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KDS Express Comic Strip

sberteloot — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:22:08 +0200

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PDF of the Episode 1 of "Expense & Travel"

Ariba-KDS Case Study

mhanus — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:59:30 +0200

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Download the Ariba-KDS Case study

Ariba & KDS - Travel Managers: How are you managing?

mhanus — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:56:47 +0200

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The travel industry is seeing three broad trends:

Integrated solutions for Expenses and Travel Booking
Increased interest from Procurement organizations in the management of all types of spend (including Travel)
Increased focus on policy, contract and regulatory compliance regardless of where the spend is recorded

Ariba has extended management of Travel and Expenses spend with the integrated bundling of the KDS Corporate version 6.0 to the Ariba Spend Management Platform....Download the case study to read more

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Ariba-KDS Case Study

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KDS’ worldwide survey on expense management

sberteloot — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:40:04 +0200

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Results of KDS’ worldwide survey on expense management: "A necessary waste of time"

'Self-Booking Tools are Dead, Long Live T&E' - KDS CEO

mhanus — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:44:51 +0200

15/06/2007

Yves Weisselberger to speak at ITM Focus Forum in London

Paris, June 15, 2007 – Yves Weisselberger, CEO and co-founder of KDS, will speak about the rise of integrated Travel & Expense (‘T&E’) systems when he takes part in the Institute of Travel Management’s Focus Forum on automated expense management in London on 20th June. As a panelist in a session entitled ‘SBT Utopia – The Battle with Technology’, Weisselberger will explain how companies are increasingly turning to integrated solutions as opposed to single-function legacy systems to deliver much needed cost savings and efficiencies.

In the panel session, Weisselberger will join senior executives from Airbus, Expedia and Amadeus as they consider the opportunities and challenges of adopting the latest T&E technology, as well as effective strategies to encourage high user adoption rates. In his remarks, Weisselberger will confirm the recommendations of a recently published research note from Gartner, which emphasises the vital importance of business process change and cross-organisational best practice in unlocking the full potential of T&E solutions.

KDS, the European market leader in integrated Travel & Expense systems, has been a pioneer of end-to-end solutions that enable companies to manage both their travel bookings and expense management online. End-to-end solutions improve travel policy compliance, increase process efficiency and deliver significant savings in corporate travel budgets.

Yves Weisselberger said: “KDS strongly believes that integrated systems represent the future for travel and expense management. We are delighted that the ITM is hosting this forum, as it will provide a timely platform to discuss the advantages of true end-to-end technologies and the most effective ways to maximise user adoption and benefits across the organisation.”

Press Contacts:

Melanie Hanus / Marc Cornelius
KDS / 80:20 PR
+33 1 46 29 58 88 / +44 (0)20 7924 7576
mhanus@kds.com / marc@8020pr.com

Notes to Editors

Yves Weisselberger was named one of the 25 Most Influential Executives in business travel in 2006 by top US trade magazine Business Travel News (January 22, 2007). He was recognised alongside leaders including Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Atlantic; Hubert Joly, CEO of Carlson Wagonlit Travel; and Doug Parker, CEO of US Airways, based on nominations received from industry professionals. A photo of Yves Weisselberger is available at http://www.kds.com/en/yves.

KDS on-demand travel & expense offers a completely integrated solution for travel and expense management, addressing essential needs ranging from travel policy definition and enforcement, to online travel self-booking, to automated travel expense processing and beyond. Every critical procedure can be completed through the KDS ASP offering, resulting in greater efficiencies and associated financial benefits. In addition, KDS offers the most extensive back-end connectivity to airline, car, rail and hotel providers in the industry, ensuring optimized pricing and up-to-the-minute inventory control.

Gartner’s research note, ‘Travel Expense Management: Best Practices Yield Success’, was published on 29 March 2007. www.gartner.com

In its December 2006 research brief, ‘A New Era in Managing T&E Expenses’, Aberdeen Group predicted increased adoption of integrated T&E solutions over the coming two years. www.aberdeen.com.

Webcast Boston Scientific May10, 2007

sberteloot — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:00:15 +0200

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Recording of the Webcast with Volker Spichal European Finance Director on May 10, 2007

KDS CEO To Speak On The Rise Of Integrated Travel & Expense Solutions At Corporate Travel World

mhanus — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:11:36 +0200

10/04/2007

Boston Scientific Europe to present case study on pan-European implementation of KDS T&E solution

Paris, April 10, 2007 – Yves Weisselberger, co-founder and CEO of KDS, is to share his vision of the future of travel management technologies when he delivers a keynote address at the Corporate Travel World meeting in New York City on May 22, 2007. In his speech during the Travel Tech Forecast session, Mr Weisselberger, who was recently named one of the past year’s 25 most influential business travel leaders, will discuss the increasing impact of integrated travel and expense technologies on corporate travel budgets.

KDS, the European leader in on-demand travel and expense, has been a pioneer of end-to-end solutions that enable businesses to manage both their travel booking and expense management online, thereby achieving significant cost savings, improved travel policy compliance and process efficiencies. In December 2006, research group Aberdeen reported growing interest among businesses in such integrated solutions, finding that, in addition to the 19 percent of companies already using these systems, a further 26 percent plan to introduce them in the next two years. Aberdeen believes that the driving force behind this interest is the potential of these solutions to greatly improve policy compliance, as it estimates that almost one in five T&E expenses is non-compliant.

Also during Corporate Travel World, Volker Spichal, European finance director of Boston Scientific, will present a case study on how his company has implemented KDS’s T&E solution throughout the EU. He will discuss Boston Scientific’s motivations for choosing an on-demand solution and its observations on how to introduce such a system efficiently across multiple markets. In particular, he will focus on the need to establish clear communication between the company, T&E partner and TMC; the vital importance of the project design phase and data standardization; and the need to tailor automated business processes to local operating environments. In addition, Mr Spichal will explain how an end-to-end T&E solution may be integrated with an ERP system, and how such an approach can help achieve Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Yves Weisselberger said, “Corporate Travel World is one of the most important forums in our industry and the prominence it is giving to integrated travel and expense solutions demonstrates how important this technology has become. We look forward to sharing ideas with our customers and colleagues and discussing where the latest innovations will take us.”

Press Contacts:
Melanie Hanus / Marc Cornelius
KDS / 80:20 PR
+33 1 46 29 58 88 / +44 (0)20 7924 7576
mhanus@kds.com / marc@8020pr.com

Notes to Editors

Aberdeen Group’s research brief, ‘A New Era in Managing T&E Expenses’, was published on December 1, 2006. www.aberdeen.com.