Mobil Travel Guide picks IBM for on-demand computingSomers 07 October 2002 IBM will provide the Mobil Travel Guide with large-scale computing infrastructure on-demand over the Internet. The contract for on-demand mainframe and storage computing services is the first of its kind in the travel and transportation industry.
Under terms of the 5-year agreement, IBM will provide the travel guide service with on-demand access to Linux-based server processing, storage and networking capacity from IBM e-business hosting centres in the United States.
Instead of the physical Web, database and application servers they currently rely on, the guide will tap into "virtual servers" on IBM zSeries mainframes and Enterprise Storage Servers running Linux, paying only for the computing power and capacity they require.
The guide will utilise the IBM computing resources to support the expansion of a new Web-based service, Mobil Companion, which offers customized service for auto travelers. The Mobil Companion travel programme targets upscale leisure auto travelers with benefits that include state of the art Web-based travel planning, 24-hour enroute travel support services, upgraded services and preferred rates from hotels, restaurants and other travel service providers.
The Mobil Travel Companion Service will launch later this year in the United States.
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