Can Information Technology Remove Complexity and Enable Change for Travel and Transportation Industry?; SITA 2005 Insight Conference Gathers Industry Influencers to Discuss Convergence, Security and Information Technology.

ATLANTA -- Amid an industry with severe challenges there are no simple solutions. IT is however the enabler for change, to remove complexity and to deliver pragmatic solutions. SITA, the world's leading provider of network and communications solutions to the Travel and Transportation Industry (TTI), today announced its speakers and focus for the 2005 Insight Conference, which will take place September 13 - 15 at Doral Tesoro Hotel & Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The conference, in its fifth year, will focus on effective ways to use technology solutions to cut airline & airport costs, enhance business process efficiencies and simplify the travel and transportation industry.

This year, panel discussions on convergence, transportation security, self-service, and common- use products are on the agenda and the panels will consist of industry experts, customer participants and SITA specialists. These panels are designed to not only be informative, but to also encourage interactive discussions. Attendees will also have the opportunity to investigate the benefits of incorporating evolving technologies and strategies to drive economic efficiencies and to enhance the customer experience.

This year's industry expert speakers include:

--Ted Hutchins, Chief Technology Officer, AirTran Airlines: How IT and convergence have helped AirTran to reach its current level of success

--Tony Charaf, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Delta Airlines: How IT evolution affects the culture of your organization and the benefits of building and maintaining a positive workplace culture

--Bob Goodwin, Vice President of Research, Gartner: Information technology investment climate, the identification of emerging technologies and IT solutions to enable business process improvement

--Doug Abbey, Partner, The Velocity Group: Airline Industry Dynamics: Challenge for Technology Suppliers

--Craig Symons, Principal Analyst, Forrester: How to Value IT

The 2005 Insight Conference offers a variety of discussion formats to examine how smart technology investments are being used to build the future of the Travel and Transportation Industry (TTI). Other discussion topics include convergence technologies, data security, RFID, distribution, and communications solutions integration. Post conference, SITA will publish a top line summary of critical trends and issues that were discussed among the attendants of the event, all from the travel and transportation industry.

For more information about the conference or to register, please visit www.sita.aero/Insight2005.

About SITA

SITA SC is a leading, global Communication Services Integrator dedicated to the travel and transportation industry (TTI), providing consultancy in the design, deployment and management of complex communications solutions and reliably implementing, integrating and managing communication services. SITA SC is a commercially-managed not-for-profit organization, set up and wholly-owned by the air transport community.

Local, globally, SITA SC delivers solutions and services to the TTI, aerospace firms, and to international organizations and governments over the world's most extensive communication network. As a community of 600 airline, aerospace and GDS members and 2,000 customers, SITA SC supports the TTI in driving down costs, removing complexity and improving operational performance. As a cooperative, any profit it generates is returned to its member customers. It is registered in Brussels.

SITA INC (Information Networking Computing) is the world's leading provider of air transport- focused applications, communications and IT infrastructure, enabling its customers to realize greater operational efficiencies and enhanced profitability. Building on a heritage of innovation, the company provides services to air transport customers and to related industries, as well as government authorities, offering a unique portfolio of solutions. SITA INC is registered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and recorded revenues of $642 million in 2004.

Further information can be found at www.sita.aero.