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Increased Online Revenue Through Global Reservation Websites for Avis Budget Group: Avis Budget Group ABG is a leading provider of vehicle rental services, with operations in more than 70 countries and revenue of over USD 5.6 billion in 2006. MindTree Consulting redesigned the e-commerce websites of Avis and Budget, brands of Avis Budget Group, and the world leaders in premium and...; Tags: MindTree Consulting, Revenue, Avis Rent A Car System Inc., Web Site, Avis Budget Group, Transportation, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet; Case studies 2008-01-24
VP of Technology Avis Budget Group: John Turato - Transcript: Dan Farber: John, thanks for joining me. John Turato: Thank you. Dan Farber: You are the Chairman of the Open Travel Alliance, and perhaps you could start by giving us some color on exactly what it is. John...; Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc., Specification, SOA, Service, Open Travel Alliance, Notification Service, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Internet, Hardware Upgrade, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Auto-Booker (exe): Auto-Booker gives you "complete control" in comparing rental cars and rates straight from the world's biggest and known names. There is no longer need to "register" on a Web site, pay "deposits" or get "charged" for changes and cancellations. You can go direct with "just one click". Savings from the...; Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc., Hertz Corp., Supplier, Booking, Desktop Search, Channel Management, Search, Marketing; Software downloads 2005-05-12
Avis blames IT for multimillion-dollar loss: Avis blames IT for multimillion-dollar lossThey used the wrong OSIf they had used Linux for their ERP system, it would have been free and there would have been no problems. Fools who use M$ once, shame on M$. Fools who use M$ twice, shame on the stupid m$shills!Unreal expectations, poor...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Operating systems, Recruitment & Selection, Enterprise software, Avis Rent A Car System Inc., operating system, PeopleSoft Inc., ERP, job, information technology; Discussion threads 2004-10-22
Avis Futures Drives Customer Service Innovation to Grow Avis Brand: For Avis Futures to succeed in its objective, the team wanted to enable the infrastructure to support any business service the business managers could dream up. That meant providing an environment that would scale to support a large number of users and that would automate administrative functions to enable better...; Tags: Innovation, Customer Service, Brand, Avis Rent A Car System Inc., IBM Corp., Mainframes, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Software, Management; Case studies

Avis and Budget Customize Salesforce to Match the Specific Needs of the Car Rental Business - And 400+ Users Worldwide: Avis and Budget needed to support a field sales force representing Avis and Budget Rent A Car. The company needed a centralized solution for managing customer data specific to industry requirements. Other IT projects related to integration left few available resources for deployment. The company turned to CRM to automate...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Avis Rent A Car System Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales; Case studies
Supporting E-Commerce With SOA: Avis is a leader in the car rental industry and as a result has saturated its traditional markets. In order to grow in market share, Avis must identify and exploit nontraditional markets, innovative marketing relationships, and value-added services. Avis implemented an SOA on BEA WebLogic Platform. The front door into...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Avis Rent A Car System Inc., SOA, E-business, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Application Servers, Software; Case studies

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How to: Using TrueCrypt 6 to hide an operating system: When I read about a new release of TrueCrypt (open source, free ...), and found out that using this software you could essentially have a hidden OS and a visible OS both on the same PC, I was intrigued. Intrigued enough to take a look ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Password, Operating System, TrueCrypt 6, TrueCrypt Boot Loader, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Parallels Operating System Virtualization for HP Integrity Line: An announcement when out last week that Parallels and HP have chosen to collaborate and offer Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to HP Integrity server customers. The goal of this partnership is to help HP's customers make the most efficient use of the power of HP's Integrity line all the way up...; Tags: HP Integrity, Parallels Virtuozzo, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Operating System, Hardware, OS Virtualization, Virtual Machine, Virtual Machine Software, Desktop Virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-09
How to: Using TrueCrypt 6 to hide an operating system: When I read about a new release of TrueCrypt, and found out that using this software you could essentially have a hidden OS and a visible OS both on the same PC, I was intrigued. Intrigued enough to take a look ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, truecrypt, encryption, security; Image galleries 2008-07-09
Late breaking news: Microsoft investigates reports of Office Word 2002 SP 3 exploited in the wild: From Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft: Microsoft Security Advisory (953635) Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution Published: July 8, 2008 Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3....; Tags: Attacker, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins: Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...; Tags: Attacker, Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Outlook, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Microsoft delivers 'important' patches: Microsoft on Tuesday delivered nine important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse: It's time again for another Geek Sheet. This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video click for short demonstration between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2. Are you geeky enough that you...; Tags: Mouse, Video, Synergy2, Client, Screen, Mice, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Web 3.0 - the future of social networking: Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...; Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-08
They don't all really need laptops, do they?: I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't...; Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Productivity, Benefits, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-08
SAP's TV budget: more waste: Regular readers will know that I'm pretty hard on enterprise vendors, especially when I believe they are wasting customers' money. Last month for instance I dinged Oracle for wasting money on English language advertising at Madrid Barajas airport. This morning SAP gets my attention. They are sponsoring...; Tags: SAP AG, TV, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-08
IMHO, PhlatLight LEDs from Luminus are pretty phat: LED screens in notebooks are becoming fairly common, if not standard, not just because of the energy issues but because people are craving smaller, lighter laptops. But what about an LED in your HDTV? Enter Luminus Devices of Billerica, Mass., which has developed an LED chip...; Tags: Home Theater, DLP, Light-emitting Diode, Luminus Technology, Engineering, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Image Gallery: A look at Windows Mobile 6.1 on the Samsung Blackjack II: The Samsung Blackjack II has been out for a few months, but will soon be getting an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. I had a chance to use this cool device with the latest operating system and find it to be a very solid and responsive Smartphone. by Matthew Miller; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Blackjack, Samsung Blackjack II, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller, product photos, windows mobile, samsung, smartphone, at&t; Image galleries 2008-07-08
Turk SMS (Turkish) (exe): Users can use the software to send SMS to Turkey by one click. Easy to use, one click, bulk or alone SMS sending software and it is simplified to use. Free sign up system is located to the software. The software is in Turkish language . This version is the...; Tags: Software, SMS, Turksms, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Tools & Techniques, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Management, Networking; Software downloads 2008-07-08