Stratech appoints SITA as reseller for iFerret
ConvergenceAsia staff
10/07/2008

Mainboard-listed Stratech Systems has appointed air transport communications and IT solutions provider SITA as its global value-added reseller for its iFerret airfield/runway surveillance, and foreign object and debris (FOD) detection system.

Under the agreement, SITA will market, sell and deploy Stratech’s iFerret at the commercial airports operated by its members or customers. Four airport runways are targeted for the first year, with another twelve targeted for the subsequent year.

This partnership is significant for both parties as Stratech will leverage on SITA’s sales and marketing prowess to market its iFerret globally. SITA, on the other hand, will have a breakthrough runway surveillance system to bundle with its other solutions for early deployment at the commercial airports.

The agreement will enable the partnership to leverage on Stratech’s intelligent Vision expertise and SITA’s engagement with the global air transport industry (ATI). The agreement also provides a global platform for introducing Stratech’s iFerret as the ideal airfield/runway surveillance and FOD detection system for airport operators.

“SITA’s global footprint offers Stratech tremendous leverage in penetrating the worldwide ATI market for airfield/runway surveillance and FOD detection systems which are crucial for airport operations,” said Dr David K.M. Chew, Executive Chairman of Stratech.

SITA is a specialist provider of IT and telecommunications solutions to the world's air transport industry including airports, airlines and ground handlers. It provides communications services across the world's largest global network in over 220 countries and territories supporting more than 1,800 customers. An estimated 600 million passengers are checked in each year at more than 200 airports worldwide using SITA check-in systems. The Stratech FOD solution matches well with SITA's existing airport and flight operations portfolios.

"The collaboration between Stratech and SITA is a win-win arrangement for both parties to penetrate the untapped market for foreign object detection. SITA provides the domain expertise and global access to the air transport industry, while Stratech offers their proven creativity and innovation in iFerret,” said Lim Soon Hock, an Independent Director of Stratech who brought the two companies together.

Founded in 1989, Stratech Systems is principally engaged in the design, development, integration, implementation, maintenance and project management of information technology and advanced technology systems. The Group delivers large-scale complex, real-time, mission-critical systems in the areas of intelligent Vision, intelligent Transport Systems and e-Systems for governments and businesses.

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