ITA Software
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Travel |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA |
Key people | Jeremy Wertheimer: President & CEO, Carl de Marcken: Chief Scientist, Dave Baggett: Chief Operating Officer |
| Products | Software |
Number of employees | 400+ |
| Website | www.itasoftware.com |
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, travel agents and many of the U.S. and international airlines. ITA also hosts its own website based on QPX, although you cannot buy tickets on it.
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.[1]
In September 2006, ITA announced a several million dollar deal with Air Canada[2] to develop a new computer reservations system to power its reservations, inventory control, seat availability, check-in, and airport operations.[3]
See also
- List of global distribution systems (computer reservation systems)
References
External links
- ITA Software, Inc. Home
- Carl de Marcken: Inside Orbitz, Revenge Of The Nerds and Great Hackers by Paul Graham
- Computational Complexity of Air Travel Planning by Carl de Marcken
- Lisp and ITA Software move airline travel to a higher altitude by Franz, Inc.
- ITA Software lands big investment for Internet ticketing, by Julie Johnsson (Chicago Business, January 23, 2006)
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