Press Release
iJET Will Provide Travel Intelligence Services to Prudential Securities
Annapolis, Maryland - March 13, 2001 - iJET Travel Intelligence™ has signed a contract with Prudential Securities to provide travel intelligence and customized travel services to employees of the securities firm beginning April 1.
iJET, based in Annapolis, MD, is the first intelligence agency of its kind dedicated to serving the needs of business and leisure travelers around the world. iJET provides travelers with comprehensive, timely, and personalized intelligence advisories both before and during a trip, helping travelers achieve a more productive and successful journey.
"Adding Prudential Securities as a client is a huge step for this young company," said CEO John Power. "We have spent nearly two years building the best private travel intelligence database in the world. Prudential Securities employees will soon have instant access to our database."
Under the agreement, iJET will provide Prudential Securities and its 14,000 employees access to iJET´s new WorldcuePro™ service through the internet.
WorldcuePro holds a continuously updated travel intelligence database covering more than 150 countries at inception. Prudential Securities employees will have access to intelligence in 10 categories key to international travel, including health, safety, security, communications, transportation and entry/exit requirements."Natural disasters, health concerns and safety issues are part of the fabric of travel," said iJET Chairman & CEO John Power "Our unique service helps travelers avoid or manage problems with timely, personalized travel reports and alerts. We now have the state-of-the-art facility needed to produce and distribute our intelligence and support travelers during their trips."
The Worldcue service will expand in May, when iJET will offer personalized travel intelligence reports and advisories to all Prudential Securities employees traveling internationally. These advisories, delivered directly to the traveler, are the cornerstone of iJET´s WorldcueTraveler™ service. iJET will send real-time e-mail alerts to Prudential Securities corporate security staff and individual travelers, giving the company an unprecedented ability to advise its travelers of potential travel problems.
Prudential Securities Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Security, Henry DeGeneste said his company wants employees to have the most up-to-date travel intelligence possible.
"iJET provides a one-of-a-kind service that meets our international travel needs," DeGeneste said. "Our employees travel abroad a great deal and we want to help ensure their safety and productivity while away from the office."
Prudential Securities is a fully diversified, global securities firm based in New York City, serving clients in the United States and overseas through approximately 6,500 Financial Advisors. Prudential Securities is a Prudential company.
About iJET Intelligent Risk Systems
iJET Intelligent Risk Systems is a leader in business resiliency, helping multinational corporations and government organizations monitor, protect against and respond to global threats. Integrating world-class open source intelligence with patented technology, iJET’s award-winning Worldcue® solutions help clients monitor and assess global threats relative to their key people, facilities and supply chain assets; automatically track and communicate with travelers and expatriates; and deploy emergency response services throughout the world at a moment's notice. Providing a unified view of threats to assets, iJET enables clients to mitigate risks, reduce corporate liability and prepare for and respond to business disruptions.
