Biztravel.com and Global Network Architects Sign Landmark Internet Travel Agreement.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1998-- --Success in U.S. Market Leads to First International Online Travel Service-- Biztravel.com(R), (http://www.biztravel.com), the Internet company for frequent business travelers(sm), and Global Network Architects (GNA GNA Ghana News Agency GNA Globewide Network Academy GNA Georgia Nurses Association GNA Galanthus Nivalis Agglutinin GNA Grand National Alliance (Pakistan) GNA Greater Nanticoke Area ; http://www.gna-corp.net), the global leader in the design, development and deployment of broadband virtual communities, today announced an exclusive agreement to provide high-speed, interactive travel reservation services worldwide. The Biztravel.com/GNA partnership will offer online airline, hotel, and car rental reservations via GNA's various communities, beginning with Sheraton.Net, a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. in-room communications service soon to be deployed in Sheraton hotels worldwide. Sheraton.Net will make interactive information available via televisions in the comfort of a guest's hotel room. Aside from Sheraton.Net, GNA will also bring Biztravel.com services to their other communities under construction, including those aimed at road warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members , distance learning students and business and residential communities. Biztravel.com will be deployed throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S. by the end of 1998. "Business today is truly global and we are committed to serving road warriors worldwide. Now, for the first time, travelers residing outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. will be able to take advantage of the award-winning business travel services offered by Biztravel.com, securing personal power and control over their travel plans," explained John I. Williams, Jr., 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. , Biztravel.com. Under the agreement, Biztravel.com and GNA will establish or arrange for ticket fulfillment centers in strategic locations worldwide. This will allow travelers and road warriors using GNA communities such as Sheraton.Net to receive air tickets booked via Biztravel.com the same day or overnight. "We are committed to partnering with the best commerce and content providers available to deliver superior communication, entertainment and information services See Information Systems. . Biztravel.com is a natural partner for our global deployment efforts. They have a proven track record in the U.S. as the leader in online business travel and know how to deliver superior, technologically advanced services," said Raymond Cheng, President and CEO, Global Network Architects. Sheraton.Net was announced in November, 1997 by its partners: Microsoft Corp.; Global Network Architects (formerly Asia Connect); ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Sheraton; Compaq and 3Com. Sheraton.Net dramatically redefines what hotel guests can expect in their hotel rooms by delivering a personalized office away from the office and a home away from home. After a trial period, Sheraton.Net will be swiftly deployed to Sheraton properties worldwide beginning this spring. About GNA Known as a global leader in the design, development and deployment of broadband virtual communities, GNA has an impressive track record dating back three years. It is best known for its innovative approach to constructing virtual communities for companies and organizations. In its early years, GNA, and its subsidiary, Asia Connect, developed a reputation in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. for developing hardware and software tools for medium to large-scale communities for virtually every type of network. Among other landmark achievements: pioneering the world's first high-speed, interactive community networks, and hosting the first interactive, online discussion between Southeast Asian leaders Recent Here are the list of recent leaders of the countries found in Southeast Asia. Country Prime Minister President Sultan/King The template is . Please use instead. This usage is deprecated. Please replace it with . '''The template is deprecated. . In addition, Asia Connect was the first company outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to receive the license for the Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS (Microsoft Commercial Internet System) A family of Web server software products from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT and works with Internet Information Server (IIS). ). With offices in the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Australia and the United Kingdom, GNA has a truly global reach, and one which will allow it to further extend the services of such partners as Biztravel.com. GNA derives much of its strength from its ability to bring together the best expertise in technologies, design, content and management. End users range from academics and business travelers to consumers and connected professionals. GNA relies on its well-honed skill at assembling best-of-class partners and leveraging their expertise, experience and contacts. Key GNA partners include Microsoft Corp., ITT Sheraton, Compaq/Tandem, 3Com and Vanstar. A wide range of content providers has been recruited to supply GNA's communities with world-class information, entertainment, data and reference material. 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. Biztravel.com is the only travel company to fully automate and integrate the reservations and 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 rewards processes. The company's travel reservation system, bizReservations, helps grow designated frequent flyer accounts by automatically recommending travel itineraries that can maximize frequent flyer miles. The system also optimizes other travel preferences, such as lowest price, closest to desired schedule and preferred carrier. Biztravel.com enables travelers to track and manage account summaries for multiple travel frequency programs at a single location on the Internet via its bizMiles(sm) service. It also offers travel news, opinions and advice in bizTraveler(sm), the company's on-line magazine, and provides 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 on-line 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 Corporation, News Corporation, Informix Corporation and Intel, 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. CONTACT: Global Network Architects (GNA) http://www.gna-corp.net Michael Bociurkiw michaelb@gna-corp.net 425-822-6868 Pager 1. (hardware, communications) pager - (Or "beeper", "bleeper" (UK?)) A small wireless receiver that, when triggered (generally via phone), will beep or vibrate (un)pleasantly. : 1-800-759-8888 #1333540 or Wilson McHenry Company (Biztravel.com) http://www.biztravel.com Ildiko Novak/Joanne Serling inovak@wmc.com jserling@wmc.com 212-527-0800 |
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