There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. It would take me a few hours to go through it all.

First, CO does not own SHARES. It is owned by HP.

Secondly, Apollo is actually more ancient than SHARES -- it dates from 1971.

The new GUI is not going to be called FastSHARES. There is an app under development (and in testing at several line stations) called "Check It."

The company plans to have Check It in place at 229 stations by PSS.

As for the baggage not going to be scanned in the future, this is a flat out falsehood. Both UA and CO both currently scan bags, and the new baggage tracking system, Uscan, is a combination of BOTH sUA and sCO systems.

Some more information...

"We are investing more than $7 million in new technology including permanent photo eye scanners that will provide a high level of tracking at all large hub carousel locations," said Baggage Resolution Service Center Director Brian Keene. "We will also roll out our handheld scanners at additional stations so we can accurately track the progress of these bags."