Midex is the first customer for this new hosted version of the award winning SkyChain application.
SkyChain is a new generation cargo management system that was initially developed for Emirates SkyCargo.
It replaced 23 legacy systems with a single integrated set of applications operating on a new technology platform.
The hosted version sits within Mercator's environment and is used independently by the individual airline. This service is designed for start up or small carriers.
The solution, wholly developed by Mercator in Dubai, has been designed to manage every aspect of an airline's cargo business.
It transforms information into a powerful asset, with data fully utilised to maximise performance, raise service quality and optimise resources.
Processes are streamlined and enhanced, with the latest industry developments, such as IATA's e-freight initiative, being fully supported. The system has the unique ability to process real time financial information for cargo operations thus optimising revenues.
SkyChain Lite will integrate with Midex's current Track and Trace system currently being used for mail and courier services.
SkyChain Lite will provide the solution for their new operations at Al Ain International Airport with a modern, flexible solution designed to meet market needs while adhering to and setting the highest possible standards.
Midex Airlines' focus on serving niche cargo markets will be catered to by supplementing the SkyChain Lite solution with additional modules that ensures maximum advantage to users and customers.
Expert teams from Mercator and Midex Airlines have been working together on this project, and have recently put the full system into operation.
Jassim Al Bastaki, Director General, Midex Airlines, said: "We were not looking for a supplier but for a partner, and we believe we have found a best-in-class solution with Mercator, who have a proven track record of development and have taken care of the implementation in a matter of few weeks."
Duncan Alexander, Vice President, Sales and Market Development, Mercator, said: "I'm confident our SkyChain Lite solution will prove to be a great success for Midex. We will work together with them to further enhance the system to offer unprecedented flexibility, and the support needed to develop innovative business strategies with certainty."
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Midex Airlines, the only dedicated cargo airline for the UAE, has signed up for SkyChain Lite, the new end-to-end cargo reservation and business management solution offered by Mercator.
Midex Airlines signs up for Mercator's SkyChain Lite. Duncan Alexander, Vice President Sales and Market Development, Mercator; Issam Khairallah, President, Midex Airlines; and Jassim Al Bastaki, Director General, Midex Airlines, pictured during the contract signing.
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About Midex
Midex Airlines, a division of Midex International, is the only wholly dedicated cargo airline for the UAE. It operates a modern fleet of six, 45-tonne capacity Airbus A300 (F) and one Boeing B747-200F and is planning to launch scheduled services, initially linking destinations in France, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Lebanon from its base at Al Ain International Airport. Its operations are geared to high-added-value niches and products.
About SkyChain Lite:
SkyChain Lite is the hosted version of SkyChain which is a New Generation Cargo System built on state of the art technologies. This has the benefits of reducing time to market, reducing cost of ownership and optimising return on investment. The solution is offered either with a license model or an ASP (hosted) model. A licensed version is currently being implemented at Swiss.
The application is easy to learn, adopt, deploy and use. Industry standards have been adhered to and enhanced which truly sets this solution as a new benchmark for Cargo process automation.
The application will continue to be developed, driven by user input and needs and supported by real industry expertise, state of the art technology, processes and tools.
The application has been fully deployed within Emirates SkyCargo and is attracting a great deal of interest from the cargo community as a whole.
About Mercator:
Mercator is a global provider of IT solutions headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mercator's core competence is providing IT solutions for financial management, cargo and logistics, passenger and airport solutions, process outsourcing, CRM and hospitality solutions, IT consulting and systems integration.
The division's latest innovations include the delivery of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution to the largest telecommunications provider in the UAE; the provision of outsourced revenue accounting for a US based carrier and the recent launch of the award winning DaeX hotel distribution management system.
Mercator is the IT solutions and services provider to the rapidly expanding Emirates Group which includes the award-winning global airline Emirates, and the region's leading aviation and travel services company Dnata. In addition Mercator provides solutions to over 100 customers based in 5 continents.
Customers for Mercator's cargo solutions include: Swiss WorldCargo, Air New Zealand, Air Niugini, Air Pacific, British Airways, Emirates Airline, Jet Airways, Kenya Airways, Qantas, Royal Brunei Airlines, and Singapore Airlines.
Contact:
Valerie Tan, Emirates Corporate Communications
DID: +9714-7082142
Midex Airlines, a division of Midex International, is the only wholly dedicated cargo airline for the UAE. It operates a modern fleet of six, 45-tonne capacity Airbus A300 (F) and one Boeing B747-200F and is planning to launch scheduled services, initially linking destinations in France, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Lebanon from its base at Al Ain International Airport. Its operations are geared to high-added-value niches and products.
About SkyChain Lite:
SkyChain Lite is the hosted version of SkyChain which is a New Generation Cargo System built on state of the art technologies. This has the benefits of reducing time to market, reducing cost of ownership and optimising return on investment. The solution is offered either with a license model or an ASP (hosted) model. A licensed version is currently being implemented at Swiss.
The application is easy to learn, adopt, deploy and use. Industry standards have been adhered to and enhanced which truly sets this solution as a new benchmark for Cargo process automation.
The application will continue to be developed, driven by user input and needs and supported by real industry expertise, state of the art technology, processes and tools.
The application has been fully deployed within Emirates SkyCargo and is attracting a great deal of interest from the cargo community as a whole.
About Mercator:
Mercator is a global provider of IT solutions headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mercator's core competence is providing IT solutions for financial management, cargo and logistics, passenger and airport solutions, process outsourcing, CRM and hospitality solutions, IT consulting and systems integration.
The division's latest innovations include the delivery of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution to the largest telecommunications provider in the UAE; the provision of outsourced revenue accounting for a US based carrier and the recent launch of the award winning DaeX hotel distribution management system.
Mercator is the IT solutions and services provider to the rapidly expanding Emirates Group which includes the award-winning global airline Emirates, and the region's leading aviation and travel services company Dnata. In addition Mercator provides solutions to over 100 customers based in 5 continents.
Customers for Mercator's cargo solutions include: Swiss WorldCargo, Air New Zealand, Air Niugini, Air Pacific, British Airways, Emirates Airline, Jet Airways, Kenya Airways, Qantas, Royal Brunei Airlines, and Singapore Airlines.
Contact:
Valerie Tan, Emirates Corporate Communications
DID: +9714-7082142
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