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Sabre and Cisco to Develop Industry-First Platform to Distribute Collaboration Services
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Platform Provides a Broader Set of Collaboration Capabilities and Options for Corporations and Agencies
Manama, Bahrain - Sabre Travel Network, the leading provider of high performance solutions for the travel industry, today announced plans to collaborate with CiscoCisco
on the development of the industry's first telepresence distribution and reservation platform, enabling agencies and corporations to book services from any telepresence provider and any point of sale. Telepresence uses high-definition video and audio to create a unique experience where meeting participants feel as though they're sitting in the same room.Using the telepresence distribution platform, users will be able to view room availability in real time, book meetings, and review applicable rates and restrictions, extending access to a broader set of collaboration capabilities available to corporations. Public telepresence providers and private corporations will have the ability to provide open or restricted access to their rooms through the platform. For example, public telepresence suite providers could provide open access to view and reserve their rooms, while corporations with private rooms could restrict viewership to their employees and select business partners.
The new platform will leverage Sabre's deep history and expertise in building highly scalable reservation and distribution systems with CiscoCisco's established presence in the collaboration space, and its innovation with telepresence technology. By bringing an industry solution to market, Sabre will be able to offer corporations and agencies a true "travel and collaboration management" solution that maximizes their returns on collaboration investments. Additionally, by utilizing the existing workflows in place for booking and managing travel through tools like GetThere, companies can further build awareness of this technology and increase utilization of existing telepresence rooms.
Mark Weidick, vice president and general manager, CiscoCisco
TelePresence Exchange business unit said: "Corporations are using telepresence technology to collaborate more effectively and to solve real business problems, which is driving the significant growth of this technology. CiscoCisco believes that by distributing telepresence unit availability using a common platform with appropriate viewing restrictions and access controls, corporations will be able to improve productivity and drive new levels of collaboration across their organizations and with their partners, customers and suppliers."-Ends-
About Sabre Travel Network
Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings(R) company, is the world's leading provider of high performance travel solutions. Sabre combines its unique expertise and leading technology to help power the business performance of the travel industry, enabling thousands of corporate, leisure and online agencies, corporations, airlines, hotels and other travel suppliers around the world to make money, save money and provide better customer service. Sabre's multi-channel merchandising and procurement solutions are backed by Sabre's industry-leading customer service and socially responsible initiatives that support the communities in which we live and work.
For further information, please contact:
Rohan Shanker
Action Bahrain
+973 17234553
rohan.s@actionprgroup.com
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