Last week, Google announced a deal to acquire ITA, a Boston-area company that makes flight information software. The move will give Google a large foothold in the online travel search market, and control over a critical data source used by many of its competitors, including Kayak.com, Orbitz.com and Microsoft’s Bing. But first comes the r... - More
Google is working on a social service to rival Facebook, if Web rumors are to be believed. And while Google's social-networking efforts have so far fallen flat, even satisfied Facebook users should hope that the search engine's efforts bear fruit. - More
ITA Software, Inc., a flight information software company, and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Google to acquire ITA for $700 million in cash, subject to adjustments. - More
Google on Thursday announced that it is moving into the travel industry, buying a flight-information company called ITA Software for $700 million. But what does the entry of the Internet giant mean for companies already in the market, like Expedia, Priceline and even Microsoft’s Bing Travel? - More
This long-awaited update brings a reportedly 50% faster indexing system than on previous versions of Google, as well as even faster search results for users. - More
Google has some catching up to do. Microsoft bought a company called Farecast two years ago and used its software to create Bing Travel, a subdivision of its search engine, Bing. Ever wondered whether the fare you're looking at is going to come down in the next few weeks? Bing Travel can try to predict that for you. - More
Google's unveiling Wednesday of a major redesign signals the start of what promises to be a period of intensified competition with rival Microsoft Bing. - More
