Peripheral hardware provides over 16.8 terabytes of disk information storage. The customers are connected to the Galileo systems in Denver, Colorado through multiple networks, which support various products and network protocols. The networks include the use of private networks, publicly switched networks, and vendor-managed networks, depending on the customer's need or the available infrastructure. Galileo has strategic relationships with key network and equipment providers to ensure telecommunications and connecting equipment are available. The data is obtained through a form of pull.
All data is requested through transactions.
The mainframes process the request and generate a response, which is sent back to the XML Select API on the Windows NT Servers. The XML Select then converts the proprietary message response to XML and hands it back to the client application, which made the original request. The XML Select API delivers travel content and services through XML to the client application. Migration to IIS 5.0 and Windows 2000 is expected to increase performance and scalability of this rendering approach. As part of its anticipated migration to Windows 2000, Galileo International is also preparing to field Microsoft Application Center 2000.