This week’s National Business Travel Association (NBTA) conference will include scores of top tier companies showcasing new technologies that offer gains in productivity and profitability– including global powerhouse Travelport GDS, which will unveil the basics of its new all-in-one multi-GDS and multi-core desktop system at the meeting.

Cornerstone Information Systems and Rearden Commerce, Inc., which helps manage companies’ spending on business services and created the first web-based personal assistant, have forged an agreement to make Cornerstone’s Policy Compliance Manager available to Rearden Commerce’s growing customer base.

TRX, Inc., a global technology company that develops and hosts software applications to process data records and automate manual processes, announced the release of Hotel Analytics, a complementary product offering to the TRX Travel Analytics airline sourcing tools and services.

Travel Messenger, which is designed to build powerful bonds between travelers and their online and offline travel agents domestically and around the world, is being launched at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford, Calif.

Amadeus announced an expanded partnership with SAP AG, the world’s leading provider of business software, to market an enhanced travel management and expense solution for corporations.

Amadeus, a leading global technology and distribution partner to the travel industry, and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) have released results of a report titled Upwardly Mobile, which revealed that mobile technology is set to transform the entire travel experience for business travelers, improving their access to information and services.