SANTIAGO, Chile –
LAN Airlines recently signed an agreement with
Teradata, a division of
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), to expand its data warehouse to four terabytes in order to make the most of the company's information management. In addition, the agreement includes training on the latest Teradata® enterprise data warehouse platform.
During the last four years, LAN Airlines has deployed Teradata technology to make more efficient use of its assets, information management and business analysis. Having key data that is updated with state-of-the-art technology has become very important for LAN's management in providing superior service.
"Optimizing decision-making with information that is available and constantly updated has been key for LAN's business. Both data volume and data warehouse usage have been growing. The company uses state-of-the-art technology in order to optimize the processes that will help us provide our customers with the superior service that has distinguished LAN internationally," said Francisco Guimpert, information technology and processes manager, LAN Airlines.
According to Leonardo González Barceló, solution manager with Teradata in Chile, "LAN Airlines is a market leader whose management and business processes are supported by world-class technology. This expansion confirms the value provided by the data warehouse and analytic applications from Teradata in helping LAN Airlines to meet new challenges."
About LAN Airlines
LAN Airlines (LAN) is one of the leading airline alliances in Latin America. Participating airlines are LAN Airlines, LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador and LAN Argentina. Through the company's own operations and code share agreements, the LAN alliance serves 15 destinations in Chile, 11 in Peru, seven in Argentina, two in Ecuador, 20 destinations in others countries of Latin America, 25 in North America, 10 in Europe and four in the South Pacific. The LAN alliance currently operates 56 passenger aircrafts and seven cargo aircrafts.
LAN is a member of oneworld ™, the most important global airlines alliance. It has bilateral agreements with its oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Qantas as well as with Alaska Airlines, AeroMéxico, Mexicana, TAM and Lufthansa Cargo. For further information, visit www.lan.com or oneworldalliance.com.
About Teradata Division
Teradata,
(www.teradata.com) a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), is the global technology leader in enterprise data warehousing, analytic applications and data warehousing services. Organizations around the world rely on the power of Teradata's award-winning solutions to get a single, integrated view of their business to enhance decision-making, customer relationships and profitability.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata® data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology™ solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR
(www.ncr.com) employees approximately 28,300 people worldwide.
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