PARSIPPANY, NJ, February 25, 1999 � WizCom International,
Ltd. announced today the formation of the WizCom Industry Advisory Council
(WIAC), a group of industry experts who will provide strategic advice on
WizCom�s product development and give its customers a competitive edge
in the marketplace. The Council will identify and provide recommendations
on emerging trends in travel distribution that directly impact WizCom�s
customers and development partners. WizCom also announced plans to
hold a customer conference in the New York City area on September 12-14,
1999, to give customers an opportunity to discuss their business needs
and objectives.
�The establishment of the WizCom Industry Advisory Council and regular
customer meetings reflect
WizCom�s on-going efforts to helping our customers grow and manage their
businesses,� said Flo Lugli, President of WizCom. �WizCom is excited
to work with travel and technology industry experts to make the most of
emerging trends in travel distribution and to give customers an opportunity
to participate regularly in WizCom�s product development planning.�
Advisory Council members will be drawn from the various businesses WizCom
serves and include a select group of highly creative and influential industry
consultants, distribution systems developers and executives from the hotel,
car rental and tour businesses. The charter members of the WizCom
Industry Advisory Council will include:
John Burns, President of Hospitality Technology Consulting |
Peter Denis, CEO, The Time Communications Group |
Michael Hulley, Director of Travel and Transportation Distribution
for IBM |
Mike Moore, IT Director of Thompson Holidays |
Thierry Roch, Vice President of Industry Relations for AH&MA |
John Russell, Vice Chairman of the Cendant Travel Division and CEO
of RCI International |
Michelle Woodley, HEDNA President and Vice President of Global Distribution
for Swissotel |
The customer conference will provide a forum for WizCom and its customers
to exchange ideas on creative and forward-thinking technology solutions.
WizCom customers will benefit from the conference by having products available
that are based on their input and meet their business needs.
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. |