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PALO ALTO,
Calif., Nov. 11, 2010 – HP Enterprise Services
today announced the planned expansion of its consumer travel enterprise
platform, which is designed to enable airline, hospitality, rail,
cruise and
car rental clients to offer more customer-centric service. HP’s current consumer travel product
offerings enable
clients to increase revenues, enhance customer service and more rapidly
respond
to market changes and opportunities. They are built on a
service-oriented
architecture (SOA) using intuitive user interfaces – replacing the
decades-old,
mainframe-based designs of legacy systems. Clients will find increased
agility
with a platform that is designed to be more reliable, easier to use,
highly
flexible and less expensive to operate and maintain than previous
solutions. “Competitive pressures as well as a tough
economic climate
have highlighted the constraints of the travel industry’s current
passenger and
guest systems,” said Sean Kenny, senior
vice president, Worldwide Applications and Business Process
Outsourcing, HP Enterprise
Services. “HP is making significant investments to develop
solutions
built on modern technologies that are designed to enable clients to
enhance
their efficiency and productivity.” HP Enterprise Services has licensed the
Pegasus Solutions
RezView® NG distribution platform to accelerate its investment in
next-generation
consumer travel solutions. Known for its highly reliable interfaces
with a wide
variety of property systems in the hospitality space and its rapid
implementation options, Pegasus’ RezView NG platform will be integrated
into HP
consumer travel solutions via the HP Transportation SOA. This will
enable
faster deployment of the HP solutions across multiple segments,
including
airline and hospitality. Advancing airline reservation systems As part of the licensing agreement, HP plans to incorporate the RezView NG platform into the HP Agilaire Passenger Service Solution. Built using SOA, which improves flexibility and speeds implementation, Agilaire is designed to enable airlines to offer their passengers a differentiated travel experience while simultaneously improving the airline’s business performance. Agilaire is
expected to help airlines meet the international standard for ancillary
sales
related to travel, such as baggage fees and frequent traveler lounge
access, by
including an updated version of the HP Electronic Miscellaneous Documents
module. Agilaire also will include the
latest release of the HP
Ticket Reissue and Refund module, which fully
automates the process of
ticket refunds using HP’s database of 24 months of historical airline
fare
data. HP also plans to use Pegasus’ RezView NG platform to provide a comprehensive next-generation solution for the hospitality industry, including central reservation and property management solutions. HP intends to offer flexible, modular solutions to fit the particular needs of hospitality clients. The HP offering will be designed to help hotels manage room
and
non-room inventory, availability status, restrictions, pricing and
policies per
property preference. The planned functionality and scalability of the
solution
includes consistent views of data with the convergence of central
reservations,
web functionality and tight integration with property management
systems. More information regarding
HP’s consumer
travel industry solutions is available at http://h10134.www1.hp.com/industries/transportation/.  About HPHP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the achievement of expected operational and financial results; and other risks that are described in HP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. ©
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