Envergure Group Choose Optims' Electronic Reservation And Distribution Solution

Envergure wanted to offer new electronic reservation and distribution tools to its hotels and then

chose the following solutions :

• Otedis.Call Center, Central reservation management tool in ASP mode.
• Otedis.WebRes, Real time / online bookings tool on which different Envergure web sites will be connected (, www.campanile.fr, etc.).
• Otedis.WebPlanning, the graphic planning available for each Envergure hotel tomanage its activities on the web.

With Optims e-business solutions and the complementary functionalities especially developed for the Group, Envergure offers real opportunities to its hotels and customers :

• • The central reservation will have a real time vision of availabilities for the whole hotels. This will allow dynamic and optimal management of the clients' requests and booking confirmations whether for individuals or groups.
• Hotels will simultaneously offer availabilities on Envergure's web sites and, very soon, on ADS and GDS channels with Otedis.switch (online, real time rooms distribution through ADS and GDS channels).
• Customers will be able to book their reservations via numerous channels which will improve Envergure hotels visibility through an European and international clientele who wish to find quality hotels at competitive prices.
• Then, the implementation of Optims' PMS solution, Visual Generation, started in 2003, in the different Envergure Group hotels, will allow hoteliers to benefit from a new interface developed between this management solution and Otedis tools. Hoteliers will be able to manage their electronic distribution on the central reservation as well as on the Internet channels and GDS, directly from their PMS software.

"We studied the different solutions available on the market. Explained Christine de Gouvion St Cyr, Assistant General Manager of Envergure Group. We chose Optims so much for the technological and functional quality of its solutions that for the obvious dynamism between the implementation of Visual Generation PMS solution in our hotels and our new project of electronic reservation. Otherwise, the partnership between Optims and Amadeus reinforce our will to quickly develop adapted solutions to distribute our hotels through new sales channels which represents a very strategic axis for Envergure Group".

"we are of course very proud that Envergure Group chose Optims once again, for its new IT project. Added Antoine Medawar, CEO of Optims Group. This new collaboration appears to be a partnership and confidence relations in which Optims not only provides a technological solution, but also its know-how and its professionalism to support Envergure Group in its technological and international sales development. This partnership confirms, our leader's statute on the European market".

Optims develops and implements Information Technology solutions dedicated to optimising management methods and revenues. For the past decade, Optims has been serving the Hospitality, Tourism, Catering, Transport and Travel industries with three complementary technologies. They include Property Management Systems (PMS) ; Yield Management Solutions, known as Revenue Management Systems (RMS) and a Central Reservation System (CRS). Optims is now the leading European developer of IT solutions for the Hospitality market. The Company has over 6,000 customers in more than 70 countries. Among Optims' prestigious clientele are Accor, Meridien, Châteaux & Hôtels de France, Fram, Thistle, Boscolo, Nouvelles Frontières, Radisson and Savoy Group. Optims issued its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nouveau Marché in the Paris Stock Exchange in June 2000 (SICOVAM code: 7652).

The Envergure Group counts nearly 900 hotels in 9 European countries under 3 major hotel and restaurant marks. The Envergure Group became in the last 25 years the second European group in both hospitality and catering industries. In 2002, more than 12 million rooms were booked and nearly 14 million meals were served. The Envergure Group's vocation is to bring quality hospitality at accessible prices and ensuring personalised and friendly service.