Motorola launches Travel Connector in the US
22 August 2001
Motorola Inc., a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions, announced the launch of its Travel Connector, an enhancement to its Mobile Office Solutions that includes travel and ticketing capabilities.
This enhancement allows business users to manage their travel needs using a WAP/HTML enabled wireless device, thereby extending key benefits of a corporate enterprise, such as company-negotiated rates for travel, to those who are on the go. The product represents the wireless industry's first solution to integrate corporate travel information, corporate e-mail, calendar, address book and an enterprise portal in a single
package.
The Mobile Office Solution is now available in the US through select wireless network operators and value added resellers. The solution presently provides mobile professionals the communication and management tools to be productive outside of the office, by enabling access to corporate email, calendars, and address books, directly from a mobile phone.
In addition to the facilities already being offered on the Mobile Office Solution, the newly introduced Travel Connector will allow the mobile professionals to:
- Receive alerts for delays, cancellations, and gate changes
- Create, rebook or cancel reservations for airline, hotel, or car rentals
- Access general flight information (time schedules, flight numbers, gate numbers, weather conditions)
For this purpose, Motorola has tied up with leading travel information companies, Galileo International and Sabre. The expertise of these two companies in providing travel information and wireless travel services, together with Motorola's expertise in the wireless industry will, according to officials of the all the three companies, create the next phase of productive and cost-effective solutions for enterprises.
