First Flight Commemorative Virtual Technology Experience
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brother's first flight -- and of an industry that has since been a vital part of global commerce, many leaders in technology showcased their unique business travel services at the ACTE Las Vegas Global Conference. Their specialties are outlined below.
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b-there Corporation www.b-there.com
b-there ARM is a comprehensive easy-to-use online solution for streamlined, cost-effective meeting and event management. Since 1996, millions of transactions have been processed on the system. Designed by planners for planners, ARM facilitates registration, housing, travel, and one-to-one e-marketing, and is the most flexible solution in the marketplace today.
Concur Technologies, Inc. www.concur.com
Concur Technologies, Inc. is the world's leading provider of Corporate Expense Management solutions,servicing more than 1,100 companies worldwide.
Concur's solutions include travel and entertainment expense management and employee
request for vendor payment management. Concur also offers value-added software
and services to complement its core solutions. Concur's solutions streamline
business processes, reducing costs and increasing operational efficiencies while
empowering financial managers to apply greater intelligence to their company's
spending patterns.
eBuyerSolutions.com www.eBuyerSolutions.com
eBuyerSolutions is an independent procurement site that provides electronic tools for a traditional bid process. Using the site, buyers are able to expedite supplier selection projects for travel services. The site provides customizable electronic RFPs in key supplier categories and detailed information about travel suppliers for research. The site also features an electronic hotel RFP tool for fully automated hotel program bids. ACTE corporate members now have complimentary access included with their membership.
e-travel, Inc. www.e-travel.com
e-Travel, the e-commerce business unit of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A., is the global leader in online travel technology, providing e-commerce solutions for airlines, corporations, travel agencies and other online travel businesses. e-Travel serves customers in 40 countries including corporations such as Airbus, Daimler Chrysler, Ingersoll-Rand and Oracle Corporation, as well as travel suppliers such as Air France, Iberia and Qantas, and online agencies such as Opodo. For more information, please vist us at www.e-travel.com.
Expedia www.expedia.com
Expedia Corporate Travel is a part of Expedia, Inc., the world's leading online travel service and the eight largest travel agency in the U.S. Expedia Corporate Travel provides
a full-service option for businesses by bringing together the best of technology and customer service in a complete, singlesource solution. Business travelers have access to specialized tools, while companies can take advantage of rich management and reporting features. Expedia is a majority-owned subsidiary of USA Interactive.
Extensity/Geac www.extensity.geac.com
Geac is a global enterprise software company providing customers with financial
products and services to optimize business performance across their enterprises. Geac's Extensity application suite automates employee-based financial processes, including business travel and expense reporting, billable and payroll time capture, check request and procurement. The Extensity suite has been licensed to more than 1,000,000 users worldwide. Half of the Fortune 200. More than 1000 corporations. Manage $15 billion in travel spend.
GetThere www.GetThere.com
GetThere DirectCorporate is the leading online travel procurement solution for businesses.
It can transform your business by giving you the power to better control travel spend, empower your travelers, and enhance relationships with preferred suppliers. The latest version includes all of the travel management, reporting, and control features that made GetThere DirectCorporate the industry standard, plus new capabilities, an enhanced user
interface and booking process.
GetThere, a Sabre Holdings company, is the leading provider of Web-based travel reservation systems for corporations and airlines. GetThere's systems are used to provide Web-based travel procurement including air, hotel, car and meeting planning to employees at leading corporations such as American Management Systems, Boeing, ChevronTexaco, Cisco, Honeywell, PricewaterhouseCoopers and SBC Communications. GetThere also powers Web-based travel booking for leading airlines, including Air New Zealand, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Aloha Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways and United Airlines.
Hi-Mark Software www.himarksoftware.com
Take flight with global consolidated data feeds and the most powerful reporting tools in the industry from Hi-Mark Software. Now more than ever Corporate Travel Executives need a means to manage their travel in a way that fits their budget and allows for increased security for their travelers. Accurate, complete travel, credit card and T&E; data that can be queried and distributed in a timely manner is essential to making the right decisions. Hi-Mark Software can deliver a customized solution to meet your needs as a Travel Executive. Let us show you the "Power of Knowledge" using the latest technology and web-based applications.
International SOS www.internationalsos.com
International SOS is the world's largest medical and security assistance company, as well as the leading provider of remote-site medical services. Across five continents, in 65 countries, SOS employs more than 3,000 professionals in their 24-hour alarm centers, international clinics and remote medical facilities, providing custom solutions to locate, inform and contact travelers worldwide and access to important country, medical, security and travel information. Phone: 215-244-1500/Website: www.internationalsos.com.
JPMorgan Chase Card Solutions www.jpmorgan.com/ts
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Card Solutions offers customized MasterCard & Visa Corporate, Purchasing, and integrated functionality ("One") card programs for companies of all sizes throughout the United States. PaymentNet¨, the industry's first and most comprehensive Internet reporting system, provides secure daily data access, custom reporting and accounting system interfaces. The PaymentNet system also provides online expense reporting, online statementing and payments, and online account management.
JPMorgan Chase combines technical expertise with industry-best account management and consulting services to ensure that clients maximize the benefits of their card programs.
LaSalle Bank N.A. [email protected]
LaSalle Bank is a leading provider of commercial card services to large corporate and middle market companies. Our commercial card program includes a "one-card" solution for clients' purchasing, travel and entertainment and fleet needs. Our end-to-end commercial card solution offers Web-based technology, flexible options and, is designed to streamline internal processes and reduce the expenses associated with procurement activities. LaSalle Bank, is one of the Midwest's largest banks with $54 billion in assets and over 125 locations. LaSalle Bank, an indirect subsidiary of Netherlands-based
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. one of the world's largest banks with total assets of EUR
597.4 billion, 3,500 locations in over 60 countries and territories. In North America,
ABN AMRO is headquartered in Chicago and has nearly $90 billion in assets.
Orbitz www.orbitz.com
Orbitz was the first travel website to offer an online corporate booking and tracking tool.
Orbitz for Business saves companies of all sizes up to 75% on transaction costs. Orbitz for Business is designed to offer corporate travelers easier access to Orbitz' widest selection of low fares and the most web fares. Orbitz created a simpler booking process for its business customers that allows corporate negotiated fares and rates to be combined in one display with Orbitz' comprehensive and unbiased listing of travel options.
PeopleSoft www.peoplesoft.com/go/te
PeopleSoft is the world's leading provider of application software for The Real-Time Enterprise? Peoplesoft Travel and Expense Management is the only pure internet solution with a real - time connection to your expense processes. Prevent maverick spend by integrating expense approvals with budgets and commitment control. Reduce costs with automated approval and reimbursement. Today more than 5,000 organizations in 140 countries run on PeopleSoft Software. For more information, vist us at www.peoplesoft.com/go/te.
ProcurePoint Travel Solutions www.procurepoint.com
ProcurePoint Travel Solutions(tm) provides software and services to optimize 100% of corporate hotel spend through procurement best practices. Designed to facilitate negotiations with hotels for transient rates and offsite meetings, the ProcurePoint product suite offers a unique combination of process automation and online negotiation tools, including the industry leading OpenBid(tm) auction platform. Fortune 1000 companies rely on ProcurePoint to reduce negotiation cycles and to achieve visibility into and control over their total hotel spend.
StarCite, Inc. www.starcite.com
StarCite delivers technology and service solutions that drive best practices, cost savings, and more efficient management process to both buyers and suppliers in the meetings and events industry. The StarCite Online Marketplace delivers RFP workflow, preferred vendor management, bid analysis and reporting; RegWeb helps corporations efficiently and cost-effectively register meeting and training delegates online; together, as part of the StarCite Integration Meetings Platform, the company delivers a comprehensive solution to manage meetings, registration and air group.
Travel Analytics www.travelanalytics.com
Travel analytics is the industry's leading travel sourcing consultancy. Our blue-chip clients routinely achieve 3-5% savings on their air spend by enlisting our services. We offer deep strategic sourcing expertise and outstanding client service combined with patent-pending airline sourcing software and unarguably unbiased advice. Our flagship products, TANGO™ and BRAVO™, are the industry's most powerful tools for negotiating and managing airline contracts.
Trondent Development Corp. www.trondent.com
Whatever your negotiating position is, we can very likely improve it! Trondent is a leading provider of software solutions to the travel industry. Trondent products are developed to increase productivity, manage costs, and help the traveller. Applications include an automated, documentable trip authorization tool; pre-trip reports for policy compliance and risk management; and profile management, including synchronization between the GDS and online booking tools. Products are compatible with all five major GDS and are utilized by agency, online booking, meeting management and corporate/institutional organizations worldwide.
Worldspan www.worldspan.com
Worldspan is the leading travel technology resource for travel suppliers, travel agencies,
e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide. Utilizing the fastest, most flexible and most efficient network and computing technologies in the industry, Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services linking thousands of travel suppliers around the world to a global customer base. The company offers industry-leading Fares and Pricing technology such as Worldspan e-PricingSM, hosting solutions, and customized travel products, including Worldspan Travel Button¨. Worldspan enables travel suppliers, distributors and corporations to reduce costs and increase productivity with best-in-class technology like Worldspan Go!¨ and Worldspan Trip Manager¨.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Worldspan is owned by affiliates of Delta Air
Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ: NWAC) and American
Airlines. Additional information is available at www.worldspan.com.
WorldTravel BTI www.worldtravelinteractive.com
WorldTravel BTI is one of the largest and most progressive travel management firms in the United States. The company supports more than $3.8 billion in annual sales for Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies. World Travel provides cost saving, innovative travel management solutions tailored to their clients' local and global travel needs. World Travel's global services include traditional and online corporate travel services, group travel management, meetings and incentives, leisure services for corporate travelers, as well as consulting and corporate fulfillment services.
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