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	Worldspan Shifts IT Strategy To Focus On Tech Products - Technology News by InformationWeek
		Worldspan L.P., as part of a broad company strategy to focus more resources on developing technologies for its airline and hotel clients, is moving to a software-as-a-service model for three of its internal systems.
		Worldspan CIO Sue Powers says the dramatic shift in strategy stems from a goal to squeeze more efficiency out of IT, so that she can shift resources to developing new products for clients.
		Worldspan plans to wrap up its CRM migration in March, after which it expects to recoup the costs of the move within a year, and then see a 50% reduction in CRM-related costs, Powers says.
	www.informationweek.com /story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=57700220 (654 words)

	Worldspan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Worldspan is a technology company with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in travel related software and systems.
		Worldspan also develops and maintains the Deltamatic system which is used exclusively by Delta Air Lines for reservations and operations.
		Worldspan is a member of SITA and has the IATA airline designator of 1P.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Worldspan (214 words)

	Indicative Press Releases
		Worldspan is a world leader in travel technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations.
		Worldspan uses some of the fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing technologies and links more than 800 travel suppliers with its worldwide customers.
		Worldspan IT monitors availability and performance of their travel services applications, hosting solutions and customized travel products that reduce costs and increase productivity for their customers.
	www.indicative.com /news/releases/030806_worldspan.shtml (492 words)

	Worldspan Highlights Online Growth As Earnings Improve
		Global distribution system Worldspan increasingly is reliant on a handful of Internet travel agencies, according to the company's annual report issued yesterday, reflecting both its strength in the online market and its exposure to potential changes in the travel distribution sector.
		Worldspan posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $5.6 million, narrower than a year earlier, while full-year 2004 net income tripled to $41.9 million.
		Worldspan also reiterated that its current agreement with Orbitz--scheduled to run to 2011--had not changed despite Cendant Corp.'s announced acquisition of Orbitz last autumn (BTN, Oct. 4, 2004).
	www.btnmag.com /businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000856939 (771 words)

	Sample Contracts - Agreement For CRS Access and Related Services - Orbitz LLC and Worldspan LP - Competitive ...
		WORLDSPAN will be responsible for managing the relationships that it has established with travel suppliers throughout the world pursuant to which the travel suppliers pay WORLDSPAN fees for transactions booked through the WORLDSPAN System.
		Worldspan shall use reasonable commercial efforts to deliver such functionality and usage requirements according to the priority lists mutually agreed upon by the parties.
		WORLDSPAN acknowledges and agrees that, as between the Parties, the Orbitz Information shall be deemed the confidential and proprietary information of Orbitz and shall be considered as work-made-for-hire.
	contracts.onecle.com /orbitz/worldspan.crs.2001.11.01.shtml (6341 words)

	OTPP - Teachers' Merchant Bank Invests in Worldspan
		The transaction, scheduled to close in mid-2003, is subject to financing, governmental and regulatory approvals, and other customary conditions the satisfaction of which may not be guaranteed.
		Worldspan has invested many, many millions of dollars in its network, systems, people, and product developments over the past five years, providing the company and its customers with the broadest, most technologically advanced platforms and product line in the industry.
		Worldspan is the leading travel technology resource for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide.
	www.otpp.com /web/website.nsf/web/tmb_worldspan (489 words)

	Worldspan: Up, Up and Away
		Worldspan is a prime example of how a company can use information technology to change strategic directions and move successfully into new fields.
		Worldspan says it now handles 100 online travel agencies and that half of the approximately 36 million airline tickets purchased annually over the Web are processed by its computers—with Worldspan charging the airlines for each ticket booked through its system.
		Worldspan is privately held, but a rough estimate puts its annual e-commerce revenue at about $115 million or more.
	www.baselinemag.com /print_article2/0,1217,a=41673,00.asp (2059 words)

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		Worldspan’s mainframe gateway was difficult to scale, with the primary challenge being architectural.
		Specifically, Worldspan had a limit in the protocol: A certain session had to be tied to a specific gateway.
		Worldspan programmers created scripts in a fraction of the time and with four times the testing capacity of prior testing tools.
	download.microsoft.com /documents/customerevidence/21857_Worldspan_VS2005_final.doc (2253 words)

	Worldspan expands technology deal with IBM
		Worldspan's customers will be able to use Java-based applications to access the mainframe system, David Lauderdale, senior vice president of worldwide technical operations at Worldspan, said in an interview.
		Worldspan does work with software from Microsoft for some of its services, including some provided to online travel vendor Expedia Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of USA Interactive, said Lauderdale.
		Worldspan will also increase the number of IBM consultants it uses, including advisers from the consulting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) that was acquired by IBM last year, said Diffenderffer.
	www.itworld.com /Man/2713/030114worldspan/search.html (576 words)

	Worldspan - Wikipedia
		Worldspan GDS is een Europese realtime Globaal Distributie Systeem database ontworpen voor luchtvaartreserveringen (lijndiensten).
		Het Worldspan systeem gebruikt het Capps en Capps II programma om passagiers die een mogelijk risico vormen uit te selecteren.
		Worldspan of Sabre resulteert Codesharing tot dezelfde vlucht met verschillende vluchtnummers, deze vlucht wordt uitgebreid onder verschillende vluchtnummers op de eerste pagina geëtaleerd, met als gevolg dat de andere luchtvaartmaatschappijen op de 2e pagina belanden waardoor ze waarschijnlijk niet bekeken worden door passagiers die een vlucht zoeken.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Worldspan (600 words)

	3Com Solution Case Studies: Worldspan® Gives Staff Wireless Network Access
		With data ports in Worldspan's offices used only for existing users, visiting employees previously had to plug their laptops into phone jacks for dial-up connections to the corporate network.
		Worldspan quickly determined that only a wireless solution would provide the seamless network connections it needed without the expense and inconvenience of wiring data ports.
		Worldspan is also planning to install access points in its Minneapolis and Salt Lake City offices and its Atlanta warehouse.
	www.3com.com /solutions/en_US/casestudy.jsp?caseid=2510 (1088 words)

	Worldspan MediaRoom - News Releases
		Global Transactions: Worldspan's global transaction volumes declined by 2% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005.
		Worldspan will host a conference call discussing its first quarter 2006 results on Monday, May 15, 2006, at 11:00 a.m.
		Worldspan is a leader in travel technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide.
	worldspan.mediaroom.com /index.php?s=press_releases&item=219 (847 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Indicative Strategic Account Win: Worldspan, the Technology Leader in Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Worldspan is a world leader in travel technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations.
		Worldspan uses some of the fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing technologies and links more than 800 travel suppliers with its worldwide customers.
		Worldspan IT monitors availability and performance of their travel services applications, hosting solutions and customized travel products that reduce costs and increase productivity for their customers.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=112442 (544 words)

	Travelport To Buy Worldspan
		Worldspan chairman, president and CEO Rakesh Gangwal will leave the company upon closing but continue to serve in his current role until then, the companies said.
		News of Worldspan's acquisition surprised few, as for years the company not only flirted with eventually unconsummated mergers with Galileo and GDS competitor Amadeus, but also announced, then canceled, an initial public offering.
		The company, for now, is fully owned by Worldspan Technologies Inc., which is owned primarily by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan—which bought the GDS from American, Delta and Northwest airlines in 2003 for $745 million (BTN, July 1, 2003).
	www.btnmag.com /businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003494137 (1004 words)

	USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Airlines selling Worldspan to investment group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Worldspan is a travel reservation service owned jointly by Delta, Northwest and American parent AMR.
		The sale comes as all three airlines are struggling to boost income and slash costs, and American has said bankruptcy remains a possibility if it does not soon improve its financial condition.
		In January, Worldspan signed a five-year, $350 million deal to buy IBM equipment to update its system.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2003/2003-03-05-worldspan-sale.htm (253 words)

	IEX Corporation, Workforce Management and Performance Optimization Software for Call Centers
		Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services that enable consumers to search and book travel and travel-related services from approximately 800 suppliers around the globe.
		Worldspan now reviews forecasts and staffing schedules regularly to ensure the company remains focused on meeting service level and operational objectives.
		Worldspan attributes a large share of its improvement in adherence to the recent addition of the TotalView WebStation feature.
	www.iex.com /Solutions/customers/worldspan.htm (666 words)

	IBM Nyheter - 2006-10-13 Resebyrån Worldspan väljer ny stordator från IBM Sverige
		Worldspan is using the new System z9 EC to provide brick-and-mortar travel agents as well as online travel reservation sites with the ability to shop and book travel products from airlines, hotels, car rental companies and other travel service providers globally, via the Worldspan global distribution system (GDS).
		“Worldspan’s selection of the System z9 EC is a great example of how mainframe technology continues to offer customers the most reliable and secure systems, with the ability to handle critical back-room operations in the world’s most complex industries,” said Jim Stallings, general manager, IBM System z.
		While the complex is architected to meet Worldspan's capacity needs for the next five years, the inherent scalability of the machines will allow Worldspan to nondisruptively add even more capacity, should that be required.
	www.ibm.com /news/se/sv/2006/10/13-worldspan.html (749 words)

	Hispanic Business - Asatej Group and Worldspan Extend Successful Technology Partnership for Another Term
		Through the new multi-year agreement, Worldspan will continue to provide Asatej Group travel agencies with access to the Worldspan global distribution system (GDS), and support their use of a portfolio of Worldspan solutions for planning and managing daily business.
		The Worldspan GDS provides Asatej Group travel agents with access to approximately 700 travel suppliers around the world, including real-time schedules, availability and fares for domestic and international carriers, plus tens of thousands of hotel properties and rental car locations, rail service and more.
		Worldspan is also a premier technology provider for the regions' airlines, hotel and rental car companies, tour operators, and other travel service providers.
	www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=39418 (714 words)

	Worldspan sews up Delta deal, will focus on helping airlines 'de-commoditize'
		Worldspan announced its new agreement with Delta on Sept. 29.
		Delta, one of Worldspan's former owners, was the last of the major U.S. network carriers to sign a deal with the company.
		Chacko noted that Delta's previous agreement with Worldspan was not slated to expire until December.
	www.atwonline.com /magazine/article.html?articleID=1735 (642 words)

	Worldspan India, Worldspan, L.P., Atlanta-based global travel technology provider, Calleo Distribution Technologies Pvt ...
		Worldspan India, Worldspan, L.P., Atlanta-based global travel technology provider, Calleo Distribution Technologies Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India-based technology distributor, travel IT services for travel agencies, Asia Pacific region, Australia, New Zealand.
		Worldspan is the Atlanta-based global travel technology provider, renowned for its world-class and hi-tech ecommerce and IT solutions that are custom-made for travel agencies and airlines.
		Worldspans solutions have streamlined various travel business processes in 16000 travel agencies in more than 70 nations and territories.
	www.worldspanindia.com (359 words)

	Worldspan Go! Products
		Worldspan requires the Hotel Associate to honor the confirmation and rate returned to the booked hotel segment in Hotel Select.
		With this in mind, Worldspan developed a process by which hotel properties are plotted on a map in relation to thousands of reference points and alongside real-time hotel availability, real-time rates, descriptive information and media for each property.
		This process is made possible by the multiple real-time connections Worldspan maintains to 240 Hotel Companies’ Computer Reservation Systems for rate and availability data and by the connections to Worldspan’s own servers for hotel descriptive content and Media, such as hotel details and images.
	home.wspan.com /products/default.cfm?ID=10084 (531 words)

	WorldSpan
		Worldspan is the market leader in e-commerce for the travel industry, processing more than 50 per cent of all online travel agency bookings.
		Worldspan opened its Bucharest office in May 1996 and since then the number of subscribers in Romania has risen to 120.
		This can be attributed to Worldspan employees who show their enthusiasm and commitment to providing unique automation solutions and immediate, reliable access to information on all types of global travel information.
	www.ukbiz.ro /worldspan (475 words)

	Worldspan Discounts Corporate Online Bookings - Technology News by InformationWeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Worldspan will charge 4% more, but says corporate online bookings will pay just $1.95.
		Worldspan, which is owned by Delta, Northwest, and TWA, is the booking engine behind Expedia and Priceline.com.
		Worldspan president and CEO Paul Blackney says the discount for corporate online bookings is designed to keep suppliers from bypassing the existing channel altogether and building direct Internet links between Web sites and their inventory systems.
	www.informationweek.com /story/IWK20001201S0003 (335 words)

	Worldspan :: Spainexperience Partners With Worldspan for Global Travel Distribution Services
		In addition to subscribing to the Worldspan GDS for travel planning and procurement, the consortia will also take advantage of Worldspan e-Pricing(R), the travel industry's most advanced technology for shopping and booking low fares among the world's airlines.
		"Worldspan offers unique advantages to travel agencies that will provide our members with opportunities to become more competitive and grow their businesses," said Fernando Canizares, chief executive officer of Spainexperience.
		Worldspan e-Pricing, introduced in Spain earlier this year, is an industry-leading shopping technology with the power to search millions of fares and hundreds of thousands of itinerary options to find the lowest available airfares for travelers.
	sev.prnewswire.com /leisure-travel-hotels/20060905/CLTU01305092006-1.html (570 words)

	November 6, 2006- GenaRes Adopts OTA-Based Worldspan XML Pro for Suppliers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Worldspan's longstanding market leadership in messaging technology for the travel industry led to significant recent advancements in Worldspan XML Pro for Suppliers.
		Worldspan XML Pro for Suppliers is designed to reduce GDS interface development time and costs for travel suppliers.
		Worldspan XML Pro for Suppliers is quickly and easily implemented over an existing TCP/IP connection or via a virtual private network (VPN).
	www.genares.com /news/061106-worldspan-ota-xml.php (857 words)

	WORLDSPAN, L.P. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		WORLDSPAN Global Travel Information Services is a global distribution system (GDS) that provides worldwide communications and electronic distribution of travel information to a wide range of customers.
		WORLDSPAN distributes information to more than 14,700 travel agencies in 40 countries to access reservations information for 365 airlines, 40 car rental companies, 168 hotel chains representing 26,000 hotel properties, and 35 special travel service providers.
		WORLDSPAN recognizes the need to attract the best and the brightest personnel in all areas of our company -- which is why we offer attractive benefits to our employees.
	company.monster.com /worldspan (390 words)

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