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Information Wants To Be Free, Including Air Ticket Prices

Now that airlines have almost completely transformed from a business necessity and personal luxury to a commodity service (with all the cattle-car charm that implies), fliers have realized The Truth Is Out There on air ticket prices. Price opacity is the airline's best friend, for pricing's set with proprietary algorithms...

Tags: Web browsers, johnbartley, Be Free, Orbitz

Discussion threads 2007-05-22

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

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 channel for suppliers. As a low-cost provider in an industry that has...

Tags: System Architecture, Jini, Orbitz, Jini Technology, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Case studies

Orbitz Search Widget 1 (Windows)

Find cheap flights at Orbitz right from your desktop. The faster, easier way to find and purchase low airfares. Sort flights by price, airline, departure time and length of flight at Orbitz. Plus, get extra care at no extra cost with OrbitzTLC.

Tags: Flight, Orbitz, Misloski, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-03-27

Orbitz Travel Widget 1 (Windows)

Find cheap flights at Orbitz right from your desktop. The faster, easier way to find and purchase low airfares. Sort flights by price, airline, departure time, and length of flight at Orbitz. Plus, get extra care at no extra cost with OrbitzTLC.

Tags: Flight, Orbitz, Misloski, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-04-03

OrbitZ 1.8 (Windows)

Are you ready for an out-of-this-world puzzle game? OrbitZ requires logical thinking, skill and strategy. Excellent 3D graphics and a massive variety of levels will give you hours of fun. Take four planets, an enclosed play area, mines, asteroids and vortexes and you've got total puzzle mayhem! Get each planet...

Tags: Orbitz, Level, Addictive 247, Games, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2008-03-27

Additional Resources

Get IT Done: Debunking the 'eight-second rule' for Web performance

B. GassmanThe search engine service from Google has made life difficult for many application developers. It is highly available, the home page is very fast, and the transaction speed of a search is usually under a half-second. Google's performance is often held up as an example by business managers who...

Tags: Gartner  , Get IT Done, performance, performance requirement, Web, Web site

Technical articles 2003-03-03

Revenge of the pop-ups

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Tags: Web browsers, Viruses and worms, advertisement, pop-up blocker, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Technical articles 2004-10-15

ITA Software improves Continental's Internet sales

Companies can maximize ROI on their Web sites by improving customer experiences, converting more shoppers to buyers, and reducing transaction costs. Sometimes it's possible to accomplish multiple goals with one technology application, as Continental Airlines demonstrated recently on its Web site.By integrating Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software's Global Airfare Pricing and...

Tags: Continental Airlines Inc., ITA Software, David Southgate, Internet

Technical articles 2003-08-27

Information wants to be free, including air ticket prices

Now that airlines have almost completely transformed from a business necessity and personal luxury to a commodity service (with all the cattle-car charm that implies), fliers have realized The Truth Is Out There on air ticket prices. Price opacity is the airline's best friend, for pricing's set with proprietary algorithms...

Tags: Flight, Information, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Engineering, Pricing, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, John Bartley K7AAY

Blog posts 2007-05-22

Can't stop the pop-ups

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Tags: Web browsers, INTERNET, Viruses and worms, advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, pop-up blocker, pop-up ad, Web browser, Google Inc.

Technical articles 2004-06-04

E-commerce turns 10

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Tags: Web technology, INTERNET, Channel management, E-business/E-commerce, Quality, Netmarket, Randy Adams, e-business, Web

Technical articles 2004-08-11

Few tears shed for canceled Comdex

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Tags: COMDEX, Stephen Baker, MediaLive International

Technical articles 2004-11-17

Women in IT: Esther Dyson, Technology Commentator

In October of 2006, I gave a presentation at TechRepublic about the history of women in IT. One of the women I highlighted in my PowerPoint was Esther Dyson, who is known in the IT community as an investor and a commentator on emerging digital technology. Several months later (July...

Tags: Esther Dyson, Women, Information Technology, Board, Esther, Gender And Diversity, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Sonja Thompson

Blog posts 2007-12-19

RezOvation Desktop 7.1 (Windows)

RezOvation Desktop is a reservation and front desk management software package for bed and breakfasts, inns, and hotels. Main features include: an interactive calendar, daily and hourly reservations, point of sale capability, integrated credit card processing, online booking engine to take reservations on your web site or from the Global...

Tags: Reservation, Point-of-sale, Microsoft Windows, RezOvation, RezOvation Desktop, Real Estate, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Finance

Software downloads 2008-04-21

QuestZar 1 (Windows)

QuestZar will automatically go out and search all of the top online travel sites (HotWire, PriceLine, Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz) for the lowest rates possible. It could save you thousands of dollars on your next trip or vacation. New travel sites and support features are now available.

Tags: QuestZar, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-04-03

Air Travel and Retail Shopping Engine 2.0.1 (Windows)

Search and comparison shop Air Travel and Retail Web sites like, southwest, american, delta, united, alaska, usair, orbitz and retail sites like ebay, target, amazon, walmart, circuitcity, buy.com, bestbuy, Macys, Kohls, and JR. It opens search results in different tabs and also allows users to close tabs selectively. Adding support...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Plug-in, Vikas Athavale, Search

Software downloads 2008-01-22

The Travel Wizard 2 (Windows)

The Travel Wizard Gadget allows you to search multiple airline sites (Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity) for the lowest priced airfares, hotels and deals. The gadget also updates every 30 minutes with the latest travel specials from around the Web, and provides links to travel planning sites. Version 2 includes unspecified...

Tags: CanuckAbroad, Travel Wizard Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-12-18

SmartRover 1.3 (Windows)

Search lowest airfares across multiple dates, multiple airports, and across popular Travel Web sites. SmartRover searches every few hours and alerts via e-mail on your Price Match. This desktop search tool searches Travelocity, Hotwire, Expedia, American, United, Cheaptickets, Orbitz, ATA, Southwest, America West, Aloha, Hawaiian, Mexicana, Alaska, Contninetal, and JetBlue....

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Search, SeekNet Technologies, SmartRover, Search

Software downloads 2004-09-10

SurfBar 2.0 (Windows)

SurfBar by Surfy is an Internet Explorer compatible search tool, which provides access to more than 100 popular information sources. The application comes with built-in software to eliminate annoying pop-up (pop-up, pop-under, and exit pop-ups) advertisements. Surfbar provides easy access via one prompt to a wide range of engines and...

Tags: Multimedia, Pop-up, Microsoft Windows, Aquinas Software, SurfBar 2.0, Productivity, Search

Software downloads 2004-02-16

NOL (Never Offline) Toolbar 1.0 (Windows)

The NOL Toolbar offers your Microsoft Internet Explorer intelligent pop-up blocking, and built in searching with Google, Ask Jeeves, AltaVista, Dictionary.com, eBay, Amazon, Orbitz, TravelZoo. You may also search movie times, stock quotes, and weather. Additionally, a personalizable news ticker is included which you can load with over a dozen...

Tags: Multimedia, America, Movie, Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, News

Software downloads 2004-12-28