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Nine months into the deal, Amadeus is toying with plenty of ideas — here’s what one senior exec is excited about so far.
Travel technology company Amadeus could soon release new features that tap into Microsoft’s vast “ecosystem” of productivity apps, including leveraging its Xbox gaming console’s virtual reality capabilities to explore the metaverse.
Amadeus formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft in February. Nine months into the deal, it continues to wind down its travel data center in Erding, Germany, and switch over to Microsoft’s Azure cloud technology.
“We are entering a new dimension and the partnership will unlock exciting opportunities that translate into value for the travel industry. We call this new dimension ‘Cloud Planet’ to do justice to its magnitude,” said Christophe Bousquet, chief technology officer at Amadeus, in a blog post on Thursday.
In essence, it means access to better hardware, and a chance to plug…
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