Press Release
iJET Travel Intelligence Opens Global Watch Center
Annapolis, Maryland - March 15, 2001 - Travelers face a world of potential trip disruptions, from disease outbreaks that close tourist areas and earthquakes that shut down airports to unreliable phone systems and dangerous train lines.
Until now, business and leisure travelers had no one-stop resource for identifying and managing such travel interruptions.
iJET Travel Intelligence, based in Annapolis, MD, today opened the world's first Global Travel Intelligence Operations Center dedicated to monitoring the world and alerting travelers when travel disruptions arise.
"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."
Modeled on U.S. government intelligence-gathering systems, the multi-million-dollar, 24/7 facility allows iJET to gather information from more than 3,000 sources worldwide, then analyze, verify and distribute only intelligence that is likely to affect travelers. The result: Travelers and the professionals who assist them receive concise, actionable intelligence - before and during travel - without sifting through reams of irrelevant information.
iJET´s Operations Center resembles a NASA command room: Banks of dual-monitor computer stations link each analyst and editor to iJET's proprietary database and allow instantaneous access to news feeds and human sources from around the world.
Above the operations floor, five 64-inch television screens broadcast breaking news worldwide.
"The watch operation is our nerve center," Power said. "This center enables our regional and subject-matter experts to monitor news around the globe and quickly transform that news into intelligence that will help travelers make informed decisions." Like the world´s best news organizations, iJET independently verifies every piece of intelligence to ensure its total accuracy and timeliness.
iJET analysts have an average of 17 years experience; experts in health, security, transportation and other fields come to iJET from the CIA, National Security Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. State Department, corporate security providers and similar organizations - a veritable intelligence agency for the traveling public.
iJET´s WorldcuePro service launches April 1, providing travel professionals (such as travel agents, corporate travel managers, security directors and travel medicine specialists) with 24/7 access to iJET´s intelligence on health, security, transportation, entry/exit requirements, environment, communications, language, financial, legal and culture.
On June 1, iJET will launch WorldcueTraveler to provide individuals with customized travel intelligence reports based on each traveler's specific itinerary and personal profile.
To date, in-depth intelligence reports have been reserved - at a high price - for top government officials and corporate executives. Through Worldcue, iJET now brings the same sophistication to its clients for a fraction of the cost.
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.
