All of their archived stories have the current day`s date on it. Here is a paragraph from that article that shows that it was late 2002. Also, it has a quote from Alan Pellegrini, who was a Sr VP for MAS then. He is now the CEO of IMS.

Collins adds that it will build on its July 2000 agreement to provide an Aircraft Integrated Network System (AINS) for the A340-600 to support flight and maintenance personnel. This agreement was expanded to provide airline operational and passenger information for the entire A340 and A320 family. AINS will become basic equipment on all Airbus models, beginning in 2003, according to Collins.

``Initial limited e-mail messaging capability will use current satcom or telephony systems,`` says Mark Johnson, director of business development for Rockwell Collins Integrated Information Systems. But this capability will be expanded next year, with the installation of the Collins HST 9000 high-speed data terminal. Combined with existing satcom systems, the new terminal will access Inmarsat’s Swift64 service, providing up to 64-kilobit/sec connectivity rates to laptop PCs (September 2002, page 22).

Despite Collins’ acquisitions, industry leader Matsushita appears unruffled. It has ``more than 60 percent of the market in terms of installed IFE systems,`` according to Alan Pellegrini, senior vice president of marketing and operations for Matsushita Avionics Systems Corp. (MASC).

http://www.aviationtoday.com/cgi/av/show_mag.cgi?pub=av&mon=1002&file=1002ife.htm