Barrington, IL - April 13, 2005: Recognizing the rapid economic growth and opportunity in the Asia Pacific marketplace, Trondent recently aligned with Sydney-based, Tramada Systems to market and support its product line there. Trondent maintains a large customer base within the region and while initial focus will be expansion in the Australia and New Zealand markets, the relationship will eventually expand to the larger, Asia Pacific region. "There is high demand and use of Trondent products in every corner of the world, and even though we provide dedicated, 24/7 product support, we recognize the need to bring sales and support closer to our customers, wherever they may be," says Trondent COO, Lana Parro. "We already maintain distributor relationships covering the UK and European marketplace, so this is just a continuation of our global strategy."
Tramada has been at the forefront of web-based, travel management system development, providing Front, Mid and Back-office solutions to corporations and travel management companies. "Trondent's portfolio of high-quality and affordable ASP solutions, complement our product offering well and helps us achieve our mission of delivering rapid financial returns to our clients by optimizing efficiencies and consistently reducing the costs of transaction processing," says Tramada Managing Director, Michael Rudny.
Trondent's partnership with Tramada will allow for the distribution and support of the following products in the Australian and New Zealand markets:
· AirFAX® and AirMAIL® to electronically fax or e-mail traveler itineraries directly from agent desktops.
· AirWEB® and Mobile AirWEB® to provide travelers and their designees access to their itineraries via a secure, website and web-enabled cell phones and PDA's.
· AirWEB Authorizer® for pre-ticketing travel approval.
· eTRAK® and eTRAK Alert®, to automate the tracking of all e-ticket activity (used and unused) and alert agents and travelers via email of unused e-tickets.
· GroupASSIST®, providing automated arrival and departure data on air, car, hotel and rail segments for meeting management.
· Infuzer®, which allows itinerary details or any scheduled event to be copied into users electronic calendar.
· PreTRIP® and TravelTRAK® for obtaining critical exception, policy compliance and risk management data.
· ProFILER®, ProFILER Sync® and ProFILER Web® that automatically converts, migrates, synchronizes and uploads traveler profiles between the GDS, online booking tool and 3rd party databases.
About Trondent Development Corp.
Trondent Development Corp. (www.trondent.com) is a leading provider of software and web-based solutions to the global travel marketplace. Trondent's products are fully compatible with all major GDSs and are utilized by travel agents, online booking providers, meeting management and major corporations worldwide. Almost all Trondent products are industry "firsts", designed to increase agent productivity, reduce operating costs and provide unique traveler value.
About Tramada Systems
Tramada is second-generation travel management software, which offers a complete and affordable front and back office solution. With enhanced functionality and the flexibility to handle both Corporate and Leisure travel management, Tramada is offered via an Application Service Provider (ASP) model, enabling anyone with PC and browser access to its secure booking and management reporting. More information about Tramada is available at www.tramada.com.au. | 
