PASS Consulting Broadens Relationship with BCD Travel

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 30, 2009 -- PASS Consulting Broadens Relationship with BCD Travel

Miami Beach, FL, Sept. 30th, 2009 - PASS Consulting Corp., a leading source for end-to-end technology and professional services for the travel industry, and BCD Travel, the world’s third-largest travel management company, today announced a broadened relationship that expands BCD Travel’s capability to offer speech-recognition services, route calls to agents with specialized skills and offer other services that lower costs and boost efficiency for corporate travel programs.

Under the multiyear renewal agreement, BCD Travel is using the PASS XX/1 Multi-GDS Hub as a supplier gateway for its transactional platform, called the Source Platform. The PASS XX/1, a certified XML API, enables BCD Travel to connect to all major global distribution systems through a single interface. It also allows direct connections to other suppliers of travel inventory.

Reliability, stability and security were key criteria in BCD Travel’s selection of XX/1 as a number of client-specific applications connect to the Source Platform.

“PASS Consulting provides a stable, secure, unbiased technology suite that complements our own technologies and vision,” said Hilton Sturisky, BCD Travel’s senior vice president of Information & Communications Technology. “By connecting multiple GDSes into a single interface, we can target new strategic opportunities while streamlining operations.”

"We are extremely pleased to enhance our longstanding relationship with BCD Travel, which continues to bring significant benefits to both of our organizations and to the industry,” states Michael Strauss, CEO of Miami Beach-based PASS Consulting.

Since PASS hosts the XX/1 application in its data center, it was essential that the PASS environment undergo an extensive security assessment.

“The successful completion of the security assessment and the continued compliance with industry standards is a critical aspect of the services we provide,” Strauss said. “It demonstrates that PASS is maintaining a secure environment for our business partners. We are proud that some of the world’s largest travel management companies can rely on PASS technology."

About PASS Consulting Corporation

Miami Beach, FL based PASS Consulting Corporation is an end-to-end technology product and service provider, offering access to travel content and inventory from various sources through a single point of sale.
PASS Consulting provides software and professional services using emerging, yet proven technologies, such as XML, XSL and Web Services.

For more information, please visit www.pass-consulting.com/pass-travel/

About BCD Travel
As a leading provider of global corporate travel management, BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the business of travel

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