This is the largest implementation of cloud-based infrastructure in the transport sector to date and will allow more effective collaboration between NATS staff and business partners across NATS locations, over multiple geographic regions. Staff will have access to the services, information and applications they need for their particular role, creating a customised experience.
The new service will be trialled with more than 300 users during 2011 and will be rolled out to all staff in the first half of 2012.
Gavin Walker, Head of IS at NATS, said: “This project is part of our Future Workspace vision and is crucial to the NATS growth strategy, providing us with a flexible and responsive IT framework that doesn’t add to our footprint. Staff will be able to access the applications they need, wherever they are, and will have a consistent experience regardless of the device they are using.”
NATS is working with Amor Group, who will deliver, host and manage the new service. Robert Mooney, Technical Director for Amor Group explained: “We are extremely proud to be working in partnership with NATS to make their Future Workspace vision a reality. Working with NATS Information Solutions for the last five years has allowed us to develop a clear understanding of its key business drivers, even as these have continued to evolve.”
The virtual desktop and application environment will be provided using the Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp suite of software, transforming desktops and applications so they can be delivered to any user on any device. James Stevenson, Area Vice President, UK, Ireland & South Africa, Citrix commented: “NATS is putting virtual computing technology at the heart of its business, to promote innovation, flexibility, mobility and agility across the organisation. This project truly embraces desktop virtualisation and the consumerisation of IT to create a working environment that will ultimately reduce costs, enhance employee productivity and deliver centralised IT services to staff.”
AppSense user virtualisation technology will provide NATS staff with personalised and compliant desktops. Paul Higley, VP for Northern Europe at Appsense said: “Our user virtualisation platform enables NATS to have a much more flexible and agile work environment, reducing costs and improving productivity. It will also ensure that NATS is future-proofed for further IT migration projects and changes in business operations.”
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Editors’ Notes
NATS
- NATS handled 2.1 million flights in the 2010 calendar year, covering the UK and eastern North Atlantic, and carried more than 200 million passengers safely through some of the busiest and most complex airspace in the world.
- NATS provides air traffic control from its centres at Swanwick, Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire.
- NATS also provides air traffic control services at 15 of the nation's major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, together with air traffic services at Gibraltar Airport.
For further information on NATS please contact:
NATS Press Office
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Amor Group
Amor Group is Scotland’s largest business technology solutions company with forecast revenues of £41 million and 450 staff across its Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester, Coventry and Houston offices. For more information, visit www.amorgroup.com
The Transport team at Amor Group is a specialist provider to the aviation and mass transportation sector. Amor Group has over 20 years’ experience across the transport spectrum including airports, airlines, air traffic control, authorities and ground handlers. Amor Group’s first aviation project started with the CAA in 1989, and has continued on to the technical innovations we regularly provide for airports including Dubai, Oslo, Heathrow, Gatwick and Toronto; airlines such as bmi and Austrian Airlines and Air Navigation Service Provider NATS.
For further on Amor Group information please contact:
Joanna Buggy, Martin Allen or Kenny Fleming on 0131 226 2363
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Citrix
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Simon Burberry, PR manager, UK, Ireland & South Africa
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AppSense
AppSense, the leading provider of user virtualisation solutions, makes physical and virtual desktop deployment possible by ensuring a seamless user experience across all delivery platforms. AppSense accelerates multi-platform desktop deployments by eliminating costly user management tools, enabling single-image application delivery, and ensuring users have the same experience from any desktop. AppSense technology is used around the world by companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Lowes, United Airlines, Wachovia and ESPN. AppSense has offices in New York and San Jose in the US, London and Manchester in the UK, and additional offices in Munich, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Paris and Oslo. For more information, visit www.appsense.com.
For further information on AppSense please contact:
Olivia Allen, Harvard PR
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