ComputerWorld: Cendant Will Book Linux into 4,000 Hotels | Linux Today

ComputerWorld: Cendant Will Book Linux into 4,000 Hotels

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 10, 1999

“Hotel franchisor eyes low cost, stability of Linux, but
says the OS has its drawbacks…”

“Cendant Corp., the world’s largest franchisor of hotels, is
rolling out Linux servers at about 4,000 hotels to run the
company’s hotel management software.

“Cendant, whose hotels include Days Inn and Ramada, began the
massive rollout early last year and expects to finish in September,
said project technical lead Damon Covey.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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