Case Study Executive Summary

Solution Overview

"The appeal of BookIt is that it offers a model where everyone stands to benefit. It has given a sense of cohesion to the tourism industry."
Phil Johnson
Managing Director
CommArc Consulting

"BookIt allows us to supply a service we know our customers want. We understand what our customers need when they visit our website and it makes sense to package complementary services in one place."
Steve Pickering
E-Commerce Manager
Information Technology
Tourism Holdings Limited

"No other provider offers the unique combination of power and flexibility like the BookIt system. It is a true, end-to-end, scalable solution."
"Our early successes indicate we'll gain considerable momentum as more and more operators enjoy the benefits of the BookIt technology and services."
Ian Taylor
Managing Director
Taylormade Media

Customer Profile
BookIt was established to address the technology needs of the tourism industry. Their impressive goal of creating a fully automated end-to-end booking and distribution solution to meet a wide range of business needs from the ground up has been realised. BookIt’s client success in just 12 months has positioned them for future growth and ongoing product development.

Web Site
www.bookit.co.nz
Ph: 0508 BOOKIT

Industry
Software Development,Retailing and Hospitality

Customer Size
Small

Scenario
Scalability,
Service Provider Model,
Business Intelligence,
Business-to-customer,
Business-to-partner,
End-user productivity,
Interoperability

Business Situation
To create a comprehensive, scalable, fully automated end-to-end booking and distribution solution which could integrate seamlessly and transparently with disparate hardware platforms and operating systems.

Solution Summary
BookIt was built entirely on the Microsoft platform and incorporates Microsoft .NET Smart Client Applications and ASP.NET Web applications. Windows 2003 Server & IIS 6.0 server infrastructure, SQL server 2000 back end and SQL Reporting Services wired up using Web Services.

Value to Business

Affordable operating costs

Integration with existing business processes and back-end systems

Tools to enable travel operators to better serve clients

Additional revenue streams

Ongoing technology benefits

Value to IT

Fully automated

End-to-end solution

Integrates seamlessly and painlessly

Scalable

Microsoft Technology

Windows 2003/IIS 6.0 server infrastructure

Visual Studio .NET 2003

ASP.NET Web

.NET Smart Client

SQL Reporting Services & SQL Server 2000 back end

Relevant Websites

www.taylormade.co.nz

www.bookit.co.nz