Biztravel.com Named Most Valuable Product of the Year by PC Computing Magazine; Company Consistently Recognized as Leader Among Online Travel Services.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1998--Biztravel.com(R), (www.biztravel.com) the No. 1 rated business travel service, has been awarded the prestigious 1998 Most Valuable Product (MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. ) Award by PC Computing computing - computer magazine beating out Microsoft Network's Expedia, and Travelocity to win the travel service category. "Biztravel.com tracks your frequent-flier and stayer stayer a horse that can gallop at racing speed for at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km). accounts and lets you create detailed travel profiles -- so you'll never get stuck in the middle seat or be forced to eat the meat lovers' special again. And the price is unbeatable," reads PC Computing's review. (http://www.zdnet.com/pccomp/mvpawards98/internet-14.html) To select the 1998 MVP Award winners, PC Computing's editors conducted an exhaustive review of thousands of Internet, software, hardware, and digital office products, evaluating them for usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. , performance, technology, innovation and value. Biztravel.com has consistently been recognized as the premier online travel service for frequent business travelers. This past year Biztravel.com received awards from PC Magazine, Yahoo! Internet Life Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, a well known search engine website. It was created and launched by Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV guide. and was recently named best online business travel service by the Gomez Advisors, an independent authority on the Internet delivery of consumer products and services. About Biztravel.com The Biztravel.com Web site has earned numerous awards for its combination of quality content, valuable services and ease-of-use, including PC Magazine's prestigious Editor's Choice Award for best online business travel service and Yahoo! Internet Life's selection as the best travel service. The Gomez Advisors also selected Biztravel.com as the best online business travel service from 19 online travel Web sites. Biztravel.com provides travelers with the highest degree of personal power and control over their travel plans. It is the only travel company that maintains detailed travel profiles about each of its members and automatically recommends travel itineraries to match stated preferences, such as lowest price, closest to desired schedule, preferred carrier and the desire to maximize frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons miles. Biztravel.com also offers important time and money-saving features that integrate seamlessly with digital communication devices. The company's bizAlerts(SM) service automatically pages travelers one hour before departure about whether their flight is on time, delayed or cancelled. Biztravel.com's CalendarDirect(SM) feature enables members to instantly download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. itinerary information from the Web into an electronic calendar or personal digital assistant. At www.biztravel.com, business travelers can ensure that they receive credit for every mile earned through its "Track Your Miles" service. They can also find travel news, opinions and advice in bizTraveler(SM), the company's online publication, and secure weather forecasts, restaurant guides, driving instructions and street maps in bizCityInfo(SM). Biztravel.com's customers have access to the company's experienced travel agents 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week, either online or via a toll-free number. Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the company is backed by Comcast Corp., News Corp., Informix Corp. and Intel Corp., as well as three top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] : Accel Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates. |
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