Inghams Travel Application Story

Web-Based Solution Lets skiers Reserve Top-Notch Trips in Real Time

Inghams Travel (www.inghams.co.uk) -- a subsidiary of HOTELPLAN Group, Switzerland -- uses MODCOMP's ViewMax¨ Web-to-host solution to provide customers with direct online access to its ski holiday reservation system.

Skiing enthusiasts in the United Kingdom are familiar with the range of top quality skiing holidays in Europe and North America offered by Inghams -- Britain's largest independent ski-tour operator. Maintaining this strong position in the market by offering customers an online booking service is a key strategic objective for Inghams.

The ViewMax solution provided by MODCOMP is based on a three-tier architecture using a standard browser as the client interface, connecting to a Web server over the Internet. ViewMax provides the connectivity between the Web server and the mainframe reservation system.

The MODCOMP ViewMax solution -- which went live at the end of September 1999 -- has given Inghams customers the ability to book their ski holidays 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from anywhere in the world.

"We are happy to help Inghams get their reservations system out on the Web and reach their business objectives," said Rob Crigler, vice president of marketing for MODCOMP's E-Commerce Division. "The results show that Inghams customers really appreciate this new service."

The new Inghams system has processed approximately 2000 ski vacation bookings within three months of live operation.

"The speed of uptake from our clients has taken us all by surprise," said Laurence Hicks, sales manager, Inghams. "Confidence in our E-commerce strategy using MODCOMP as a solutions partner has been totally justified."

MODCOMP provided the ViewMax software, project management, application integration, installation, training, documentation and 24 x 7 support for this mission critical E-commerce project.

ViewMax
ViewMax is an application integration server that allows developers to re-engineer existing mission critical application screens for presentation onto a standard web browser without modifying the host application source code. ViewMax supports Linux™, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Windows NT operating systems. ViewMax Web-to-host solutions are implemented in many industries including manufacturing, distribution, consumer electronics, travel, insurance, automotive and healthcare.

About Inghams Travel
Founded in 1934 by Walter Ingham, Inghams Travel employs over 100 full time staff at its offices in Putney, London, and another 300 seasonal staff at its holiday destinations in Europe and Canada. Inghams is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss Group, Hotelplan (www.hotelplan.ch) -- one of the largest tour operators in Europe.

About MODCOMP
MODCOMP, Inc. is a CSP Inc. subsidiary based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The company's E-Commerce Division is a leading provider of Internet software solutions and systems integration. MODCOMP works with third parties to develop customized application solutions in the global E-commerce markets and has offices in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany. For more information about MODCOMP, Inc., call (800) 322-3287, email info@modcomp.com, or visit http://www.modcomp.com.