Bing and Kayak Team Up Against Google

Kayak and Microsoft’s Bing Travel, once competitors in online travel meta-search, are now strategic partners. The companies announced today that in the coming weeks, Kayak will provide flight search results in the U.S. for Bing Travel. Financial terms were not given. Connecticut-based Kayak and Microsoft’s Bing were already allied against Google’s acquisition of Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software. Kayak filed for an IPO in November, sparking lots of discussion about its future strategy. You can read more early commentary on the Kayak-Bing partnership at All Things Digital and Tnooz.

Author: Gregory T. Huang

Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003. Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.