AgentWare

, a leader in Internet based travel
distribution tools, announced today that it and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have
reached an agreement for rental car inventory to be distributed to
AgentWare`s travel agency and corporate customers via AgentWare`s Travel
Console, as well as through Travel Console powered data services. 
This
agreement will help Enterprise reach more travel agencies that will
appreciate this type of technology.

“AgentWare has done a nice job selling to both the travel agency market, as
well as the corporate travel market,” Scott Shuler of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
said.  “It makes sense for us to partner with companies that increase our
distribution.”

“Enterprise Rent-A-Car is technically very forward thinking, and they
understood that we could reach a highly desirable target market,” states Les
Ottolenghi

, CEO and President of AgentWare.  “Our customers benefit by
having additional inventory types to sell to their customers through our
integrated product.”

AgentWare distributes travel inventory to the travel agency and corporate
travel markets by connecting directly with suppliers through a number of
different connection types.  These connections can be based on XML, HTML or
Web Services.  AgentWare and Enterprise have agreed to use web services
based protocols to connect sellers with buyers.  This method is quick and
easy to implement, and the least expensive distribution method. 

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