Richard Eastman THE Dennis Keith EASTMAN …...Richard Eastman Dennis Keith Rohan Nawagamuwa Terri...
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Richard Eastman Dennis Keith Rohan Nawagamuwa Terri McCormack Travel Software Solutions Technology Consultants 2280 University Drive Suite 104 Newport Beach, CA 92660-3328 USA 949-574-1505 Fax 574-8369 [email protected] THE EASTMAN GROUP , INC.
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Richard Eastman
Dennis KeithRohan NawagamuwaTerri McCormack
Travel Software SolutionsTechnology Consultants2280 University Drive Suite 104Newport Beach, CA 92660-3328USA949-574-1505Fax [email protected]
THEEASTMAN
GROUP, INC.
Hardware Centric 1960’s
• LOTS OF DATA
• SOLUTION SPECIFIC
DRIVEN BY HARDWARE DESIGN ISSUESMAINFRAME ARCHITECTURES
• DATA RETRIEVAL
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Software Centric 1970’s
• DATA
• “CONTAINERIZED”
PRIMARY/KEY BUSINESS SOLUTIONSMINICOMPUTER ARCHITECTURES
• STRUCTURED
PROCESSING
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
1980’s
• TASK SPECIFIC
• PERSONAL USE
INDIVIDUALIZED BUSINESS TOOLSMICROCOMPUER (PC) ARCHITECTURE
• ADAPTABLE
Task Centric
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
• LAN/WAN's
• INTERNET/INTRANET
MAKING THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS “TALK” TO EACH OTHER
• TRANSPARENT
Communications Centric 1990’s
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Risk, Information, and Standards ...
… tied to “Hierarchy”of theDistribution Channel
Industrial Age...
Wholesaler
Repackager
Retail
Manufacturer
Banking System
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Airline Distribution
“Holistic” toolof the mid-eraIndustrial Age
•Inventory Driven•Limited Information•Contained Risk
equates ...Control
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
GDS
Airline(s)
ARC
Audit Coupon
Ticket Entitlement
Agent
INDUSTRIALAGE
INFORMATIONAGE
1980’S
2000’S
1990’S
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Travel Distribution in theInformation Age…
“Hyperarchy”of Internet
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Dumb Terminals
EDIFACT
Direct Links
Existing Systems...Won’t Go Away Soon!
Capital Investment BaseIndustry Processes Linkages
Culture Blocks vs. “Change” Drivers
Systems Must Adapt and Blend into Existing EnvironmentsTHE
EASTMANGROUP, INC. ©2000
•One gateway/interface tool transition to the future•Bridges legacy system platforms•Enables “expert system” solutions for existing hosts•Seamless links to the Internet/Intranet/VPN
Task Manager EDI SwitchPlatform/Protocol“Bridge”
AutoLinkTM
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
X.25
TCP/IP
SNA
SCREENSCRAPE
HostAPI’s
ODBCSQL
ALC :APIDIR : SDL
EDIFACTEDI
HOST SYSTEMSGDSs : Airlines : E-Commerce Banks : Corporations : Agencies Internet : Intranet : Virtual Networks
AutoLink Normalized Relational Tables ...
CommunicationsAutoLinkTM
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Libraries...Air
Tours
Car/Hotel
EDIFACT
E-Commerce
Objects : Gateway, CRS, or Protocol Specific
Processes : Common Across CRSs/Protocols
Tasks : Customized Business Processes• Complex or Strategic $$$• Functional Customization $$• “Packaged” Solutions $
RapidDevelopmentEnvironment
AutoLinkTM
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
“Engine” Concept
Comms
Networksand/orHosts
Workstations
#1
#2
#3
Fileserver
Batch(Time)
Now(Priority)
• Tasks to Batch TableTime Controlled
• Batch to Now TableAgainst Priority Table
• Workstations Poll Now TableProcess Highest Priority Task
ExampleTask one to #1Task two to #2Task three to #3Task four to first Workstation finished
i.e. Task four to #2…i.e. Task five to #1…i.e. Task six to #2…
etc…
Windows 3.xWindows NT
TCP/IPand
AutoLink2™
AutoLink Control Tables“Speed” is a function of Platform and Workstations
AutoLinkTM
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
• High Speed RDMS “Engine”• Scaleable from Single PC to
LAN/WAN to NT … Unix coming• Library of Objects and Modules to...
~ Maximize Revenue, Optimize Yield,Process and Manage Tasks.
~ Link existing Legacy Inventory andAccounting Systems to Bank, EDI, e-Commerce and other environments
AutoLinkTM
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Gateway/SWITCH
Airline/PASS
GDS/CRS/TOURS
Travel Analyses : EDI Interfaces : Internet Gateway Agency Productivity : Settlement Processing
AutoLinkTM
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
Tour LinksCorporate
FinanceConsolidatorsHotels / Cars
InventoryPackaging
Direct ClientDistribution
Mktg. Data Mgt.
Interactive Travel Distribution …
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GROUP, INC. ©2000
SouthwestProAirContinentalLufthansa ...
SABREGalileoWorldspanAmadeus ...
EDIFACT ACHARCCredit Card ...
Contract FaresAuction FaresDistressed
Inventory
AutoLinkTM
Contracted RiskDirect
SettlementMandated Travel
Only AutoLink is already Interfaced to each of
these Travel Industry ChannelsBanking System
IntranetVirtual Pvt. NetsCompuserveAOL ...
Travel Software SolutionsTechnology Consultants
2280 University Drive Suite 104
Newport Beach, CA 92660-3328USA
949-574-1505Fax 574-8369
THEEASTMAN
GROUP, INC.
