Passkey Taps Top Industry Talent - Company Appoints Paul Rantilla As Vice President Sales, Americas And Andrew Mace As Vice President, Hospitality Sales

According to Durant, "Paul¹s client relationships skills and experience are exceptional. Prior to joining Passkey, he secured significant deals with several international hotel management companies. His in-depth knowledge of the industry and key technologies necessary for our clients' success will enable him to meet our expansion goals immediately."

Reflecting on the Mace appointment, Durant notes, "Andrew has more than 22 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry, including posts at some of the world¹s finest hotels. His knowledge of what the hotel industry needs to gain a competitive edge and increase their group business, and what large event planners are looking for in terms of web-based applications will prove invaluable as we continue to grow our hospitality sales division at Passkey."

Rantilla most recently served as director of sales for Newmarket International, Inc., in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he managed an extensive sales force in North America and Asia Pacific and was responsible for revenue growth rates of as much as 25% within a single fiscal year. He began his career with the company in 1995 as installation manager and consultant. As regional sales director, Rantilla was named top producer of achieved sales. He then was promoted to managing director, Asia Pacific, and enjoyed great success closing contracts with a number of major hotel operations amidst the "Asian Economic Crisis" of the late 90¹s.

Andrew Mace began his hotel career serving in various management positions for the Mandarin Oriental Hotels. Most recently he served as vice president of sales for Manugistics, Inc., where he was responsible for direct account management of all hospitality and gaming sales. He has also served as vice president and principal hospitality consultant for Talus, Inc., a revenue management solutions provider. Previously he was a hotel manager for guest services at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. Mace also spent eight years within the ITT Sheraton Corporation, Australia, and at the corporation¹s headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.

These two major appointments signal a bold move on behalf of Passkey to boost their Enterprise Solution within the industry.

Passkey (www.passkey.com), the industry leading ASP solution for group reservations management and distribution, provides all channels of this industry¹s planning process with better, more efficient ways to manage events. The Quincy, Massachusetts-based provider empowers users with web-based applications that provide all parties with real-time reports and updates on every facet of the planning process. Industries served include Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), Global Distribution Systems (GDS), hotels, travel agencies, associations, corporations, meetings RFP engines and registration vendors. Travel providers who are Passkey-enabled SM can also leverage Passkey technology to manage group housing for both citywide and single property meetings. Passkey investors include: Lazard Technology Partners; Sabre TSG (www.sabre.com); Galileo GLC (www.galileo.com); Worldspan (www.worldspan.com); TravelCLICK (www.travelclick.net); DRV and McCord Group Travel Services ().