COVENTUS Unveils Mytravelshadow, The First Journey Management Service Designed for Post-booking Travel Activities for the Online Business Traveler.

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KANATA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000

COVENTUS Inc., the leading provider of mCommerce applications and services that focus on the needs of the online business traveler, the online business traveler's host organization and the hospitality industry, today announced the availability of their journey management service, Mytravelshadow(TM) (www.mytravelshadow.com).

Journey management is a new category of online services that solves the problem faced by today's online business traveler who is trying to manage and automate the various aspects of their journey. Mytravelshadow(TM) delivers, timely, context-sensitive information through the correlation of different information inputs and `any-to-any' notification systems.

"For example, Mytravelshadow(TM) will correlate information sources based on the online business traveler's personalized preferences, travel and logistics and due to knowledge of foreseen weather problems in Chicago," said Ken Davison, executive vice president, sales, marketing, business development for COVENTUS, "Mytravelshadow(TM) can deliver, via notification capabilities, to the online business traveler, the invaluable piece of knowledge to change their flight plans."

Mytravelshadow(TM) is based on integration of ATG's Dynamo(R) Product Suite of e-commerce and personalization applications with a sophisticated "any-to-any" notification system that enables personalized services to be provided across any network attached device. Mytravelshadow(TM) also provides an intuitive user interface that has been driven from a relationship with TAYLOR/SPRULES Corporation. Through proactive and intuitive journey management, Mytravelshadow(TM) delivers the following set of services that increase productivity while on the road:

-- Access to extensive context-sensitive information delivered

on a timely basis.

-- Access to a powerful suite of notification tools that

provides access to any communication medium.

-- Convenient, fast, and seamless schedule adjustments through

knowledge management.

-- Location based services at COVENTUS enabled hotels i.e. high

speed Internet access.

-- Enhanced virtual mobile office capabilities.

-- Personalized preference building.

-- Internet access through multiple remote access devices.

"Of the nearly 50 million business travelers per year in North America, approximately 10 million are classified as `online business travelers'," continued Mr. Davison. "This fast growing category of online business travelers have specific needs that can not solely be answered at the booking stage of their journey but rather, require a whole new set of services that will address their needs throughout the entire journey.

"These services can either be structured around the need to `sell' or `push' products and services through this new medium, or create a process that leverages the ubiquity of the Internet and need for true mobility where previously disparate activities only existed. At COVENTUS, we took the approach of addressing the needs of the online business traveler as a set of activities that could be aligned and enhanced through a service such as Mytravelshadow(TM), rather than trying to push more advertising and or travel products."

The service rollout of Mytravelshadow(TM) for the remainder of this calendar year will include enhanced capabilities such as:

-- Hands free, eyes free interaction and access to information

and notifications delivered through an advanced voice to Web

and text to speech system.

-- Integrated, personalized calendaring and contact system.

-- Contextual, personalized travel knowledge including

advisories, local events, maps and flight tracking.

-- Multiple personalities - a unique capability which allows

the user to create personal experiences based on different

interests and modes i.e. business mode, leisure mode,

entertainment mode.

-- Account aggregation services.

COVENTUS Inc., based in Kanata, Ontario, is the leading mCommerce company focused on the needs of the online business travelers, the online business traveler's host organization and the hospitality industry. COVENTUS' Mytravelshadow(TM) combines the power of Internet enabled applications, and on-line information and notification tools to empower the online business traveler with personalized knowledge, messaging, and access to corporate email -- at every stage of their journey. Currently, Mytravelshadow(TM) is available over the fixed Internet from home, office and high-speed Internet ports in any hotel by visiting www.mytravelshadow.com. At a COVENTUS enabled hotel, the online business traveler is given the ultimate guest Internet experience through COVENTUS Guest Internet Services, which include high-speed Internet access, in-hotel services and amenities, and the ability to engage powerful services for the virtual mobile office, which includes access to Mytravelshadow(TM). For additional information, visit the COVENTUS Web site at www.coventus.com.