Memorex Telex has won a $3m contract to provide a personal computer-based software system for SITA, the Airline Telecom and Information Services Organisation: the system is called CUTE 2, Common User Terminal Equipment, and is designed to network the ticketing and departure control functions of airlines using the same facilities; SITA provides telecommunications and data processing services to its 380 members, and has a worldwide network connecting 1,350 offices, some of which already operate CUTE 1 installations; SITA says that the advantage of CUTE 2 lies in its hardware independence and systems portability; the first CUTE 2 installation will be in May at the Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.
