Kenya Airways goes thin! An important consistent trend about commercial aviation is that it is a fiercely competitive and highly volatile industry, in which fortunes shift continuously. As the drive towards a free, converging and global market gathers momentum, competition within the airline industry is expected to intensify. Increasingly open skies are likely to impact on yields, and extraordinary profits will increasingly be an exception.

Given this potentially turbulent environment, the key to survival in the industry lies in whether an airline is able to clearly anticipate the patterns of change coming, the underlying forces driving these changes, and above all the ability to align its strategies to respond to a changing business and aero-political environment.

As part of their strategy to remain competitive and to implement efficient and cost effective ICT systems, KQ selected a thin client solution based on the revolutionary NComputing ultra thin L230 from Sherryton. The L230 solution enabled KQ to dramatically cut computing costs by sharing the untapped power of existing PCs and reduce its TCO to be more competitive.

The NComputing L200 access terminal, Ethernet extension protocol, and terminal services software work together to efficiently harness excess computing capacity and enable multiple users to share a single PC, upto 10 users using windows XP and 30 users using 2003 server. Best of all, IT staff and end users do not need special training because this end-to-end solution is easy to manage and is compatible with standard PC applications.