Interactive Application Saves Time and Increases Business Opportunities through Web Delivery of Corporate Customer Information

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Simware Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMWF) today announced that Belgium's largest car rental company, Lease Plan, has developed and deployed a fully interactive, Web-based Extranet application for its business car rental division, Keddy, using Salvo(R), Simware's market-leading Enterprise-to-Extranet solution. The new application allows customers to interactively book car reservations 24 hours a day directly through Keddy's Web site, significantly improving service levels and enabling larger clients to directly access and manage their own password-secure accounts.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lease Plan, the largest fleet management company in Belgium and Luxembourg with over 44,000 vehicles, selected Salvo to develop an interactive Extranet application for its Keddy division, which will improve service levels to customers.
  • The application will enable customers to book car reservations 24 hours a day directly through Keddy's Web site, reducing the time it takes to reserve a car by 15% and enabling operators to focus on extra bookings.
  • Salvo was chosen due to its unique ability to provide seamless integration with Keddy's existing AS400 based booking application, allowing the company to retain their legacy system in its entirety.
  • The development work with Salvo will be useful for future work being planned for Lease Plan, Keddy's parent company, and will provide a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining customers.
  • The application was completed in a relatively short period of time, with Keddy beginning work with Salvo in May 1997 and the complete interactive and transactional system going live nine months later.

Statistics:

  • 44,000 vehicles: the number of vehicles managed by Lease Plan, the largest fleet management company in Belgium and Luxembourg.
  • 15%: the expected savings in time for car reservations, which will be applied to increasing further business opportunities.
  • 1997: the year in which Keddy began working with Salvo, with the complete interactive and transactional system going live nine months later.
  • 1998: the year in which Simware announced the successful implementation of the interactive Extranet application for Keddy.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE--June 2, 1998
  • Simware Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMWF) press release.