<s>
Axess	B-Application
( アクセス国際ネットワーク	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
reservations	I-Application
system	I-Application
based	O
in	O
Japan	O
which	O
provides	O
its	O
services	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
Axess	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Sabre	O
Holdings	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
travel	O
agencies	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
booking	O
and	O
ticketing	O
capabilities	O
for	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
international	O
airlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Travelport	O
,	O
the	O
business	O
services	O
provider	O
to	O
the	O
global	O
travel	O
industry	O
,	O
announced	O
a	O
long-term	O
agreement	O
with	O
AXESS	B-Application
International	O
Network	O
,	O
the	O
leading	O
Japanese	O
GDS	O
owned	O
by	O
Japan	O
Airlines	O
(	O
JAL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
new	O
agreement	O
,	O
AXESS	B-Application
will	O
be	O
hosted	O
by	O
Travelport	O
in	O
its	O
Atlanta	O
data	O
center	O
as	O
a	O
partition	O
of	O
the	O
Travelport	O
global	O
distribution	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
upgraded	O
AXESS	B-Application
GDS	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
provide	O
enhanced	O
functionality	O
to	O
connected	O
travel	O
agency	O
users	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
implemented	O
by	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
adopting	O
Travelport	O
's	O
technology	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
the	O
AXESS	B-Application
GDS	O
system	O
will	O
be	O
enhanced	O
with	O
improved	O
connectivity	O
to	O
airlines	O
and	O
a	O
significant	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
fares	O
,	O
shopping	O
,	O
hotel	O
and	O
car	O
rental	O
capabilities	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
Japanese	O
travel	O
agencies	O
and	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AXESS	B-Application
confirmed	O
it	O
had	O
selected	O
Travelport	O
as	O
its	O
partner	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
 '	O
mutual	O
alignment	O
on	O
strategic	O
thinking	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
agreement	O
as	O
a	O
significant	O
step	O
forward	O
in	O
reinforcing	O
AXESS	B-Application
's	O
position	O
as	O
the	O
GDS	O
of	O
choice	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
travel	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
