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Shell Chooses KDS Solutions for Business Travel Management.

Hotel Booking Shell International Ltd (Shell) has selected KDS Solutions and Services for its business travel management system. KDS will deploy a complete e-procurement solution for business travel at Shell, including a self-booking engine based on KDS`s ASP technology.

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Groople (www.groople.com), the leader in group travel planning, has partnered with Go10000, a travel focused development and hosting firm, to bring to market a new group collaboration site for the travel space. GroopVine will provide the solution to the complex communication and booking problems group travel planning can create. Enhancing the online travel space by combining the key elements of social networking such as invitations, forums, messaging, photos and video posting, with the best in online travel booking, GroopVine is the only place for group travelers to shop, plan and book together online.

Cheap Hotel KDS`s Internet-based business travel solution will enable Shell to reduce its travel costs by automating travel purchasing, reducing booking time and increasing productivity in administrative tasks. It will also ensure global consistency of company travel policy and optimize negotiations with suppliers.

8mong many firsts for the group market, the new technology platform enables consumers to do something that other sites haven k allowed to book travel and accommodations for more than five rooms in a single online session. Featuring more than 56, 000 hotels, including 7, time group rates, Groople is primed to become the industry largest automated solution for unmanaged group leisure travel, a market estimated at $18 billion to $24 billion. Under its hosted inventory and commission models, Groople generates group bookings niche by niche for hotels and plans to add air, car, cruise, bus and rail later this year.

Flight Booking Shell initially intends to implement KDS Solutions in the UK and the Netherlands, serving over more than 10,000 travelers. Configuration and deployment activities have already started and the company expects online booking to reach 25 percent in the first year.

Groople (www.groople.com), the leading online group travel booking and planning site, has partnered with Hotel Hotline (www.hotelhotline.com), an online hotel reservation site including the properties HotelHotline.com and HotelsCheap.org. Groople provides Hotel Hotline customers with the ability to search for and book group hotels that are appropriate for their group type. Groople's private label solution offers Hotel Hotline with a customized booking solution that satisfies the needs of their users. "Partnering with Groople gives Hotel Hotline access to dependable group booking technology and professional group travel customer service, " said Mike Stacy, CEO of Groople. "HotelsCheap knows the size and growth of the group market and sees Groople as the best way to tap into that market"

Travel Agent "Shell is committed to reducing travel expenditure . We are convinced that KDS will help us better control and manage corporate travel processes," said Albert Kilsdonk, Shell`s Business Travel Manager. "KDS`s system will work with our agent, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and we will gain additional benefit from the synergy between the two."

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Hotel Chicago As part of its new business travel solution, Shell will use KDS Hosting and KDS Professional Services for the deployment and the hosting of KDS Corporate and KDS Live Agent.

Online Booking KDS Corporate is KDS`s business travel e-procurement solution for large enterprises. It is adapted to their specific needs and requirements. KDS Live Agent is KDS`s new innovative collaborative solution for travel booking assistance. It enables travel agents to provide real-time support to travelers during their booking process. KDS Hosting Services is a 24/7 highly reliable ASP platform for customers, offering access to GDSs and direct links to suppliers through a highly secure hardware and software environment. KDS Professional Services is a full set of services to ensure project success, including consulting, customization, administration, technical implementation, integration, training, change management, deployment and helpdesk.

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