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R. Terrell Bradshaw Named Director of 
Business Development at WizCom International
Bradshaw Highlights WizCom�s Commitment to Customer Service
 
PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 16, 1998 � WizCom International Ltd., a supplier of travel industry reservation and information management systems, today announced the appointment of R. Terrell �Terry� Bradshaw as its new Director of Business Development.  Bradshaw brings more than 22 years experience in the travel industry to his new position at WizCom.  Before joining WizCom, he worked for Amadeus, the global distribution system (GDS), in Miami where he managed commercial marketing relationships with travel service partners in the Americas for the past 12 years.  He will report directly to Flo Lugli, President of WizCom. 

�Terry comes to us from a great company and will be a key player in helping us achieve the ambitious goals we have set for WizCom,� Lugli said.  �His experience in meeting customer needs and his insightful approach to developing solutions are unmatched in the travel industry.  Terry is an excellent addition to the WizCom management team, and his appointment highlights our customer focus and commitment.� 

As Director of Business Development, Bradshaw will be responsible for maintaining and strengthening WizCom�s customer relationships.  Based on input from customers, he will work closely with WizCom�s R&D team to develop solutions that help customers better manage and grow their businesses. 

�WizCom has always been a technology leader and is committed to partnering-type relationships with its customers,� Bradshaw said.  �I am excited about the opportunity to leverage WizCom�s cutting-edge database and telecommunications resources to grow WizCom�s business.�
 
Bradshaw first joined System One in 1986, a GDS company subsequently acquired by Amadeus.  While at System One, Bradshaw worked with Avis Rent a Car and WizCom as part of a team to develop the travel industry�s first dynamic database updating product.  The product makes simultaneous, real-time updates in multiple travel service databases. 

�Terry�s move is a real coup for WizCom.  He has shown time and again an ability to work with customers to develop creative solutions that really show an insider�s understanding of travel industry technology.  I look forward to working with him,� said Scott Heintzeman, Vice President of Knowledge Technologies for Carlson Hospitality Corporation. 

Bradshaw began his career in the travel industry at Eastern Airlines where he worked in airport and reservation sales, travel agency relations and marketing automation. 

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 (NYSE: CD) is the world�s premier provider 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 assurance group in the UK.  In Real Estate Services, Cendant is the world�s premier franchisor of residential real estate brokerage offices; a major supplier of mortgage services to consumers; and a global leader in corporate employee relocation.  In Alliance Marketing, Cendant provides access to insurance, travel, shopping, auto, dining, 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 in over 100 countries. 

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Contact:
James Ferri 
Cendant Corporation
 (973) 496-8527 
Matthew Doering
Fleishman-Hillard
(212) 453-2314
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Also See:
WizCom Refocus Includes Alignment with Cendant's Proven Model of Matrix Management / Sept 1998 
Madrid, Spain Site for Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) / Aug 1998 

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