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Borland Software Case Study: lastminute.com
White Paper lastminute.com is now the number one independent European travel and leisure site across six countries. Borland Together ControlCenter enabled lastminute.com development teams to standardize on a single modeling tool across multiple teams and... [30 Aug 2007]
Mittu Sridhara
CIO Profile Mittu Sridhara is responsible for product strategy and delivery as well as integrating technology acquisitions at Sabre Holdings, which provides IT services to the travel industry and whose own retail brands include Travelocity and lastminute.com. [06 Jun 2007]
Technical Operations: Lastminute Success Case
White Paper lastminute.com is Europe's leading independent travel and leisure website. Lastminute began to seriously study how to leverage available technology (e.g.management and monitoring software) together with strategic partnerships with technology... [15 May 2007]
Leader: Web brands take the battle to the high street
Leader Lastminute.com now has travel agency shops in train stations and around cities. Online bookie bluesqure.com is building its own casinos. And now you can walk into a high street shop and buy an easymobile.com SIM card. [21 Mar 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.03.06
Round-Up Since launching the ad in one of its popular HTML emails, and enjoying some subsequent conversations with the ASA, lastminute.com has admitted there is a line in the sand and the company has accepted that on that occasion it crossed it. [17 Mar 2006]
Lastminute slammed by watchdog over smutty ads
News Watchdog the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) has rapped Lastminute.com over the knuckles after receiving complaints that its ads were too saucy. The ASA received complaints from several members of the public across the country about the... [20 Jan 2005]
easyJet wants CRM ROI right here RightNow
News Besides easyJet, its clients include BA, Lastminute.com's Holiday Autos and Opodo. RightNow has made headway selling its hosted customer self-service and management technology across various sectors but some well-known travel companies stand out. [15 Dec 2004]
Lastminute.chairman quits.com
News Leighton said in a statement: "I believe now is the right time in lastminute.com's evolution for me to hand over to Brian and I am confident he will lead the group in its continuing mission to delight customers with great deals for all their... [26 Oct 2004]
Lastminute cuts 350 jobs
News The 350 job losses will significantly reduce Lastminute.com's 2,400 strong workforce and come after a acquisition-laden few months that have seen the company buy up lastminute.de, Online Travel Corporation and First Option, among others. [06 Aug 2004]
lastminute.com splashes out €46.7m for lastminute.de
News lastminute.com has paid €46.7m in cash and shares to two entrepreneurs for a clutch of German companies, the lastminute.de operation and the lastminute.tv domain name. Brent Hoberman, CEO of lastminute.com, was widely reported earlier this year as... [30 Jun 2004]
Lastminute spruces up network following acquisitions
News Travel website lastminute.com and COLT Telecom have sealed a three-year deal whereby COLT will provide hosting and network infrastructure services for the company's European operations. Luther Garcia, manager of global e-commerce architecture at... [24 Jun 2004]
Opodo stake snapped up
News Opodo set up in the UK in 2002 but, after a promising start, has struggled to match the high traffic of competitors such as Expedia and Lastminute, although the loss-making site does fare better with its properties in Germany and France. [16 Jun 2004]
Lastminute lays into railways over unfair competition
News The French arm of online travel agent lastminute.com has accused France's national railway company, the SNCF, of stepping outside its public service remit by selling travel and flight offers from American partner Expedia on its webpage. [27 May 2004]
Lastminute cuts losses and stays cheerful
News Lastminute chairman Alan Leighton said in a statement: "The indications are that there will be excess capacity in the market as we move towards the key summer quarter and that the demand for late travel will remain strong. [13 May 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Time to travel
Comment While a host of online travel companies have fallen by the wayside and there are still those who predict a bid for Lastminute.com by a more old-fashioned travel beast - a reason for a surging share price over recent months, some say - success will... [13 Apr 2004]
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