American Airlines Takes Off With Portable Software's Xpense Management Solution.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1998-- Second Largest U.S. Domestic Airline Utilizes its Corporate Intranet to Create Savings Through Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. Travel Expense Management Portable Software Corporation, the worldwide leader in enterprise travel expense automation software, today announced that American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , the second largest U.S. domestic airline, selected the Xpense Management Solution(tm) (XMS (1) See cross memory services. (2) (eXtended Memory Specification) A programming interface that allowed DOS programs to use memory above 1MB in 286s and up. ) for automation of travel expense processing. In a global effort to utilize the business automation opportunities of its corporate intranet, American Airlines chose XMS(tm) primarily because reporting, approval, auditing, and payment prthrough new travel data analysis capabilities. "We also don't have a system in place to collec Management Solution (XMS) is the proven enteromation software that can run via a corporate inne and automatically link to financial systemsnse data easily accessible, management can analyze travel spending and negotiate better vendor rates. American Airlines selected Portable Software's Xpense Management Solution based on the products' proven success in other corporate settings. Evans said, "We not only wanted a system that works in our existing infrastructure and has comprehensive tools for analysis, but we also chose the solution that has been tested and succeeds out in the market today. American Airlines will gain the ability to provide managers with the analysis tools to see exactly where travel dollars are going." Steve Singh, President and 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 Portable Software Corporation, said, "It is a compliment Not to be confused with Complement. Compliment may be
Since 1993 Portable Software Corporation has been developing and marketing travel and entertainment automation software and services that serve the entire enterprise, from business travelers to corporate accounting departments. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Xpense Management Solution (XMS), has been chosen by more companies for enterprise-wide travel expense automation than any other travel expense solution. As the recognized worldwide leader in travel expense automation, Portable Software has already automated travel expense management processes in over 350 companies around the world. American Airlines is the second largest U.S. domestic airline and the world's second largest carrier. Along with its regional airline associate, American Eagle, it provides service to nearly 50 countries and more than 250 cities worldwide. Last year, American flew more than 80 million passengers with a modern jet fleet of 640 aircraft. The airline has more than 90,000 employees. Portable Software Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, WA, USA with offices in Boston, Hartford, New York Hartford is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,279 at the 2000 census. The Town of Hartford is centrally located in the county. , Newark, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta, Toronto, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Minneapolis, Dallas, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Seattle, and London. For more information on Portable Software Corporation, contact the company at 6222 185th Avenue N.E., Redmond, WA 98052. Or call: 425/702-8808; or the toll-free number: 800/478-7411; or fax: 425/702-8828; or reach Portable Software Corporation via the World Wide Web at www.portablesoftware.com. Portable Software UK Limited, the European headquarters for Portable Software, can be reached by phoning: 44-171-329-2981. -0- Xpense Management Solution and XMS are trademarks of Portable Software Corporation. All other company or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Portable Software Corporation
Natalie Hadfield, 425/497-6467
Email: natalieh@xpense.com
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