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Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS

AMR American Airlines Stock may reach an all time low

July 22, 2011

Analysis of:AMR on Yahoo! Finance | finance.yahoo.com

The stock trading chart for AMR, the parent of American Airlines, looks like the downward trek from the summit of Mount Everest.  It last traded at $4.36, with today's rates bouncing between $4.26 and $4.59.  The 52 week high is $8.98.  This past week American announced the largest aircraft order in history with Boeing and Airbus.  Next week, a dangerous game of chicken with Sabre will play out, with AA threatening to pull out of the US' largest global distribution system company's displays.

Roberto DolciChief Information Officer & Director Customer CareSYSTEM SPA

Smart Grid 3.0 is growing

July 14, 2011

Analysis of:IBM to develop smart grid test bed in South Korea | www.powerengineeringint.com

IBM takes important steps in gaining leadership positions for the next generation of the Smart Grid.  Competition is heating up fast.Not only is demand for smart grid equipment projected to ramp up from $2.7bln today to circa $4bln in 2020, but especially the possibility of having software, services and naturally network over the grid represent a huge opportunity.

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS

Delta Airlines $100 million investment in its website - Brilliance or folly?

July 13, 2011

Analysis of:5Q Interview with Richard Anderson (Delta CEO) | www.thetransnational.travel

In reference to "Richard Anderson, Delta Air Lines (5Q Interview)" I published my blog today which was entitled:To Delta Airlines: I would have built the website for $80 million.....As a follow on to my earlier article last week about doing the math on distribution costs, I can't resist commenting on Delta spending $100 million on its website, or roughly $1 per passenger boarded, based on 2010 performance).

Roberto DolciChief Information Officer & Director Customer CareSYSTEM SPA

Other 2 reasons and 1 pledge for return of manufacturing to America

July 2, 2011

Analysis of:Made (again) in the USA: The return of American manufacturing | finance.fortune.cnn.com

The article neatly presents several of the reasons for the return of manufacturing to America, but it is not complete.I will argue there are two more reasons, namely:- the ever faster product churn-out in most industries- the progress in 3D design and rapid prototyping Also, when thinking of the support that manufacturing brings to employment and the economy at large, one should stress that investing in manufacturing facilities brings stability over the medium term to local economies.

Roberto DolciChief Information Officer & Director Customer CareSYSTEM SPA

High speed train TAV in Italy, one more example

June 30, 2011

Analysis of:Public acceptance: the energy sector's biggest headache | www.europeanenergyreview.eu

In recent days EU has warned Italy that if work did not start to build the new high speed train line with France, they would loose all Community funds.In the albeit complex political and legal framework that governs public works in Italy, all entities had agreed that this train line is a good thing for the country, allowing better reach from West to Eastern Europe. Left, center and right parties all agreed.Not the local community: the site was blocked and police had to come in with tear gas.

Terrell AlgerRetail & Restaurant ConsultantTerry Alger Consultancy

Panera Bread Versus Chipotle'

June 26, 2011

Chipotle and Panera are fast-casual restaurants, meaning you still order at a register but they are certainly a step above fast food restaurants. They offer a classier ambiance and better, albeit pricier, menu choices. It should be noted that this design is not going overlooked by the fast food players.

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS

Who is the biggest Global Distribution Systems Company?

June 25, 2011

Analysis of:Who is the biggest GDS? | distribution-solutionz.blogspot.com

Today's blog is on topic that I have been personally intrigued with since I wrote my first book on Global Distribution in 1999 - GDS Share.When I wrote my last book on the GDS companies, I got all of the GDS companies to share with me their booking share data by region and I forced them to rationalize their differences so that no one would object to what was published.  That was a decade ago and the marketplace (and the owners) are different, and so is the availability of GDS booking share data.

Chicke FitzgeraldChief Executive OfficerSOLUTIONZ HOLDINGS

Travel Industry Market Share has a New Definition (and will need new metrics)

June 25, 2011

Analysis of:Market Share has a new Definition | distribution-solutionz.blogspot.com

Today's blog is a discussion about the term "market  share" when used in the travel distribution ecosystem context.Let me start by saying that prior to the advent of the Internet  in the mid-90s, third party travel distribution was dominated by the Global Distribution Companies (GDS) and booking share was most easily estimated by the use of MIDT (marketing information data tapes).

Roberto DolciChief Information Officer & Director Customer CareSYSTEM SPA

New era in 3D CAD and product development technologies

June 23, 2011

Analysis of:PTC Declares New Era of Product Design with Delivery of First Creo™ Apps | www.cadcamnews.in

PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) hosted both its CREO product launch and its customers and partners meetings in Las Vegas last week.  A large ecosystem assembled to see the latest evolutions in the fields of 3D CAD, PLM, 3D printing, 3D monitors and also the transformation of the design paradigm.So long 2D design and paper, the latest platforms truly allow for a full digital life-cycle of product development and thus the shrinking of

Roberto DolciChief Information Officer & Director Customer CareSYSTEM SPA

Consumer scale to counter NIMBY

June 22, 2011

Analysis of:Public acceptance: the energy sector's biggest headache | www.europeanenergyreview.eu

Most energy projects face a distinct risk with public opinion: local communities require convincing and even incentives to accept new power stations in their territory, and this also applies to wind farms and PV parks.Still, consumers actually embrace enthusiastically their "private" installations: from the small wind turbine to building integrated photovoltaic panels, to more complex geo-thermical sources, when energy is made for direct consumption acceptance is more readily available.

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