Empowering Travelers With Special Needs During Busy Holiday Season
January 24 2006 - 7:00AM
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Synapse(TM)-Based 'PDS Express' System Lowers Cost and Improves
Service at Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix and Chicago Airports During
Peak Activity COLUMBIA, S.C. and DES PLAINES, Ill., Jan. 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Business Systems and Services,
Inc. (IBSS) (OTC:IBSS) (BULLETIN BOARD: IBSS) , inventor and
marketer of Synapse(TM), the powerful development and execution
technology for mobile computing and RFID software applications, and
Prospect Airport Services, Inc., one of the nation's leading
providers of contracted services to major airlines, today announced
Prospect's PDS (Prospect Dispatch System) Express solution exceeded
Prospect's expectations for up-time and reliability during the
recent busy holiday season. PDS Express lowered costs and improved
service at some of the world's busiest airport hubs: Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport (DFW), Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
(PHX), Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Chicago's O'Hare
(ORD) Airport. The Synapse(TM)-based PDS Express system was
developed through a joint endeavor between Prospect and IBSS to
address the unique business challenges Prospect encounters serving
special needs airline passengers. "PDS Express has increased
productivity and customer service at our current locations and we
are in the implementation process at Las Vegas McCarran airport,"
noted Prospect President Vicki L. Strobel. "Prospect is currently
operating in ten states and we are active in our planning for
additional airports this year, along with new product offerings for
the transportation industry. We have confidence in the successful
PDS Express technology and rapid vertical market enablement
methodology available to us through our joint development
relationship with IBSS." PDS Express empowers employees servicing
the unique requirements of disabled, elderly; unaccompanied minor
and other special needs passengers. PDS Express exceeds all U.S.
Department of Transportation guidelines set forth in the Air
Carrier Access Act of 1986. PDS Express utilizes rugged wireless
hand-held mobile devices with cellular-based data access, and
provides seamless real-time integration with air carrier
reservation systems. PDS Express provides Prospect's passenger
service attendants, supervisors and dispatchers with accurate,
time-sensitive dispatch and online flight information, allowing
them to electronically log passenger pick-up and delivery; it also
provides real-time access and connectivity with Prospect's on-site
operations center. PDS Express enables personalized service for
each special needs passenger with critical information available at
the right time and place. George Mendenhall, Chief Executive
Officer of IBSS, commented, "Our relationship with Prospect Airport
Services continues to demonstrate how IBSS's technology,
methodology and expertise can rapidly enable the unique best
practices of our customers to improve and grow their business. The
power and scalability of the Synapse(TM)-based PDS Express solution
lets Prospect respond to their customers in a new and highly
effective way." About Prospect Airport Services, Inc. Headquartered
in Des Plaines, Illinois, Prospect Airport Services, Inc., a
certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE), has provided
airline-related contract services to major air carriers since 1966.
With over 3,500 employees in ten states, Prospect is a leading
provider of contracted services at select hubs operating in
Chicago, San Francisco, Tampa, Orlando, Nashville, Dallas, Detroit,
Indianapolis, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Services
include passenger services, international vendor consulting, ground
handling, cabin cleaning, equipment maintenance and janitorial
services. About IBSS IBSS is the creator of Synapse(TM), a
groundbreaking software technology. Synapse(TM) is a complete
framework and methodology used to create, implement and manage a
wide variety of dynamic, distributed, networked, and real-time
enterprise applications including RFID, quickly and efficiently.
Global enterprises utilizing Synapse(TM) leverage the power of its
single, flexible framework to enjoy tremendous time and cost
advantages, in the development, deployment and on-going management
of customized applications. Enabled by Synapse(TM) to take
competitive advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as wireless
networking, mobile computing and RFID, IBSS and its strategic
partners bring solutions to customers for mission-critical
applications in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, finance,
insurance, retail, education, and government. IBSS is headquartered
in Columbia, South Carolina. For more information about IBSS and
its Synapse(TM) technologies and services, call 803-736-5595 or
800-553-1038, or visit http://www.ibss.net/ . Except for historical
information, the matters discussed in this news release include
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly as a result of
a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks
associated with the Company's ability to satisfy various debt
obligations, risks in product and technology development and
integration, market acceptance of new products and continuing
product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
changing economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in
the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-KSB under the
heading "Risk Factors That May Affect Our Financial Condition and
Operating Results" and in other public filings the Company makes
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these
filings may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission
at its principal office in Washington, DC at prescribed rates by
calling 1-800-SEC-0330. These filings are also available
electronically through the Internet World Wide Web site maintained
by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Internet address:
http://www.sec.gov/ . At Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC
Investor/Broker/Media Relations Dodi Handy, President and CEO,
407-585-1080 or via email at DATASOURCE: Integrated Business
Systems and Services, Inc. CONTACT: Investor, Broker and Media
Relations, Dodi Handy, President and CEO, Elite Financial
Communications Group, LLC, +1-407-585-1080, or , for Integrated
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