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Google Books $700M Deal for Travel Software Co.

Google has announced plans to buy ITA Software, a major provider of airline travel software, for $700 million. ITA is a prominent player in its space — it counts among its clients virtually all of the major Web travel information and booking providers, including such airlines as American and Continental as well as several aggregators like Hotwire, Kayak, Orbitz and Microsoft’s Bing.