin to destination. The consortium believes in making these services available to all airports across Asia, he said. TAGS, one of the largest cargo terminal operators in Thailand, will supply and install the IT and X-ray system for Cargo Free Zone for the new Bangkok airport. Hexaware will integrate various IT systems and provide quality assurance, Mr Shah said. One of the reasons that behind the IT project was the need to comply with the requirement of the US, which wants cargo to be scrutinised thoroughly before being loaded on to the aircraft, he added. Mr Supachai Keowsiri, IT Director of TAGS and Project Director for the Customs Free Zone and X-ray systems, said that the new airport is projected to handle annually around three million tonnes of cargo in 2007. Meanwhile, Hexaware has bagged three contracts in Australia, including one from an airline, according to Mr Shah. The company has won an ERP project worth $2-3 million from a University. It has also won a similar ERP and customer relationship contract from a local company that sets standards. Mr Shah refused to give details of the airline contract.
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