Posts tagged with 'ITA software'
Vertical search is already a big focus in the search
market, and Google has its sights set on the skies. And we're not talking about the infamous Google party plane.
Yesterday, Google announced that it is buying flight information
software company ITA Software for $700m in cash. ITA Software's technology is widely used by airlines and online travel
destinations, and "effortlessly searches – at a billion combinations
per query – fares, schedules, and availability." That's why Google was
willing to pay big bucks for ITA's technology, which it hopes will
enable it to help passengers, airlines and online travel agencies find
flights and fares more efficiently.
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by Patricio Robles
02 July 2010 15:39pm
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