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PlanSoft Aligns With Newmarket's MeetingBroker.com to Increase Web Efficiency for Meeting Planners
Partnership Marks Beginning of Second Phase in Which MeetingBroker.com Becomes Total E-Business Solution
21 September 2000

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., and CLEVELAND, Sept. 21 / Newmarket International, Inc. and PlanSoft Corporation jointly announced today that they have reached a milestone agreement to leverage , Newmarket's Internet service that routes sales leads from meeting planners' e-RFP sites to hotels and destinations.

is an open system that forwards sales leads from member e-RFP sites directly into sales automation systems installed at hotels, sales offices, or destinations for immediate follow-up. The power of is that it enables hotels to immediately evaluate and accept business, merge a proposal, and e-mail it back to the planner in minutes, saving hours or days. Another benefit of using is that once leads are routed to the sales automation system, they are stored for tracking and for future opportunities.

With the introduction of an enhanced online RFP earlier this year, PlanSoft continues to lead the industry in online meeting planning solutions by providing professional meeting planners the most efficient and comprehensive method to gather facility proposals via the Internet. PlanSoft's online RFP product is based on a high-tech/high-touch philosophy of customer service. The PlanSoft RFP staff, which processes 100,000 group room nights per month, is available to answer customer service calls on a toll-free support line. Once a planner sends an RFP, PlanSoft contacts the facility to make sure the RFP has been received, and that the facility responds by the planner's due date. PlanSoft receives the facility responses and posts them to a password-protected portion of the PlanSoft Network, making it is easy for planners to find detailed information about their RFP responses.

"We are completely committed to standardized communication and information flow. Partnering with Newmarket and leveraging allows us to continue to add to the level of service offered to the professional and occasional planners by enhancing the efficiency of our online RFP product offering," said Ed Tromczynski, PlanSoft's President and COO. PlanSoft stores sent RFPs, drafts (unsent RFPs) and meeting history reports for use in building future RFPs. Planners can simply copy the RFPs or history reports, edit them and send. A planner's entire RFP history can be stored confidentially with PlanSoft.

"The partnership between and the PlanSoft network creates an end-to-end e-commerce solution for the hospitality industry," said Newmarket International President Steve Giblin. "PlanSoft is a pillar of the meeting planning community, and to integrate their service with that of other publishers puts far ahead in providing the 'global trading exchange' for all planners, hoteliers, and customers. is now the standard for e-commerce in the hospitality industry."

A detailed, interactive demo showing 's powerful, transparent functionality is available at . PlanSoft's comprehensive information databases, meeting planning solutions and on-line tools are available to meeting professionals at the company's Web site, www.mpoint.com .

About PlanSoft Corporation

PlanSoft is the leading Internet-based, business-to-business solutions provider for the professional meeting planner in the $100 billion meeting and convention industry. At its planner destination site, the company enables meeting professionals to communicate and transact business throughout the purchasing and planning process with meeting facilities, hotels and related industry suppliers. Integral to PlanSoft's success are strategic alliances with the two most influential organizations in the industry -- the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Visit the online offerings at www.mpoint.com .

About Newmarket International

Newmarket International ( ) provides e-Business solutions that automate sales and operations for every type of hospitality venue, from independent hotels of any size to resorts, casinos, convention centers, convention & visitors bureaus, and the complete corporate enterprise. Newmarket is widely recognized as the premier innovator of scalable sales and catering systems, Web-enabled applications, and e-Business strategies, including . A total solutions provider, Newmarket offers leading-edge technologies, onsite and Web-based training, consulting, project management and superior support based on unparalleled industry expertise.

Newmarket, Delphi, Breeze, CCBreeze, CVBreeze, Functions Breeze, and Delphi Multi-Property Edition are registered trademarks, Global SFA is a trademark; and is a service mark of Newmarket International, Inc. Additional company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

NOTE: PlanSoft is the 10th lead publishing partner. The other nine include: AllMeetings.com, BusinessMeetings.com, , HotDatesHotRates, MADSearch.com, Meetings & Travel Online, PlanIt Online, RFP Express, and StarCite.

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Email: smcdonald@newmarketinc.com

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