Sabre Airline Solutions and Worldspan Implement New Approach to Interline e-Ticketing Connections; IET Hub Providers Reduce Activation Project Lengths Through Innovative Message Routing Protocol.SOUTHLAKE, Texas Southlake is a city located primarily in the northeastern part of Tarrant County, Texas. A small northernly region of the city is in Denton County, Texas. The population was 21,519 at the 2000 census. & ATLANTA -- Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions is a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. The main product of Sabre Airline Solutions is the SabreSonic system. This provides departure control, reservations, and, inventory management. and Worldspan, L.P. today announced that they have jointly implemented a new message routing technique that streamlines communications links between the global travel industry's two leading interline in·ter·line 1 tr.v. in·ter·lined, in·ter·lin·ing, in·ter·lines To insert between printed or written lines. in e-ticketing hub providers. Previously, connections between carriers operating on different host systems required a unique communications link. The new "hub-to-hub" connection means message routing between carriers is now handled at the application level rather than creating a distinct communication layer for each interline connection. In an environment where carriers are laboring to meet the International Air Transport Association (IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. ) mandate for 100 percent electronic ticketing by the end of 2007, this comes as a welcome development. The benefit for carriers is the ability to activate interline electronic ticketing projects with more of their valued airline partners. Many carriers are in the process of evaluating long lists of interline partners and making business decisions about which partners will be included in interline electronic ticketing plans. Faster activation activation /ac·ti·va·tion/ (ak?ti-va´shun) 1. the act or process of rendering active. 2. the transformation of a proenzyme into an active enzyme by the action of a kinase or another enzyme. 3. capabilities will allow carriers to include more interline partners as they move to electronic ticketing. "One hundred percent electronic ticketing by 2007 makes travel more convenient for consumers and more efficient for airlines by leveraging existing technologies," said Tom Murphy, IATA senior vice president of Industry Distribution Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . "But we must speed up the implementation of interline electronic agreements. If we don't, airlines will limit their ability to work together to deliver and profit from a global network. I am delighted to see innovation being brought to speed up this process. The new approach eases cooperation between hub providers and should accelerate implementing interline electronic agreements. It's good for consumers and for airlines. And it's just what IATA would expect from its Simplifying the Business (StB) Preferred vendor and partners." The hub-to-hub connection was first implemented by Worldspan and Sabre Airline Solutions as part of an interline connection between Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines is an American scheduled passenger airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operating from General Mitchell International Airport. , connected to the Interline Electronic Ticketing Hub, a component of SabreSonic Ticket, and Northwest Airlines, connected to the Worldspan Interchange Hub. Sabre Airline Solutions and Worldspan estimate this process improvement will cut interline electronic ticketing activation times for airlines by 50 percent. With awareness in cost reductions for carriers and heightened customer satisfaction across the industry, carriers have begun using e-ticketing as both a cost advantage and an additional customer-centric offering. With electronic tickets, airlines reduce costs associated with the production of paper tickets and the manpower needed to facilitate their use, while increasing customer satisfaction through the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of more convenient and easier to execute transfers. It is these benefits that led to a resolution by IATA for 100 percent e-ticketing by the end of 2007, a trend the industry is quickly moving toward. About Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions, a Sabre Holdings Sabre Holdings or Sabre, Inc. is an American travel technology company, encompassing several brands in three global travel distribution channels: travel agency, airline, and direct to consumer. These areas are serviced by TSG's three main business groups. company, is the world's largest provider of products to help airlines market, sell, serve and operate from planning to execution. More than 200 airlines use its broad portfolio of decision-support tools to increase revenues and improve operations. More than 100 airlines rely on Sabre Airline Solutions for passenger management solutions, while a similar number have turned to the company's consulting group for strategic, commercial and operational advice. More than 500 contracts worldwide were signed in 2004 for leading technology solutions from Sabre Airline Solutions. Sabre Holdings (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TSG TSG The Smoking Gun (web site) TSG Technology Services Group (UK) TSG Technical Specification Group TSG Timing Signal Generator TSG Technical Support Group TSG Tumor Suppressor Gene TSG ThermoSalinoGraph ) connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com. Sabre Airline Solutions, the Sabre Airline Solutions logo and SabreSonic are trademarks and/or service marks of an affiliate of Sabre Holdings Corp. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2005 Sabre Inc. All rights reserved. About Worldspan, L.P. Worldspan is a leader in travel technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide. Utilizing some of the fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing computing - computer technologies, Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services linking approximately 800 travel suppliers around the world to a global customer base. Worldspan offers industry-leading Fares and Pricing technology such as Worldspan e-Pricing(R), hosting solutions and customized travel products. Worldspan's e-ticket Technologies offers a wide range of products to fit every airlines ET and IET IET Institution of Engineering and Technology (merged name of IEE and IIE) IET Initial Entry Training IET Image Enhancement Technology IET Institute of Environmental Technology (Houston, TX) current and future needs. Worldspan enables travel suppliers, distributors and corporations to reduce costs and increase productivity with technology like Worldspan Go!(R) and Worldspan Trip Manager(R) XE. Worldspan is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information is available at www.worldspan.com. Worldspan Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Statements in this release and any exhibits hereto here·to adv. To this document, matter, or proposition. hereto Adverb Formal or law to this place, matter, or document Adv. 1. which are not purely historical facts, including statements about forecasted financial projections or other statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. , and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to Worldspan, L.P. ("the Company") on the date this release was submitted. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: the Company's revenue being highly dependent on the travel and transportation industries; airlines limiting their participation in travel marketing and distribution services; airlines altering their content or changing the pricing of such content; or other changes within, or that may affect the travel industry or the Company. More information on potential risks and uncertainties is available in the Company's recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. report, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K and Form S-4. |
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