Replication takes off at Lufthansa; German airline distributes its databases on three continents...

Lufthansa Airlines replaced its centralized mainframe environment with distributed databases in an effort to disseminate data more efficiently and constantly update information. The airline developed the Lufthansa Integrated Dispatch System, or Lido, to schedule flights under any circumstances, taking into account a range of variables. Lido depends heavily on replication since all the data cannot be sent across the network simultaneously. The system's client/server architecture allows multiple dispatchers at disparate locations to work concurrently, dramatically increasing productivity and