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1. Case study from VDA Multimedia SPA
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Title: PowerTV has been selected by KLM for its new lounge at Amsterdam
airport
Case study from: VDA Benelux
Date: January 2009
Summary. VDA has developed an interactive television project dedicated to guests at the KLM
lounge in Amsterdam. The system was custom designed in all respects, from the style of the menu
featuring available services, each phase has been adapted to offer a quick response and a com-
fortable space for travellers.
KLM is the largest Dutch airline and its hub is found in the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. The new
Crowne Lounge that the company opened inside this airport situated in the capital has an area of
660 square meters with 581 seats. It offers plenty of privacy with quiet spaces and a wide range of
available utilities and entertainment services. In order to integrate the services offered in the best
way possible to its passengers, KLM decided to give this space a new instrument that would allow
people to feel warmly welcomed and enable them to quickly get in touch with their activities. To de-
velop this project, the airline chose to entrust the task to VDA Multimedia SpA, the Italian multina-
tional company at the forefront of developing systems for interactive TV and entertainment dedi-
cated to hotels, shopping centres, cruise ships and hospital clinics. The goal was to make people
feel "at home", in total comfort and peace of mind.
The KLM project specifically required the customization of our interactive television system accord-
ing to the particular needs of the airport and in accordance with the Dutch company’s need to
maintain the highest level of recognition in all areas - especially in the hospitality environment.
"The needs and expectations of the passengers of an airline and a hotel are completely different -
says Willem-Jan te Riele, VDA General Manager Benelux & Germany - we worked together with
KLM to change and customize the PowerTV interface, our interactive TV platform, to respond in a
manner consistent with the wishes of the people."
The PowerTV system for KLM
The PowerTV system was adapted to the KLM project in every aspect: with its colours, style and
the look & feel of the airline, with a menu of available services then tailored to the needs of pas-

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sengers.
"For example, - continues Willem-Jan te Riele - a passenger who has been travelling for several
hours will want to be able to read the latest news quickly and easily. With TV Internet services by
PowerTV, we have made an intuitive menu available where it is easy to find all the information you
seek: you choose your language and navigate through the rich array of links that we have se-
lected. News, sports, finance, weather and more: just what you need in order to be updated imme-
diately in any part of the world."
Passengers can also choose from among many television channels both local and international as
well as a great variety of games. “All this is now available with our PowerTV platform - ends
Willem-Jan te Riele - and we at VDA and KLM will continue to work together to develop and con-
stantly enrich this project.”
Customizing PowerTV for KLM: images and ad hoc services
1. Welcome Page: the PowerTV
interface has been customized ac-
cording to guidelines provided for
the KLM institutional image. The
company logo and colours (white,
blue) were used featuring images
of the brand along with the pre-
ferred forms in the development of
the layout. The style is fresh and
light characterizing the look & feel
of the airline in every respect. This
customization is complete and
found in every aspect of the system
starting from the first welcome
page that guests see. Each aspect
has been developed in order to obtain standards of readability and the best use of pages in order
to integrate the highest aesthetic and technical-functionality (text readability, effective colour televi-
sion, etc).

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2. Main Menu: the internal pages
of the system also comply with
the same principle of total cus-
tomization. In fact unlike projects
developed for hotels, the services
offered were tailored to the needs
of a KLM passenger. The opti-
mized PowerTV Main Menu pre-
sents access to television serv-
ices (Enjoy our TV), Internet
(Internet), the option to return to
the welcome page for language
selection (Welcome & Lan-
guages) and a tool for fast sup-
port (Help). These are useful serv-
ices for people who travel and need to quickly get in touch with their activities: to find out the main
news, stock market movements, weather, etc. The images and personalization are always in
alignment with the KLM style without any steps that might endanger the continuity in the perception
of the airline brand.
3. PowerTV Menu: from the Main
Menu there is quick access to the
interactive PowerTV television
system and the various services
offered by the platform. While dif-
fering from the previous pages,
this section retains the style and
KLM image. A distinctive feature,
in fact, is the choice of a square
which is used in new ways (see
the Main Menu button). From this
section you can access television
services, games, music and surf
the Internet.

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4. Internet Menu: the Internet
section, accessible from both the
Main Menu and the PowerTV
Menu, allows instant access di-
rectly from the TV. This service is
particularly appreciated as it al-
lows guests at the KLM Crowne
Lounge to quickly access their
activities, especially if they have
been on the road for several
hours and are facing further travel
ahead. To facilitate this phase fur-
ther, PowerTV offers a wide array
of links and tips that speed up this
process: major newspapers, websites, weather, stock markets, finance, search engines, etc. The
goal is always to maintain the perception of hospitality offered by KLM to its passengers.
For more information about VDA Multimedia: www.vdavda.com
VDA Multimedia Press Office:
Francesca Benvenuto, benvenutof@vdavda.com
mob. +39 339 1244709