Rosenbluth Offering Clients PlanSoft Tech

<B>Rosenbluth Offering Clients PlanSoft Tech</B>

By Chris Davis

Rosenbluth International last week agreed to offer its clients meeting portal PlanSoft's suite of online meeting management services, including its new data tracking and sorting tools, called Meeting Management Solutions.

The move continues PlanSoft's focus on corporate meeting management, having introduced its new product suite in October. Rosenbluth is PlanSoft's first travel agency partner, as American Express, Maritz and McGettigan Partners all have struck deals with PlanSoft rival StarCite, while Carlson Wagonlit Travel has Partnered with GetThere Direct Meetings.

PlanSoft's Meeting Management Services, which is available to anyone but is not free--unlike its Web site's property search and RFP services--allows corporations to track budgeted and actual meetings expenses and negotiated savings, over private Web sites regardless of who is planning the meeting.

"This partnership will allow us to offer corporations requiring meeting planning and cost tracking capabilities a flexible program that caters to their unique needs while satisfying all fiscal, administrative and technological requirements," said Rosenbluth general manager Maryellen Blette.

Added PlanSoft CEO David Hunt, "By combining our specialized meeting management technology with Rosenbluth's $5 billion annual buying power, clients have access to the most powerful online resource.