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Hotel Property Information Updates Best Western and Cendant Hotels On Board as First Customers |
PARSIPPANY, N.J - June 13, 2000 -- Cendant Internet
Group, a unit of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD), today announced that the
Company�s subsidiary, WizCom International, Ltd. (�WizCom�), a leading
supplier of reservation and information management systems for the travel
industry, officially launched EasyAccess HOD to streamline the distribution
system for hotel description information. EasyAccess HOD is a revolutionary
Web-based application that allows hoteliers and hotel companies to easily
update hotel description information simultaneously on the four Global
Distribution Systems (GDS) through one single-point-of-entry. Best Western
Hotels and the Cendant Hotel brands have already agreed to implement EasyAccess
HOD for their information management systems.
Working closely with hoteliers, WizCom developed EasyAccess HOD in direct response to the industry�s demand for a more efficient and effective method to distribute hotel description information to all four GDSs and ultimately the Internet. EasyAccess HOD�s unique feature automatically formats and distributes the hotel�s descriptive content to the specific data requirements of each GDS. EasyAccess HOD uses easy-to-use �point and click� drop down menus as its primary format. �EasyAccess HOD is proof of why WizCom�s culture of innovation and customer focus work so well. The development of EasyAccess HOD is a direct result of WizCom�s technological expertise and industry experience combined, most importantly, with feedback from the industry on the type of product they need to compete in the marketplace,� said Flo Lugli, President of WizCom. �With EasyAccess HOD, WizCom strengthens its reputation as the definitive source of innovative distribution solutions for the travel industry.� �WizCom�s EasyAccess HOD makes changing or adding new information about
our hotel properties to the GDSs a much easier and more efficient process,�
said Charles Ryder, Director of Reservation Services for Best Western.
�The combination of advanced functionality and ease-of-use allows Best
Western to focus on managing our business without getting burdened with
a mess of technical details.�
�Rather than getting caught-up with complicated technical codes and complex data entry, EasyAccess HOD will allow customers to focus on the quality and accuracy of data transmitted to the GDSs,� said Mark Jacobsen, Wizcom Product Support Manager. �It is as simple as a point and click of your mouse.� EasyAccess HOD is a part of WizCom�s EasyAccess Plus suite of products designed for the hotel industry to manage distribution more effectively and cost-efficiently. WizCom International, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD), is a leading global provider of electronic reservations processing and information management systems for the travel industry. WizCom provides its hotel, car rental, and tour / leisure travel customers with innovative, flexible and cost-effective electronic distribution and e-commerce solutions for the Internet, GDS and / or other travel reservation systems. Established in 1987, WizCom has an extensive customer base with more than 90 hotel companies and over 25 car rental firms operating in more than forty countries worldwide. Cendant Internet Group is aggressively pursuing Internet, broadband and wireless related convergence opportunities for Cendant with the objective of leveraging its businesses in the areas of travel, real estate and direct marketing, as well as its proven core competencies in the areas of franchising, outsourcing, cross-selling and preferred alliance programs. Cendant Internet Group will achieve this goal by incubating or developing new initiatives and/or by working with leading Internet businesses through marketing alliances, strategic investments and M&A activity. |
WizCom International, Ltd. Joe Neubig, (973) 496-7984 |