Excambria Selects Patheo Database Schema

Excambria Selects Patheo Database Schema
Faremate Database Schema selected as global standard for next-generation travel distribution platform

SAN MATEO, Calif ., March 23rd, 2001 -- Excambria announced today that it has adopted Patheo's Faremate consolidator database and consolidator booking engine schema as its global standard database schema for all wholesale air data.
Excambria evaluated the use of a number of leading consolidator database and online booking engine products prior to its selection of Patheo's Faremate.

"Faremate has proven to have a high level of functionality in handling consolidator data sets and has a range of capabilities which are not offered by comparable consolidator database products," said Vipin Kumar, Excambria Chief Technology Officer. "Faremate uses the most extensive and detailed consolidator data schema, critical to consolidators operating their businesses at maximum efficiency and profitability."

"We're thrilled to have a company like Excambria select the Faremate product as a standard," said Soheil Naimi, Vice President of Technology at Patheo. "Excambria's decision to use our standard demonstrates the competitive advantage a company can gain through Patheo's powerful technology and distribution capabilities."

Since it's introduction in 1996, Patheo's Faremate has been acclaimed for innovation and vision in extending consolidator data-handling and database design capabilities. Built on a proprietary technology, Faremate offers an extensible and powerful solution for consolidators. Faremate provides users increased productivity and advanced functions making it an ideal tool for leading consolidators in today's fast paced market.

"As Excambria builds out its total infrastructure solution for the travel industry, we look for best of breed technologies. Patheo provides a database and booking engine schema that works with Sabre, Galileo and Amadeus. It's an unparalleled solution to any consolidator that wishes to distribute its fares over the Internet," said John Mumaugh, Excambria's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "This system will provide Excambria with a significant advantage to distribute discount fares to travel agents and corporate travel managers around the globe."

About Patheo

Patheo is a leading technology company for the leisure travel industry. Its unique Yield Optimization Reservations Technology enables airlines, hotels, auto rental companies and their respective wholesalers to efficiently distribute their inventory. Patheo is the first company to develop a complete booking solution for air consolidator fares.

About Excambria

Excambria develops dynamic-pricing distribution platforms for the travel industry that quicken the delivery of airline seats, hotel room nights, car rental days and cruise cabins through the distribution chain, while reducing distribution costs and enabling flexible pricing. Excambria and its partner Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications have developed the only live-inventory airline ticket auction platform, which can be private-labelled to airline and travel agency websites.

For additional information please contact:

John Mumaugh

650-377-4345
john.mumaugh@excambria.com