BravePoint®, Inc. and TRX, Inc. announced the creation of the first advanced Web Services integration between a major travel industry company’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and the Global Data System (GDS) that stores the world’s travel and itinerary information.

Working with Bravepoint Web Services specialists, TRX developed an integrated solution between a CRM system based on Microsoft’s Active Server Pages technology and a Java-based application, running on BEA Systems WebLogic application server. The Java application is designed to convert the proprietary data feeds from the GDS to XML format. Web Services standards such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL) were used to rapidly create this integration within a few weeks.

As Matt Watson, TRX’s Vice President of Technology, relates, “BravePoint’s extensive expertise in Web Services, Java, and Microsoft technologies, together with our staff of Java experts, allowed us to implement this solution in record time. We now have the ability to respond to clients via new, more cost effective channels.”

Web Services, a generic term that describes new XML integration standards, is increasing in importance for companies that desire to rapidly integrate disparate systems and data sources without the tremendous cost normally associated with such projects.

John Linss, Managing Director for BravePoint, says that, “One of the reasons that Web Services is gaining such rapid acceptance is that most major industry leaders have committed to supporting these standards. Companies such as Microsoft, IBM, and BEA Systems have finally agreed on a set of specifications for making heterogeneous systems work together. Consequently, integration between systems that previously would not have been attempted because of cost can now provide an acceptable return on investment.”

About TRX
TRX, Inc. is the leading provider of travel processing solutions to online and offline travel agencies, airlines, hotels, corporations, and distribution systems in 65 countries on five continents. TRX projects that it will process 36 million travel transactions, representing nearly $18 billion in airline sales in 2002.
More than 70% of the top 50 travel providers in the world use TRX technology and processing solutions, which include web-based booking engines, automated transaction processing and quality control, ticket fulfillment and distribution, customer care, point-of-service productivity tools, and travel data management applications. Major clients include British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Expedia.com, Galileo, Hotwire, Opodo, Qantas, Rosenbluth, Sabre, TQ3 Maritz, US Airways, and WorldTravel BTI. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, TRX has ten offices throughout the U.S. and Europe. For more information on TRX, please visit the Web site: www.trx.com

Nancy Reynolds, vice president of North American channel sales for Novell. "We're extremely pleased to have BravePoint join Novell's PartnerNet program as a Platinum Integrator, our top partnership level. BravePoint is our first partner with a strong focus on the Novell exteNd suite, and so we're counting on them to help us reach our customers more effectively with our Web application development products and Web services story."

About BravePoint
BravePoint Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia is a leading developer of e-business and enterprise solutions for Global 2000 corporations, independent software vendors (ISVs) and e-commerce companies. Their software product, LAMPS, is built to facilitate member management of REALTOR® Associations.

Since 1987, BravePoint has helped more than 1,000 organizations create efficiencies and increase competitive advantage through application development and integration, ongoing training and on-site support for the Progress® market as well as the Java™-based and .NET services sector.

BravePoint is included in the information services group of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK). For more information about BravePoint, please visit www.bravepoint.com. For more information about LAMPS visit www.getlamps.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Barbara Ware
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BravePoint, Inc.
(770) 449-9696
www.bravepoint.com