Affinity International Travel Selects Information Architects to build Next Generation Internet Travel Destination.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2000 iA's XML-based Metaphoria to Launch First Real-Time Availability and Confirmation of Complete Vacation Packages Over the Web Information Architects Corporation (iA), (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : IARC) today announced it has been awarded a contract by Affinity International Travel Systems, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:AFFT AFFT Affidavit AFFT Americans for Fair Taxation ) to design and build critical components of their next generation website, FarAway far·a·way adj. 1. Very distant; remote. 2. Abstracted; dreamy: a faraway look. faraway Adjective 1. very distant 2. .com. Under the terms of the contract, Metaphoria applications will aggregate applications and content from Affinity's various web properties including holiday vacation packages at www.sunstyle.com, cruise products at www.cruiseaffinity.com, car rental at www.wheelsforrent.com, and honeymoon destinations at www.honeymoonlagoon.com . "iA's Metaphoria applications will offer our strategic partners an unprecedented level of customization and scalability and will enable Affinity to rapidly deploy our robust travel content and leisure package inventory over virtually any technical platform", said Dan Brandano, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Affinity International Travel Systems. In addition iA's Metaphoria will greatly reduce the time required to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. and install our turnkey See turnkey system. business-to-business travel solution. We are thrilled to have IA involved in this critical area of data aggregation." "Information Architects is excited to play a significant role in the development of the "next generation" of Internet travel destinations," said Robert Gruder, Chairman and CEO of iA. "Metaphoria's ability to take complex back-room applications, divorce the information from the application, and present it to the end user in a real-time and simplified format, will allow Affinity International to focus their efforts on the business of travel, not application development." About Affinity International Travel Systems Affinity International Travel Systems, owner of FarAway.com, is implementing a business strategy that utilizes the Internet as a delivery platform in both business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) and business-to-consumer (B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. ) arenas for its inventory of leisure travel products. ABOUT iA Information Architects Corporation (NASDAQ: IARC) delivers information management solutions that empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems eBusinesses to securely distribute content and functionality across the Web. iA's dynamic syndication solutions enable the seamless development and management of global content and functionality syndication from one source to any Web site or device connected to the Net. This dynamic syndication can help companies improve data exchange and collaboration among co-workers, customers, suppliers and partners. iA's core offering, the Metaphoria Framework, is an open, patented, XML-based product suite delivering customized digital information on the Web. Its dynamic aggregation and syndication technology enable users to access content and commerce application from any source - even multiple sources - enhancing the overall user experience, promoting site stickiness and loyalty, and augmenting eCommerce-generated revenues. 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