CruiseControl Travel Management System and IT deployment
CruiseControl commissioned a database mangement system to combine multiple classic ASP web apps into a single solution capable of analysing data together.
Combining package holiday and cruise products with live Flight data feeds coming directly into the system, a sales team of over 50 used our a seemless approach to selling package holidays.
Initially built as a back-end extension to an already complex in-house system - the new solution was trialled as a data management suite to quickly manipulate and extend the features.
CruiseControl's CruiseMatch was the first commercial prototype of my DreamServer One development process to be used by a full team of developers built on Classic ASP and SQL Server 7.0
As CruiseMatch was approaching final release, the in-house IT team transformed the Romford office from an ad-hoc setup to a fully cabled & managed business suite. With 3 large offices across 2 floors, the team built custom workstations, installed a modern fully managed switched network, over 70 new PC terminals and a whole new server room, with full UPS and failover systems, along with new phone systems and combined internet leased lines for super-fast connectivity.
The investments CruiseControl made into their business transformed them from a small travel agent to a much larger UK wide operation, with turnover sky-rocketing.
CruiseControl was the second deployment of a unique development process - DreamServer One and it scaled to over 50 office based users. No more difficult to maintain installs or complex upgrades, this system was browser based and delivered from a simple web server. As the business later migrated to home workers, this system was already prepared for it.