Toronto, October 3, 2008 (word count: 471)
ETAP-ON-LINE, the leading European solutions provider for business travel and expense management, has opened an office in Toronto as part of its international expansion. ETAP-ON-LINE’s North American office provides a new, local presence for its existing and future customers of the company’s flagship Ulysse Travel & Expenses software solution. This web-based software brings accounting, online trip booking, and human resource information together for a one-stop solution accessible at any computer or device with Internet access to manage business travel and expenses.
ETAP-ON-LINE markets, designs, and develops Ulysse T&E, an automated solution for companies of all sizes: from SMEs with 40 users to large international groups. Ulysse T&E is an easy-to-use time-saving software solution that manages 100% of business travel management processes in a single application. More than 720,000 individual users in 15 countries currently use this solution in ASP and on Intranet. This software solution is intended for any business needing to integrate online travel reservation, travel agencies, and accounting technology. With these combined services, it can reduce management costs up to 75%.
“We wish to meet the expectations of large organizations who have sought us out due to our success with other international projects. Our position as a major player in the European market for business travel management solutions, as well as our presence in Toronto, will allow us to capitalize on these opportunities,” says Pierre-Emmanuel Tetaz, managing director, ETAP-ON-LINE.
Ulysse T&E is unique among the applications on the market as it directly integrates any client-selected SBT (self-booking tool), ERP (enterprise resource planning), and HR (human resources). This enables clients to retain their independence in terms of selecting business travel and other related solution providers most adapted to their requirements. Ulysse T&E is user-friendly, extremely flexible, and configurable to suit any business’ needs, current or future, without wasting time or money on expensive outside software development. With this fully integrated solution, businesses can fully recognize the benefits of a fully automated service like Ulysse T&E.
Companies can now adopt a global approach to business travel management thanks to Ulysse T&E’s ability to integrate trip data along the entire chain (before, during, and after). It also leverages companies’ existing investments in back-office operations to create a fully functional and automated chain for managing expenses. The average lead time to production is 4 to 12 weeks.
Today 650 clients trust ETAP-ON-LINE and Ulysse T&E to automate the management of their expenses, among which are Ariva, Rhodia, Alstom, L’Oreal, Total, and LVMH, as well as BNP Paribas, Orange, and Suez.
ETAP-ON-LINE, is a French company founded in 1999. It is 100% dedicated to publishing management software business, the company recorded a turnover in 2007 of EUR 6.4 million (10.8 million USD). ETAP-ON-LINE has an international presence with offices in France, the United Kingdom, and now North America. Ulysse T&E is already deployed in 15 countries in Europe, the United States, and Asia.
For more information, please contact:
ETAP-ON-LINE
Erik Vauloup
Business Development Manager
2 Bloor St. West, Suite 700
M4W 3R1 Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
Tel: (416) 972-5077
E-mail: evauloup@etaponline.ca
Web: www.etaponline.ca
or:
FRENCH TECHNOLOGY PRESS OFFICE
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3740
Chicago, IL 60601
Fax: (312) 327-5261
E-mail: contact.ftpo@ubifrance.fr