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GDS Tools To Widen Agency Access.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 11-AUG-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Early next year, global distribution system providers Amadeus and Travelport GDS plan to launch some components of their new point-of-sale agency desktop tools using interoperable technologies that enable access to multiple global distribution systems and third-party technology.

New point-of-sale developments include the movement of profile information out of GDSs and into stand-alone databases, giving agencies more flexible technology choices and less reliance on a single global distribution system for content.

Theoretically enabling agents to process reservations in a single booking environment, GDSs promise the new desktop developments will bring some core mid-office functions to the front end.

Travelport has integrated the G2 SwitchWorks assets it acquired in April for its point of sale and is scheduled for beta testing toward year-end (BTNonline,...

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