Wizcom Signs Prime Hospitality Corporation, Peabody Hotel Group And Innlink For Easyaccess Plus - RateManager, A New Advanced Rate Management And Distribution Tool

PARSIPPANY, NJ | WizCom International, a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) and a global provider of technology and distribution solutions, today announced agreements with Prime Hospitality Corporation, Peabody Hotel Group and InnLink, for its recently launched EasyAccess Plus - RateManager tool.

At the forefront of technology in the rate loading process, RateManager enables the loading and mass transmission of hotel rates in a matter of seconds - a process that used to take weeks and months to complete. RateManager is the latest component of the EasyAccess suite of products and is positioned because of its unique capabilities to become an industry leader in the central management and distribution of hotel rates.

RateManager's innovative automated software capabilities now enable hoteliers to save time and operational costs through the increased speed of rate loading and delivery that replaces the most common manual loading processes. It virtually eliminates the frequent errors associated with redundant rate loading to each global distribution system (GDS) and the hotelier's central reservation system (CRS).

Key functionality unique to RateManager includes simultaneous mass propagation and transfer of rate data to all the GDSs, expanded rate value entries, rate security profiles associated with multiple rate codes, block space, blackout dates and XML interfaces to both request for proposal (RFP) vendors and the hotelier's CRS. Most importantly, RateManager is compliant with the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) through 2005 and contains all the data elements required for NBTA, consortia and corporate RFPs. Increased speed of rate loading and improved accuracy provides greater flexibility to deliver the right rates at the right time, significantly improving rate performance.

Commenting on the agreement, D.J. Vallauri, vice president of eCommerce and CRM for Prime Hospitality stated, "RateManager's automated rate loading and distribution process has transformed the way we manage rates. We estimate that this technology will cut back the time frame for loading rates by as much as 80 to 90 percent as well as cut costs by about 70 to 80 percent compared to our old manual systems."

"The ease and accuracy of this new tool provides our valuable hotel clients with considerable savings opportunities to reduce their rate loading operational costs, while the significantly enhanced speed of delivering those rates to the market supports increased revenue opportunities through the GDS," said Andy Hermo, vice president, enterprise sales and account development for Cendant Travel Distribution Services. "RateManager is designed specifically to maximize resource efficiency, allowing hoteliers to focus on the revenue generating opportunities rather than resource intensive internal processes."

About WizCom International - WizCom supplies its hotel and car rental customers with electronic distribution and e-commerce solutions for Internet, global distribution systems (GDS) and other travel reservation systems. Developer of the industry's first switching service, WizCom offers 'next generation seamless' connectivity to GDS and Internet channels, Hotel Cache a CRS buffering solution, Jumpstart an Internet based connectivity solutions for Tour Operators and Online Agencies, and EasyAccess Plus a suite of data management tools.

About Cendant Travel Distribution Services - Cendant Corporation's (NYSE: CD) Travel Distribution Services Division, is one of the world's largest and most geographically diverse collections of travel brands and distribution businesses. The division, employing nearly 5,000 people in more than 116 countries, includes: Galileo, a leading global distribution system (GDS), serving more than 43,000 travel agencies and over 60,000 hotels; hotel distribution and services businesses (TRUST, THOR, WizCom and Neat Group); leading travel agencies (CheapTickets.com, Lodging.com, HotelClub.com and RatesToGo.com); Shepherd Systems, an airline market intelligence company; Travelwire, an international travel technology and software company; Travel 2/Travel 4, a leading international provider of long-haul air travel and travel product consolidator; and Travelport, a provider of online global corporate travel management solutions.

About Prime Hospitality Corporation - Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE: PDQ), one of the nation's premiere lodging companies, owns, manages, develops and franchises more than 240 hotels throughout North America. The Company owns and operates three proprietary brands, AmeriSuites® (all-suites), Prime Hotels & Resortssm (full-service) and Wellesley Inns & Suites® (limited service). Also within Prime's portfolio are owned and/or managed hotels operated under franchise agreements with national hotel chains including Hilton, Radisson, Sheraton and Holiday Inn. Prime can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.primehospitality.com.

About Peabody Hotel Group - Peabody Hotel Group is a subsidiary of Belz Enterprises, a highly successful real estate development and management firm. From its origins as a four-acre business begun in the early 1940s by Philip Belz, Belz Enterprises, now a leading U.S. development corporation, has grown to encompass more than 25 million square feet of building space within the United States. The hotel division has grown into a position of leadership and respect within this country's formidable hotel industry. In addition to the renowned Peabody Hotels in Memphis, Orlando and Little Rock, the group owns and operates nine other limited feature to luxury hotels throughout the country. Included are some of the best known hotel brands in America: Hilton, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites.

About Innlink - Founded in 1991, InnLink, LLC (www.innlink.com) specializes in the processing of reservations for hotels and hotel companies including comprehensive private-label voice reservations, seamless GDS connectivity, and a variety of Internet products including a private label Branded Booking Engine. Blending the latest technologies and incorporating key third party services, InnLink provides a real-time environment for hotel management to maximize channel-managed, reservation revenue streams. Central to InnLink's service is a dedication to excellence and to superior customer service and support. InnLink is a wholly owned subsidiary of ShoLodge, Inc. (NASDAQ: LODG) of Hendersonville, Tennessee.