Stratos Provides First-of-its-kind In-flight Entertainment Software for Swiss International Air Lines
Wednesday June 30, 8:30 am ET
Industry-leading ALIS system gives passengers personal, seat-back access to unlimited on-demand movies and hundreds of CDs of music using simple, browser-based interface
BETHESDA, MD, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Stratos Global Corp. (TSX: SGB - News), a leading global communications services and solutions provider, today announced the launch of the latest version of its industry-leading Airline In-flight Services (ALIS) system on Swiss International Air Lines' (SWISS) A340 flights. The new ALIS system features seat-back access to an unprecedented selection of passenger-controlled music, video entertainment and other services.
Stratos is also currently working with SWISS to introduce from-the-seat e-mail and SMS capabilities.
ALIS is operated through an easy-to-use, browser-based interface that functions much like a standard Internet browser application on a computer. Passengers view the browser on personal video screens mounted in the back of every seat, and text is available in four languages (English, French, German and Italian) to serve SWISS' international customer base.
On a typical SWISS flight, passengers have access to up to 30 on-demand movies, a selection of single- and multi-player video games, cameras showing the terrain below or the runway ahead, real-time maps displaying flight trajectory, and child-friendly content for younger passengers. SWISS passengers can also use ALIS to choose from up to 100 CDs worth of music programming covering all genres, from rock to classical. There is even a silent channel for those wishing to sleep or relax without interference.
With ALIS, each passenger has the ability to start video and audio programming on demand at the time of their choosing. They can even pause, fast forward and rewind movies and other supplemental short video programming as desired - features that are unavailable with most other in-flight entertainment systems. The Stratos ALIS system used by SWISS is also capable of supporting other interactive data services, such as in-flight Internet access and shopping.
"Since it first launched in 1995, ALIS has been the leading in-flight entertainment software for the commercial airline industry on a global scale," said Jim Parm, president and chief executive officer, Stratos. "The latest version of ALIS, which Stratos has launched with SWISS, demonstrates Stratos' continued leadership in the aeronautical communications sector. Stratos' ALIS system provides SWISS' passengers with a selection of passenger-controlled, in-flight entertainment that is far more advanced than anything else out there."
About Stratos
Stratos (www.stratosglobal.com) is a leading international telecommunications services provider offering customers operating in remote locations a variety of satellite and microwave wireless technologies to provide Internet Protocol, data, and voice solutions through a range of newly emerging and established technologies such as Inmarsat®, Intelsat®, Iridium®, Globalstar®, VSAT, and others. Stratos serves an array of diverse markets including government, military, oil and gas, maritime, industrial, aeronautical, media and recreational users anywhere in the world.
