True, in consideration of the size of operation, your comment that
i doubt that they have the resources to support the Sabre databases
is spot on. No-one would want to be lumbered with having to hang off UNIX boxes and then pay the $$ for the "privilege".
Interesting re your thoughts on Sabre delivering on their promises. What I saw was pretty darn snappy, but that was 3 years ago and they may well have been surpassed by others in the meantime.
Several of the web-based products do a pretty good jobs these days with enough of the bells and whistles, and at a good price considering what they deliver.
Rgds