FORT WORTH, Texas, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Under an agreement announced today, Sabre (NYSE: TSG) will provide Air Canada with assessment services for a possible long-term technology outsourcing relationship. The assessment will cover critical applications and systems including all computer systems in all branches and systems governing the operational requirements for running the airline.
"We are interested in what Sabre can offer Air Canada in line with our profitability and cost reduction initiatives in the information technology area," said Lise Fournel, Senior Vice-President, Commercial for Air Canada. "The assessment agreement will enable us to evaluate in greater detail the information technology products and services available from Sabre."
"We look forward to working with Air Canada to assess their technology needs," said Eric Speck, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Sabre. "We see this agreement as further evidence that major independent carriers are seriously interested in Sabre as a way of meeting their increasingly complex information technology requirements."
In its more than 30 years in the travel and transportation industry, Sabre has developed and now offers 200 software solutions specific to the industry. The assessment is part of Air Canada's recently announced profitability measures designed to improve revenue generation and productivity, while reducing expenses.
Sabre is a world leader in the electronic distribution of travel and is a leading provider of information technology solutions for the travel and transportation industries, including customized software development and software products, transaction processing, consulting and total information technology outsourcing.
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