Latest solution provides aviation customers with integrated approach.

DUBAI, UAE - 14 March 2011 - Mercator, a global provider of commercial IT systems and services to the airline industry, announced today plans to develop a next generation safety data management system. The new Safety Data Management System will unite risk management in an integrated manner across all functional areas of the business.

The integrated approach will assure improvements in how safety is managed and result in heightened levels of performance, reduced costs and elevated reinforcement of a corporate safety culture. The project will ensure that Mercator remains compliant with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements for Safety Management System (SMS).

This move reinforces Mercator's ongoing commitment to ensure its products enable its customers to demonstrate and maintain the highest level of safety in their operations and to the customers they serve.

"Safety is the cornerstone of any business, and in the aviation industry it's a commitment operators make to the billions of passengers they transport annually," said Duncan Alexander, Vice President Mercator. "As a global provider of commercial IT systems and services to the airline industry, our goal is to develop solutions that allows our customers to sustain and grow their business." "Safety is clearly an area where everyone places a great deal of importance and Mercator is committed to continually investing in our safety products, iSaturn and Sentinel, to ensure they are the best in the market, he added."

Emirates Airline will be one of the pilot customers for this new Safety Data System and reinforces Emirates' ongoing commitment to ensuring the highest level of safety in its operations and to the customers it serves.

"Safety is paramount to Emirates' success and part of the economic stability of our business," said Capt. Tim Jenkins, Senior Vice President, Emirates Group Safety.

"We continue to heavily invest in this critical area and the Safety Data Management System by Mercator which includes strengthened capabilities in hazard identification and risk management, plus comprehensive capability for auditing, will enable Emirates to further mitigate safety-related risks across all of its operations."

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Oman Air and mercator sign multimillion dollar deal to deploy mercator's SkyChain cargo system.

DUBAI, UAE - 14 March 2011 - Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has implemented major changes to its cargo operations management systems, replacing a paper-based, manual system, with a fully-integrated, automated model from mercator. This move results in Oman Air achieving further cost efficiencies and greater levels of productivity, helping to build revenue streams.

mercator deployed its internally-developed cargo application, SkyChain, at Oman Air in February 2011.  The application provides Oman Air with an end-to-end cargo solution which increases productivity levels through more effective management of cargo sales, exporting, importing and transfer activities. In addition, the system delivers process efficiencies, providing real time flight revenue monitoring, accurate shipment pricing and tracking, optimised flight capacity management and e-freight capabilities.

"Oman Air has been using mercator's financial solution, Rapid, for more than four years and we are excited about adding SkyChain into our business operations. We have been working with mercator to implement the new system since July 2010 and, together, SkyChain and Rapid will play a strategic and important role in supporting the growth plans for our cargo operation.

This part of our business saw a 99% growth in volume and a 238% growth in income over the course of 2010 and made an important contribution to Oman Air's 51% increase in overall revenues. With the support of mercator, we look forward to building on that outstanding success" says Oman Air General Manager Commercial Cargo, Mohamed Sherief.

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