Major Travel Industry Players Go With Compaq NonStop Systems and Solutions to
Cope With Internet Growth
New Business Partners for NonStop Technology Complement Strong Customer Base
HOUSTON, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation
(NYSE: CPQ) has bolstered its presence in the travel and leisure market with
the addition of new partners to its Solutions Alliance Program. Key partners
have joined the program to deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to meet
the needs of the travel and leisure industry.
These solutions, which include server level hardware and software, enable
users to secure lowest fares, manage complex reservations, and provide a
comprehensive single view of all customer activity. This program leverages
Compaq's NonStop platform that provides the highest levels of system
availability with extreme scalability required to meet the needs of travel
providers' most demanding customers.
"The Internet is creating a new level of demand and challenge for travel
shopping and booking and our customers need solutions that meet those needs,"
said Chris Rooke, vice president, marketing, of Compaq's NonStop Division.
"The NonStop platform provides the lowest total cost of ownership and best
return on investment for customers who need their systems to run seven days a
week, 24-hours a day. Working closely with partners like Atinera, Fourth
Dimension Software and Gestation, Inc., experts in the travel and leisure
industry, Compaq is able to drive down costs of distribution, and improve
customer service simultaneously."
Atinera, Fourth Dimension Software, Gestation Join Solution Alliance
Program
Compaq's Travel Solution Alliance Program is focused on meeting the
specific needs of the travel and leisure industry. Program benefits include
technical assistance for alliance members and their customers, joint marketing
program support, and training and consulting on Compaq products. Program
members include Atinera, Fourth Dimension Software and Gestation, Inc.
As an alliance member, Atinera provides travel software and hosted
technology solutions worldwide for tour operators and travel suppliers running
on the Compaq NonStop server platform. Together Compaq and Atinera deliver a
range of scalable, integrated solutions that enable travel companies of any
size to take advantage of advance reservations and inventory management,
dynamic packaging of multi-component travel, and Web automation.
Gestation is an enterprise solutions provider specifically focused on the
travel industry. Working closely with Compaq, Gestation provides technology-
based solutions that improve the overall competitiveness and efficiencies of
travel businesses by offering a state-of-the-art enterprise integration
architecture and a suite of applications designed to provide immediate cost
reductions, operational and transactional efficiencies, and advanced marketing
and business intelligence tools.
Fourth Dimension Software provides Contour, the software infrastructure,
which is the foundation of Atinera and Gestation solutions.
Select Travel and Leisure Customers Using the NonStop Platform
-- Sabre - Will allow airlines and travel consolidators update fares and
seat availability faster and with greater frequency and reliability
than with any other e-commerce system in the industry.
-- Abercrombie & Kent - Provides agents with the ability to create,
market, sell and operate exceptional travel experiences on all seven
continents using the Gestation solution.
-- Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) - The principal airline and travel
provider in Scandinavia, uses the Atinera solution to create and
deliver reservation, inventory and automation processes for Fly and
Stay, a new leisure tour operator for its Pleasure brand.
-- Travelocity - Travelocity.com, the most popular travel site on the Web,
uses the Atinera solution to service select reservations made under the
Travelocity Vacations brand. |
