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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

BlueTie brings 'featuretisements' to workflow

BlueTie has come up with a novel way to generate revenue for its collaboration suite aimed at small businesses. Rather than licensing, subscription or ads BlueTie is using"featuretisements," where the company is paid on a cost per action basis. The idea is to integrate monetizable services into the workflow of...

Tags: Software, Idea, Orbitz, BlueTie, Workflow, E-mail, Process Improvement, Online Communications, Quality, Business Operations, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-02-18

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 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

EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?

EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?This was expectedHi,This was expected...In fact a lot is coming up...like movies.google.com,audio.google.com,love.google.com and many more...ThanksRajanhttp://onlinerajan.googlepages.comhahahahai love it.doubtfulI think you've misunderstood a lot of the evidence you are piecing together here. Google is in the business of selling advertisements....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Portals, Web technology, portal, Orbitz, Google Inc., job posting, job, Expedia Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-04-16

EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?

This news may sound far afield of this blog, but not really. Hear me out.The screen cap you see at the top of this entry is from a post on the Job Listings site of mediabistro.com. As you can note, this listing is for "Google: Senior Account Executive, Travel...

Tags: Google Inc., Travel

Blog posts 2006-04-16

Study: Companies dinged on Web privacy

Study: Companies dinged on Web privacyOne phrase needs to be removed from every policy"We can change this policy at any time"If that's there, might as well not have one.Customer Respect GroupI read Intel's Privacy policy and it was fine, then I read Orbitz here:http://cheeptickets.com/pagedef/content/legal/privacy05.jsp?popupsDisabled=falseSmall print, legal definitions, "We may change...

Tags: Orbitz, Verizon Wireless

Discussion threads 2005-08-23

Most popular travel search terms land users on Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz

HitWise surveyed the travel site traffic in late April 2005. Visitors to the top travel search engines were at least 34 times likely to be over 55 years of age. Mobissimo had the largest number of visitors over 55 (25%), compared to 18.4% of visitors to the Travel Agencies category....

Tags: Expedia Inc., Hitwise, Orbitz, Travelocity.com LP

Blog posts 2005-06-13

Orbitz IPO takeoff could top $300 million

Orbitz IPO takeoff could top $300 millionhey is it ipo time againnt

Tags: Financial Planning, Investment, Orbitz IPO, IPO, Orbitz

Discussion threads 2003-11-26

Orbitz implicates Oracle in site outage

A database problem puts the popular travel site out of commission, rendering it unavailable to visitors at the height of the busy summer travel season. Orbitz was hit by a site outage Wednesday, making the popular travel site unavailable to visitors at the height of the busy summer...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Orbitz, Outage, Database Problem, Manufacturing, News.com, E-Business

News items 2003-07-16

Hotels to make room for online surge

The use of Web sites to book hotel stays is poised to explode, and it could force room prices lower, a Bear Stearns report says. The use of Web sites to book hotel stays is poised to explode, and it could force hotels to pare the prices they charge...

Tags: Hotel, Orbitz, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Margaret Kane, Technology News

News items 2002-08-09

Orbitz: Net travel industry's friend or foe?

Just how low can Orbitz prices go? Rival firms say they can beat the leading travel site for cheap tickets. But the government is still investigating whether the company is monopolizing online airfares. SAN FRANCISCO--New Web search tools are complicating the government's attempts to determine whether the online airfare...

Tags: Airline, Fare, Industry, Orbitz, Site, Channel Management, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Law, Sales Force Management, Marketing, Management, Business Operations, Sales, Rachel Konrad, Technology News

News items 2002-07-15

DOT feels Orbitz could harm competition

While Orbitz has helped competition in the travel marketplace, the company could "harm" competition in the airline industry, according to a federal review Thursday. "To date, Orbitz has had some pro-competitive effects in the marketplace and has brought some benefits to consumers," read a report issued...

Tags: Orbitz, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Greg Sandoval, Technology News

News items 2002-06-27

Think tank: Leave Orbitz alone

The Cato Institute praised the controversial online travel company for its 'comprehensive and unbiased information on schedules, fares and seat availability.' Orbitz doesn't violate antitrust laws, the government should let it operate according to its current business plan, and competitors should stop carping about the...

Tags: Expedia Inc., Fare, Cato Institute, Orbitz, Corporate Law, Government, Security, Business Operations, Rachel Konrad, Technology News

News items 2002-06-05

Net travel site Orbitz files for IPO

Orbitz, a controversial online travel site founded by the nation's largest airlines, filed paperwork Monday for an initial public offering to raise $125 million from the sale of stock. The Chicago-based company did not say how many shares would be offered or...

Tags: Orbitz, IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Rachel Konrad, Technology News

News items 2002-05-20

U.S. scrutiny urged for hotels' Net plan

The American Society of Travel Agents says the collaboration online by the top hotel chains raises antitrust concerns, though an analyst says the judgment is premature. A new company formed by top hotel chains to link travel sites to room...

Tags: Antitrust, Industry, Orbitz, Hotel Chain, Travel Industry, Corporate Law, Channel Management, Strategy, Security, Business Operations, Marketing, Management, Greg Sandoval, Technology News

News items 2002-02-14

Hotels mimicking Orbitz's business

Five hotel chains are forming their own system for booking hotel rooms over the Web. But the group has a ways to go if it's going to challenge existing big guns like Expedia. Taking a page out of Orbitz's playbook, five hotel chains announced Monday that...

Tags: Expedia Inc., Orbitz, Hotel Room, HDS, Channel Management, Business Structures, Marketing, Finance, Greg Sandoval, Technology News

News items 2002-02-12

Orbitz to receive more scrutiny

The online travel agency will soon find itself under the microscope again: Congress has called on the Department of Transportation to report on its compliance with antitrust laws. Online travel agency Orbitz will soon find itself under the microscope again. As part of the transportation spending bill...

Tags: U.S. Department Of Transportation, U.S. Congress, Orbitz, Corporate Law, Transportation, Security, Business Operations, Troy Wolverton, Technology News

News items 2001-12-20

Orbitz sneaks onto rival sites

In a bid to grab traffic, Orbitz is planning a suprise attack against competitors--think Travelocity--using specialized computer cursors that pull a surreptitious switcheroo. Online travel agency Orbitz hopes to coax travelers away from competing Web sites using a new marketing deal with a company...

Tags: Expedia Inc., Orbitz, Travelocity.com LP, Comet Systems, Portals, Web Technology, Productivity, Construction, Marketing Research, Internet, Marketing, Greg Sandoval, Technology News

News items 2001-11-30

Booking online topping travelers' to-do lists

For the first time, more consumers are booking online than through traditional means. Though it may be good news for travel sites, it could intensify an already bitter struggle. To a growing number of travelers, the Web is the only way to fly. ...

Tags: Airline, Web, Agency, Orbitz, Hotwire, PhoCusWright, Channel Management, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Greg Sandoval, Technology News

News items 2001-11-07