Pilot Clients
The 'Pilot Clients' have been selected at the outset of the EAD Implementation. They will participate in specific areas of EAD development.
The Pilot Clients are a cross-section of all the potential users of EAD.

Why Pilot Clients?
To include the operational community (data users and data providers) from the start of the programme. The involvement helps to create ownership of the product during development phase and ensures acceptance of the system.

Alpha Clients
The Alpha Clients will be the second set of clients to migrate to the EAD.
12 Alpha Clients are selected.

The Alpha Clients will be mainly Data Providers, as this will facilitate the database population.
Preliminary migration activities have already started. They include the definition of the strategy, studies and evaluation of changes and operational concept.

The Alpha Clients must be ready to begin their integration activities at start of Tentative Operation of the EAD. Preparatory work for migration (modification of their system, installation of ECIT, modification of network, etc.) will be completed before the start of Tentative Operations.