Carlson Wagonlit Travel of Brazil Cruises to Excellence with Business Objects; Leading Corporate Travel Agency Deploys Business Intelligence to Increase Profitability and Improve Customer Satisfaction.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Hundreds of thousands of corporate travelers each year rely on Carlson Wagonlit Carlson Travel Network Carlson Travel Network can trace its origin back to a travel agency that was founded by Ward Forster in the United States in 1888 and named Ask Mr. Foster. Travel to assist in planning a successful business trip. In order to keep corporate travelers happy and arriving on-time for these important business meetings and events, Carlson Wagonlit Travel has turned to Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA )(Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions. Carlson Wagonlit Travel's division in Brazil has recently made information more readily accessible to its corporate customers through an extranet powered by Business Objects solutions. Now, customers have immediate access and total visibility into their corporate accounts. With Business Objects business intelligence solutions, including Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting With the dramatic expansion of information technology, and the desire for increased competitiveness in corporations, there has been an increase in the use of computing power to produce unified reports which join different views of the enterprise in one place. , Carlson Wagonlit Travel creates personal reports for individual clients and then makes the information available via an extranet to its corporate customers. Each report contains a complete, customized view of the client's overall business with Carlson Wagonlit Travel. With Business Objects, Carlson Wagonlit Travel can quickly build and deliver the reports that examine the various lines of business it does with a particular customer -- from air and hotel bookings, to ground transportation. Customers can access reports via the extranet on a daily basis, keeping them better informed of their corporate expenditures and improving Carlson Wagonlit Travel's overall customer service in Brazil. Carlson Wagonlit Travel worked with the Business Objects master distributor in Brazil, ETZ ETZ Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift ETZ Metz/Nancy, France - Frescaty (Airport Code) ETZ Extrapolations-To-Zero Informatica, to develop and deploy the extranet solution. "We recently rolled-out our extranet, and already we are seeing strong results internally and our customers are seeing the benefits of immediate access to information," said Rubens Amauri dos Santos, technology manager at Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Brazil. "We have created a new service for our customers, and this will ultimately generate more revenue for the company. For our customers, it demonstrates our commitment to providing excellent care and complete transparency into services rendered, and we expect to have about 1000 users online by the end of the year." "Carlson Wagonlit Travel's use of Business Objects software is a true best-in-class approach for using business intelligence to build stronger customer relationships and deliver better business results," said Rene Bonvanie, chief marketing officer at Business Objects. "By giving their customers immediate access to the latest details of their personal account, Carlson Wagonlit Travel opens the door to information and ultimately improves customer satisfaction and overall company profitability." About Carlson Wagonlit Travel Carlson Wagonlit Travel is a world leader in business travel management with locations in more than 140 countries. Its core business is to assist companies of all sizes in optimizing their corporate travel expenditure and processes. CWT cwt 112 pounds avoirdupois weight. designs and implements superior travel management programs for clients based upon its recognized consulting expertise, strong purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. , technological know-how, and high-quality service. CWT deploys the right people, processes, skills and technologies to consistently deliver unparalleled service and bottom-line results to its corporate clients. The company generates over $11.5 billion USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. in annual sales and is co-owned by Paris-based Accor group and Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies Carlson Companies (sometimes referred to as Carlson) is a privately held international corporation in the marketing, service, travel, and hospitality industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, as of 2005 Carlson Companies owned 5,300 travel . For more information, visit www.carlsonwagonlit.com. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company's business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most complete and trusted platform for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has also built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and the company offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, WebIntelligence, Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Analysis, RapidMarts, and BusinessQuery are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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