�Glenn brings to WizCom many years of experience working in electronic distribution and strong technical and business skills,� Lugli said.  �He has been a leader in helping the industry understand where distribution is heading and how it�s changing our business.  Glenn will be a great asset for WizCom as we help our customers evaluate the multitude of distribution options facing them each day.  Glenn�s appointment further strengthens WizCom�s focus to help our customers meet these challenges and remain competitive.� 

As Director of Business Development, Fernandez will serve as a key source of information and expertise about electronic distribution for WizCom�s customer base.  He will be responsible for evaluating emerging distribution systems and ensuring that customers are taking advantage of the best distribution options available. 

�As the first company to introduce switch technology access to the Global Distribution System (GDS), WizCom has always been a recognized industry leader on the driving edge of technology,� Fernandez said.  �While the travel business is changing rapidly, the GDSs will continue to serve as powerful and flexible booking engines and conveyors of massive amounts of information.  The GDSs are hardly the obsolete dinosaurs many perceive them to be.  We will be certain that our customers are prepared to optimize the forces of change to their advantage.� 

�WizCom�s challenge will be to identify opportunities to leverage our connections to the GDSs as well as to develop innovative solutions that let our customers access and use conventional and emerging distribution channels to help them better manage and grow their business,� Fernandez said.  �I�m very impressed with the new management at WizCom and the clear commitment to focus on customer needs as the driving force behind WizCom�s product development and business planning.  I'm delighted to join WizCom during this very exciting time of rapid change and innovation within our industry.�

As director of global automation marketing at Hertz, Fernandez managed the company�s business relationships with GDSs, airline CRS and travel partners and was responsible for maximizing existing and emerging distribution technologies such, as the development and rollout of their highly successful Internet site.  Before joining Hertz, Fernandez worked in the travel industry managing corporate travel departments and travel agencies.

�Glenn is well respected within the industry for his knowledge of electronic distribution and is considered an insightful source of information on how changes in distribution will impact the travel industry,� said Joan Dienst, Vice President of Non-Air Vendor Marketing at Galileo International. 

WizCom International, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation, was founded in 1987 and has provided its proven GDS connectivity and transactions processing to the hotel and auto rental industries for over ten years.  WizCom processes GDS reservation services for more than 90 hotel companies and over 25 car rental firms. 

Cendant is one of the world�s foremost providers of consumer and business services.  The Company operates in three principal segments: Travel Services, Real Estate Services and Alliance Marketing.  In Travel Services, Cendant is the leading franchisor of hotels and rental car agencies worldwide; the largest provider of vacation exchange services; a leading fleet management company; the UK�s largest private car park operator; and a leading motorist assistance group in the UK.  In Real Estate Services, Cendant is the world�s largest franchisor of residential real estate brokerage offices, a major provider of mortgage services to consumers and a global leader in corporate employee relocation.  In Alliance Marketing, Cendant provides access to insurance, travel, shopping, auto, and other services, primarily through direct marketing to customers of its affinity partners.  Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, the Company has more than 40,000 employees and operates in over 100 countries.