ITA Software

ITA Software

Infobox_Company
company_name = ITA Software
company_
company_type = Private company
company_slogan =
foundation = 1996
location = Cambridge, MA
num_employees = 400+
key_people = Jeremy Wertheimer: President & CEO, Carl de Marcken: Chief Scientist, Dave Baggett: Chief Operating Officer
industry = Software, Travel
products = Software
homepage = [http://www.itasoftware.com/ www.itasoftware.com]
revenue =

ITA Software is a travel industry software company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was founded by computer scientists from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1996.

ITA's first product was an airfare search and pricing system called "QPX". This system is now used by Orbitz, CheapTickets, Farecast, travel agents and many of the U.S. and international airlines. ITA also hosts its own [http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ website] based on QPX, although you cannot buy tickets on it.

ITA is also known for using programming puzzles to attract and evaluate programmers since 2001. Some of these puzzles appear in ads on the Boston subway system.

In January 2006, ITA received $100 million in Venture Capital money, from a syndicate led by Battery Ventures, marking the largest investment in a software firm in New England in 5 years. [ [http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/01/23/software_firm_gets_100m_in_backing/ Software firm gets $100m in backing - The Boston Globe ] ]

In September 2006, ITA announced a several million dollar deal with Air Canada [ [http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2006/09/ita_software_si.html ITA Software signs deal with Air Canada - Daily Business Update - The Boston Globe ] ] to develop a new computer reservations system to power its reservations, inventory control, seat availability, check-in, and airport operations. [ [http://www.generalcatalyst.com/news/view/342 General Catalyst Partners :: News ] ]

ee also

* List of global distribution systems (computer reservation systems)

References

External links

* [http://www.itasoftware.com/ ITA Software, Inc. Home]


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