Tuesday, March 23, 2004
iPAQ #5,000,000 Sold - In Use By United Airlines
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 02:00 PM
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040323/235631_1.html
"HP today announced that United Airlines, through solution and software provider Abanco, received the five millionth iPAQ Pocket PC which will be used in a customized in-flight catering solution that allows customers to enjoy specialty cuisine at 35,000 feet. Abanco created an in-flight catering solution for the entire airline industry that allows flight attendants to offer dining options from name brand restaurants to their customers. The United flight attendants use the iPAQs to process individual traveler selections by checking the inventory, placing the order and processing the transaction for the customer on the spot, and the customer then quickly receives their meal."
Sounds like wireless transmissions on an airplane to me. :roll: Great to see the sales milestone for HP though. :way to go:
"HP today announced that United Airlines, through solution and software provider Abanco, received the five millionth iPAQ Pocket PC which will be used in a customized in-flight catering solution that allows customers to enjoy specialty cuisine at 35,000 feet. Abanco created an in-flight catering solution for the entire airline industry that allows flight attendants to offer dining options from name brand restaurants to their customers. The United flight attendants use the iPAQs to process individual traveler selections by checking the inventory, placing the order and processing the transaction for the customer on the spot, and the customer then quickly receives their meal."
Sounds like wireless transmissions on an airplane to me. :roll: Great to see the sales milestone for HP though. :way to go:
