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September 22, 2008: REARDEN COMMERCE EXPANDS WEB-SERVICES PLATFORM WITH ACQUISITION OF GLOBAL GROUND AUTOMATION (GGA)
GGA Positioned to Become the World’s Ground Transportation Marketplace
HACKENSACK, NJ (September 22, 2008) -
Rearden Commerce, Inc., creator of the first Web-based personal assistant and a leading choice among companies for managing
spend, today announced that it has acquired Global Ground Automation, Inc. (GGA), formerly known as Ground Travel Technology
Team (GT3). GGA developed a technology that automates the reservation process for the ground transportation industry, which
today manages millions of ground transportation reservations annually. This acquisition expands the breadth of services
Rearden Commerce offers within its ecosystem, and closely follows the company’s recent purchase of ExpenseWire, a leading
provider of expense management solutions.
Together, Rearden Commerce and GGA are positioned to become the de facto reservation system for the ground transportation
industry. Much like the automation of airline bookings transformed the airline industry by eliminating the manual reservation
process, GGA is radically redefining how ground reservations are purchased and booked. GGA’s technology reduces time spent
booking a car service by 85 percent, and since its inception in 1999, GGA has signed more than a third of Fortune 500 companies
and connected them to more than 33,500 car service providers worldwide.
As a Rearden Commerce company, GGA will continue to collaborate with multiple partners to broaden its distribution network and
provide customers with the flexibility to choose the technologies best suited to them. By partnering with multiple corporate
booking tools and online travel agencies, corporate travelers have the ability to price-compare ground transportation rates and,
with a few clicks, book a car service directly from the online booking tool.
“Rather than relying on outdated analog methods of booking ground transportation, forward-thinking corporations, travel managers
and services providers are increasingly turning to GGA for its technology so they can focus on their core competencies and build
out their businesses,” said Patrick Grady, CEO and founder of Rearden Commerce. “GGA has built a market-driven technology with a
huge opportunity to scale and we’re thrilled to include it as part of the Rearden Commerce ecosystem.”
“As part of the Rearden Commerce network we have access to large distribution channels and can easily improve upon our existing
technology platform to accelerate our product innovation curve,” said Gregg Tuccillo, president and CEO of GGA. “GGA is committed
to operating on an open platform and will remain dedicated to all our partners by maintaining the same business model and
vendor-neutral approach.”
Rearden Commerce and GGA help countless procurement managers more effectively manage corporate spend on ground transportation.
Corporations will continue to benefit from the on-demand reporting tools that GGA provides, while travel managers and ground
transportation service providers will be able to increase productivity through routine technology enhancements within the
technology platform. The service is fully integrated into the Rearden Personal Assistant™ and customers will have the choice to
opt-in to gain more control over ground transportation spending.
About Rearden Commerce, Inc.
Rearden Commerce makes life simpler by delivering a web-based personal assistant that intuitively manages the everyday details
of business and personal life. Just like a seasoned executive assistant, the Rearden Personal Assistant™ handles an impressive
array of tasks and services, and delights users by considering their unique needs and personal preferences. The Rearden Personal
Assistant is built on the Rearden Commerce™ Platform, which supports an ecosystem of more than 160,000 trusted merchants and
third-party applications providers. Today, more than one and a half million contracted users at organizations ranging from the
Fortune 500 to small/medium enterprises, including ConAgra Foods, Glaxo Smith Kline and JDSU, rely on the recommendations and
assistance of the Rearden Personal Assistant to save time and be more efficient, while saving their companies money. Rearden
Commerce is headquartered in Foster City, CA. For more information, visit reardencommerce.com.
About Global Ground Automation, Inc. (GGA)
Global Ground Automation, Inc. (GGA), an independent Rearden Commerce company, is building the world’s first marketplace for ground
transportation. GGA has developed patented technologies that automate and simplify the ground transportation reservation process for
corporations, travel managers and car service providers. Through on-demand reporting tools, GGA gives corporations new visibility into
their ground transportation spending and trends, with potential cost savings of thousands of dollars. GGA connects a roster of Fortune
1000 companies to more than 33,500 car service providers, including Carey, Boston Coach and Empire/CLS. For more information about GGA
visit online at globalground.com or call 201.498.0330.
Press Contact:
Alicia diVittorio
650.376.2719
415.290.1253
Alicia.divittorio@reardencommerce.com
Press Release
July 23, 2008: GT3 IS NOW GLOBAL GROUND AUTOMATION, INC.
HACKENSACK,NJ (July 23, 2008) -
On July 22, 2008, GT3’s business operations were acquired by Global Ground Automation (GGA), Inc., a newly formed, independent,
self-contained corporation. This new company will continue all business operations of the former GT3 and will be headed
by Gregg Tuccillo. The new company will be well-capitalized, allowing GGA to execute more quickly in the areas of creating
better products for the emerging ground transportation electronic channel. In other words, GGA will be able to get more done
in a shorter period of time. Our office address, phone numbers, websites, and e-mail addresses will remain the same.
Sincerely,
Global Ground Automation, Inc.
Press Release
April 25, 2008: TRAVELPORT GDS CONNECTS WITH GROUND TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TEAM (GT3), PROVIDING
WORLDSPAN-CONNECTED AGENTS IN THE U.S. WITH AUTOMATED GROUND TRAVEL BOOKING CAPABILITIES
HACKENSACK,NJ (April 25, 2008) -
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc. (GT3) announced today it is providing Travelport GDS and its Worldspan-connected
travel agents in the U.S. with a fully-automated worldwide executive car service reservation system through a
Worldspan-hosted solution. Travel agents using Worldspan by Travelport Resource Center can now access and book recognized
executive car service providers and will earn commission for each net booking made. Top names in the ground transportation
industry that can now be booked seamlessly include: Carey International, Empire/CLS Limousine, TriStar Worldwide Chauffeuring
and World Limousine.
“Chauffeured car services are now accessible and bookable directly through the Worldspan system without requesting
a customized scripting tool. This newly upgraded automated booking process will increase efficiency while bringing
incremental revenue to our customers and we are delighted to offer this valuable tool ,” said Steve Diffley,
group vice president, Travelport GDS, All Worldspan users in the U.S. will now be able to provide ground service
offerings to their clients in a fully automated process.
“Worldspan was the first of the GDSs to recognize the value of automating the ground portion of their corporate driven
reservations (in production since 2000),” said Gregg Tuccillo, president, Travel Services Division, GT3, the premier
provider of automated ground transportation services to corporations. “Now, through this GDS hosted solution, any
Worldspan user can simply download our tool directly from Worldspan and book with the top names in the ground transportation
industry while at the same time earning commission and providing higher levels of service to their clients.”
About GT3’s GDSConnect
Ground Travel Technology Team’s GDSConnect provides travel management firms greater efficiency, ease of use, reduced cost
and greater profit potential than the current methods used to book ground transportation. The GT3 Connect system is the
only solution that permits a single, automated booking methodology across multiple platforms (GDS Legacy, Legacy Web, CBT
Web and Intra-Net). GT3 GDSConnect allows travelers, travel agents, and corporate travel departments to book reservations
for limousines, town cars and other forms of ground transportation online in a matter of seconds, which compares favorably
to the average seven minutes it takes to book a typical telephone reservation. The company’s technology allows extensive
on-line reporting capabilities capturing and reporting data otherwise unavailable. Thousands of limousine trips are booked
on GT3’s GDSConnect’s system daily by a fast-growing list of high-volume Fortune 1000 customers.
For more information about GT3, click on to
www.groundtravel.com.
About Travelport GDS
Travelport GDS is one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers operating both the Galileo and the
Worldspan brands, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies
in over 145 countries. It also operates Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the
industry, and includes its Shepherd Systems subsidiary; and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical
reservations, related software and services management to the world’s leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence
of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites
and corporations to provide informed choice to travelers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport,
one of the world’s largest service providers to the travel industry. More information is available at
www.travelportgds.com.
Press Release
March 17, 2008: GT3 AND VTS TEAM UP TO DELIVER GPS-BASED LOCATION SERVICES THROUGH ODYSSEY™ SOFTWARE.
DEER PARK, NY (March 17, 2008) -
Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) and Ground Travel Technology Team, (GT3) today announced that they will
work together to provide GT3 customers with a GPS tracking solution. VTS’ GPS location services will be
integrated with GT3’s existing Odyssey™ executive car service reservation system. With the new GPS Tracker
Module, Odyssey™ customers will be able to track the location of their cars in their Odyssey™ system,
provide customers with real time vehicle location information, and store vehicle location history in the
ride history.
“Vehicle Tracking Solutions is a leader in the vehicle tracking industry, as evidenced by their 9,700
installations to date,” stated Bill Gemmell, CEO of GT3. “We are excited about teaming up with VTS to provide a
much anticipated enhancement to the Odyssey™ system.”
GT3 customers who choose to use the GPS Tracker Module in Odyssey™ will also have access to FleetMinder©, VTS’
proprietary fleet management software. The program uses Microsoft MapPoint© to provide detailed mapping, real time
vehicle location and historical reporting. Other features of the FleetMinder© software include:
• 10 second updates
• Exception-based text notifications
• Automatic email reports
• Vehicle Maintenance Module
“The services we provide to GT3 will become an invaluable tool for their customers,” said John M. Cunningham Jr.,
President and CEO of Vehicle Tracking Solutions. “Our existing customers question how they functioned without our
system, and I am sure that GT3 customers will have the same opinion after utilizing the GPS Tracker Module in Odyssey™.”
About Vehicle Tracking Solutions
Vehicle Tracking Solutions is a Long Island based company, and is a leading provider of Automatic Vehicle Location
(AVL) devices and fleet management solutions. VTS tracks nearly 10,000 vehicles 24 hours a day for clients in 32
states. Entering its sixth year of operation, VTS has experienced double-digit growth over the past four years. VTS
operates offices in New York and New Hampshire, and is the only company in the AVL industry to offer franchise opportunities.
About GT3
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc (GT3) provides a fully integrated platform of leading edge products and
technologies to automate the ground transportation industry. Its vendor-neutral infrastructure delivers
advanced reservation and confirmation systems as well as dispatch and account management. GT3 offers Odyssey™,
a Windows based back-office management system fully integrated with real-time web-based bookings through legacy
web sites, corporate intranets and travel agencies. For more information about GT3 visit online at
www.groundtravel.com or call (877) GT3-3311.
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