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Jini Technology Keeps Orbitz Moving: Adaptive System Architecture Is Key to Company's Growth and Success

whitepaper Orbitz was formed by leading U.S.airlines to access the rapidly growing online travel industry, to address consumers' need for an unbiased, comprehensive display of fares and rates in a single location, and to establish a lower-cost distribution...

Tags: travel, online travel, consumers, display

[30 Aug 2007]

Yahoo! gets smart about online ads

News Someone searching for flights between Dallas and Phoenix could be served an ad, for example, with specific up-to-the-minute fares from a particular airline along with a button that says "buy now", all within the ad, said a Yahoo!

Tags: ads, yahoo

[02 Jul 2007]

Macs 'inherently more secure', say Mac users

News It will be interesting to see how Vista fares. I suspect that virus, worm, and Trojan authors have simply grasped for the low hanging fruit and exploited opportunities presented to them by Microsoft. Mac users have reacted angrily to yesterday's...

Tags: apple mac, apple

[07 Jul 2006]

First-Class Services for the Travel Industry: Managing the Quality of Web Services Systems

whitepaper Travel agencies found themselves doing manual searches through multiple Web sites to find the best fares for their cost-conscious customers - hardly a recipe for efficiency. However, as new, low-cost carriers emerged, it became imperative for...

Tags: infrastructure management, travel, agencies, agents

[19 Jul 2005]

GNER takes aim at planes with wireless broadband

News Christopher Garnet, CEO of GNER, said in a statement that the service is part of a strategy to win back customers who have deserted the trains for cheap domestic fares from low-cost airlines. Train operator GNER will trial wireless broadband...

Tags: icomera, christopher garnet, gner, wi-fi

[11 Aug 2003]

Boardroom despatches: UK Plc - let's play risk

Comment Some of you will remember that in the 1970s he took on BA and others with cut price fares. Although paving the way for dozens of other low cost airlines, his legacy tends to be one of failure, because his business sank.

[09 Apr 2003]

Orbitz to float

Orbitz to float

News The fact that these airlines offer low rate fares to Orbitz has meant complaints from other travel outfits and US government scrutiny. Online US travel venture Orbitz has filed for an IPO despite ongoing investigations from competition authorities.

[21 May 2002]

Ticket to ride: cheap flights, big money

Comment Low cost fares and online discounts are the order of the day. The same study reckons US air travellers will end up paying $3.2bn extra in air fares as the anti-competitive power of Orbitz leaves independent travel sites stuck in a new economy...

[29 Mar 2001]

United offers flight deal of a lifetime

United offers flight deal of a lifetime

News During a 55-minute computer glitch experienced by the website on 31 January, 143 online customers snapped up fantasy fares advertised as low as $24.98, including return flights from San Francisco to Paris.

[20 Feb 2001]

Ryanair bookings soar online

News The online booking system and ticketless travel facility are a pivotal part of Ryanair's strategy to become "the low fares Web site for Europe" which will strengthen its current position as ninth largest airline carrier in Europe.

[16 Feb 2000]

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