Press Release: On Command Corporation
July 2, 2002
DENVER, CO -- On Command Corporation (Nasdaq: ONCO) and Accor Lodging North America announced yesterday a five-year
agreement for On Command to provide in-room video-on-demand programming and entertainment to Sofitel and Novotel
brands' 17 hotel properties and more than 5,395 rooms strategically located in key business markets. These markets
include San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., New York, Philadelphia
and Canada.
The Accor properties will benefit from the latest interactive technology being deployed by On Command, which provides
hotel properties key benefits such as 400% more storage capacity, a more energy efficient operating system, and
more hotel flexibility and customized branding capabilities.
"We're extremely pleased to be the provider of in-room programming for Accor and their hotel guests,"
said Chris Sophinos, president of On Command. "Accor is an excellent venue for showcasing our newest technology.
Our focus is on delivering a more versatile system that affords the hotel the ability to better guest relations
and add revenue to their bottom line."
"We specialize in providing the ultimate in guest services, which includes our in-room video services,"
said Robert Moore, Accor vice president of technical services. "We are very optimistic about the potential
of On Command's system to enhance our guests' viewing options and generate additional revenue for our hotels."
About On Command
On Command Corporation ( www.oncommand.com ) annually serves more than 250
million guests through 923,000 rooms in approximately 3,440 hotel properties. These hotel properties include more
than 100 of the most prestigious hotel chains and operators in the lodging industry: Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts,
Fairmont, Four Seasons, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt, Loews, Marriott (Courtyard, Renaissance, Fairfield Inn
and Residence Inn), Radisson, Ramada, Six Continents Hotels (Inter-Continental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn),
Starwood Hotels & Resorts (Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels and Four Points), and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. On
Command is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol ONCO, and its warrants are traded under the symbols
ONCOW and ONCOZ.
About Accor
With 145,000 associates in 140 countries, Accor is the European leader and one of the world's largest groups in
travel, tourism and corporate services, with two major international activities: hotels: more than 3,500 hotels
(400,000 rooms) in 90 countries, travel agencies, restaurants and casinos; services to corporate clients and public
institutions: each day, 12 million people in 31 countries use a broad range of services (Food Vouchers, People's
Care, Expenses Management, Social Services, Incentive / Events) engineered and managed by Accor.
Certain of the above statements, other than statements relating to the historical performance of On Command, constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the actual
results, performance, or achievements of On Command, or industry results, to differ materially from future results,
performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties
and other factors include, among others: general economic and business conditions and industry trends; the regulatory
and competitive environment of the industry in which On Command operates; uncertainties inherent in new business
strategies; new product launches and development plans, including the future profitability of such added services
and the large capital expenditures involved; rapid technological changes; the acquisition, development and/or financing
of telecommunications networks and services; the development and provision of new services, including the customer
acceptance and use rates; future financial performance, including availability, terms and deployment of capital;
the ability of vendors to deliver required equipment, software and services; availability of qualified personnel;
changes in the nature of key strategic relationships with hotel chains and their franchises, including the renewal
of existing agreements on favorable terms; and competitor responses to On Command's products and services, and
the overall market acceptance of such products and services. These factors are also discussed in On Command's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These forward-looking
statements (and such risks, uncertainties and other factors) speak only as of the date hereof, and On Command expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement
contained herein, to reflect any change in On Command's expectations with regard thereto, or any other changes
in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
SOURCE: On Command Corporation