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PRISM Group Soars With Information Builders' WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Technology
Leading Airlines and Global Corporations Use Embedded BI Solution to Manage Travel Programs
| Source: Information Builders
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 8, 2009) - Information Builders, an independent leader in
business intelligence (BI)
solutions, today announced that PRISM Group, Inc. has standardized on the
WebFOCUS BI platform for reporting, analysis, and information delivery for 7,800
clients in 161 countries. PRISM Group develops travel information systems
for some of the world's largest airlines and corporations.
PRISM Group has integrated more than 300 WebFOCUS reports into its sales
server and Avion travel management systems to help airlines negotiate
profitable contracts and to help corporations analyze travel expenditures.
For example, airlines use the reporting system to track the effectiveness
of incentives and to ensure that customers are fulfilling the terms of
their contracts. Corporate travel managers use the reporting system to
negotiate better deals with airlines. Some clients run hundreds of WebFOCUS
reports each month to monitor the performance of their contracts, optimize
profitability, and keep an eye on travel costs.
"WebFOCUS easily integrates with our existing information systems, allowing
our customers to consolidate data, manage contracts, and perform a variety
of decision support functions in a secure global environment," said Laurie
Stutzman, manager of the decision support team at PRISM Group. "Authorized
users can run reports on demand or receive reports by e-mail. WebFOCUS
gives them advanced reporting tools to graph results, drill down into
details, and analyze data within their protected domains."
Information Builders Professional Services helped PRISM Group develop and
deploy the new reporting system. "We couldn't have been happier with the
support we received from Information Builders," added Stutzman. "They were
extremely attentive and responded quickly to our questions. They were
sincerely committed to our success."
After evaluating several leading BI tools, PRISM Group purchased WebFOCUS
because of its thin-client architecture, strong Web services capabilities,
and flexible tools for analyzing, displaying, and distributing information.
Now PRISM Group maintains a single WebFOCUS reporting server for all
customer reporting activities, significantly reducing software licensing
and IT infrastructure costs.
"PRISM Group leads the travel industry in providing current, actionable
information to its customers," said Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of
Information Builders. "At a time when many companies are scrutinizing
travel expenses and negotiating better purchasing contracts, PRISM Group's
travel management programs have proven to be a valuable asset."
About PRISM Group, Inc.
PRISM Group, Inc., headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in
the development of travel information systems for airlines and global
corporations. PRISM was founded in 1987 and was the first consulting firm
to specialize in travel distribution, that is, how travel is sold and
distributed. As one of the first consulting firms in travel, PRISM provided
services to all parties in the distribution channel: travel agencies,
companies, and suppliers.
PRISM SalesServer technology drives airline corporate contracting systems,
such as those at AirFrance/KLM, American, Continental, Delta, KLM,
Lufthansa, Northwest, and United Airlines. The company integrates this same
technology into Avion, used by leading companies for the management of
their global travel management programs. PRISM works with 5,454 companies
in 125 countries.
About Information Builders
Information Builders' award-winning combination of business intelligence
and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions
to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the
world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides
the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global
extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical,
and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users.
Information Builders' iWay Software suite provides state of the art,
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software platform providers. Information Builders also offers solutions in
the performance management, business
activity monitoring, and
enterprise search markets. The company's comprehensive enterprise
product offerings give Information Builders' customers the ability to grow
and innovate according to their needs.
Information Builders' customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S.
federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices
worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business
partners. More information is available at informationbuilders.com.
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