IOSR Connector (single)
IOS Reservations Connector allows you to accept bookings from remote web sites.
The integration is extremely simple and the only requirement for the remote site (client site) is to be able to execute
PHP 5.x scripts. The single license is for integrating one (1) hotel to unlimited number
of external web sites. IOS Reservations Connector requires IOS Reservations 3.5 or newer.
Current version: 1.1
General
With IOS Reservations Connector you can have a mother site with IOS Reservations (version 3.5 or newer) installed and unlimited peripheral sites from which you can use accept bookings without the guests having to visit the mother site or even know about it. These peripheral web sites can be developed with a CMS (elxis, mambo, joomla, drupal, modx, etc) or not. The only requirement is to be able to execute PHP 5.x scripts. By using IOSR Connector you multiply the potential hotel guests, as well as the reservations, since the hotels are now listed in more web sites and are easily administrated by a single web site, in real time.
Technical description
IOS Reservations Connector is consisted of 2 parts, the server and one or more clients. The server is uploaded to the site on which IOS Reservations, of version 3.5 or newer, is installed. A copy of the client is uploaded to each of the remote web sites from which you wish to receive bookings. All clients communicate with the mother site via the server in real time. Any change you make in the mother site, for example the prices of a room, becomes instantly available to all peripheral web sites. If the web site is built with a CMS such as Elxis or Joomla, there are freely provided extensions (bots, plugins, etc), that make the integration of IOSR Connector easier. IOSR Connector client can be displayed in a popup window, inside or below an article, generate a whole html page, or anywhere you wish. You can accept bookings from all over!
Features
- Display of one hotel in an infinite number of remote web sites (to display infinite number of hotels you require the unlimited license).
- Book rooms from remote web sites.
- Also book hotels' add-on services.
- Integrates easily to any PHP 5.x powered web site.
- Transparency. The guest is not aware of the mother site location.
- Multilingual interface and messages.
- CSS for easy change of the layout and style.
- Supported payment methods: offline credit card, bank deposit.
- Independent settings for each client: currency, date format, language, display style.
- Encryption for sensitive data and high security.
- Quick and easy booking process.
- Mini statistics on the mother site on the number of visitors for each hotel page and for every remote website.
- Mini statistics on the mother site on the number of reservations made from every remote website.
- The connection with every web site can be activated/de-activated at any time, with just a click by the system administrator.
- High quality software, free updates, free support.
Restrictions
- The hotel's page is a light version of the corresponding IOS Reservations' page. Like so, some features, like hotel's description and gallery are absent.
- Online payment methods for IOSR Connector, such as Paypal, are not supported.
License
Commercial license. Every legally purchased copy of IOSR Connector can be installed in one (1) Elxis web site (server). Redistribution or resell of the software is strictly forbidden. Apart from the CSS and images, any modifications of the source code are strictly forbidden. The license is not transferable, not upgradable (from single to unlimited) and not degradable (from unlimited to single). Ioannis Sannos (Is Open Source) is the sole owner of IOS Reservations Connector copyrights.
Help and live examples
- IOS Reservations Connector's online help and integration guide.
- IOSR Connector's general integration example with full HTML page generation.
- IOSR Connector's integration example inside an Elxis CMS autonomous page at mywebgift.gr.
