Since the company’s inception in 1992, Solars Computing Systems has been dedicated to improving the productivity and profitability of tour operators, travel agents and vendors worldwide.

During our first 3 years, we focused successfully on the development of product distribution gateways to airline reservation systems. In 1995, SCS Solars Computing became a public company on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, now the TSX Venture Exchange.

In 1999, the company acquired Toronto based TourTek, a reservation management system, and developed it into a state-of-the-art tour operator management program. The events of 9/11/01 postponed TourTek’s launch as SCS Solars management anticipated that the travel industry would be facing some hard financial times following the attack. Unfortunately, we were proven right.

SCS Solars had initially intended TourTek to be a client server system. Now, because of the changed economic climate, we developed a Service Bureau (ASP) model. This enabled tour operators to enjoy the majority of TourTek’s features and benefits without the major up-front investment of an in-house installation. SCS Solars launched The Service Bureau (SB) model in December 2002. Subsequently, the sales of TourTek SB have repositioned SCS Solars in a business initiative based on a per-transaction revenue stream.

In 2003, SCS Solars continued its expansion program with the acquisition of Accovia USA, formerly known as Tech 7 Systems. Renamed Solars USA, the company maintains its operations in Portland, Oregon. This acquisition instantly gave SCS Solars a base of some 30 tour operators in the USA and complements the robust suite of products and services we offer our growing customer base.

Then in early 2005, to complete its travel industry product line, SCS Solars acquired VIVO Systems, an all-in-one, easy to set-up, easy to use, web-based distribution, marketing and management solution for tour operators, travel wholesalers, air consolidators, hoteliers and retail travel chains.

Quick Facts About SCS Solars

• SCS Solars Computing is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  
• Solars USA is the regional base for operations in the USA and provides existing customer support, product deployment, sales and marketing services.
  
• Toronto, ON, Canada is the regional base for TourTek and the TourTek Service Bureau; staff there provide sales, support and professional services associated with these products.
• SCS Solars is a public company, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol 'SCS' and on the OTC BB under the symbol 'SCSIF'.