FCTSTY: I work for a small business and registered our company. Our company does actually meet the requirements, so this was not some kind of scam.

FWIW I certainly don't think that this interface is easier, not at all... I think it is more "powerful." It will allow you to book CO and non-CO segments on the same itinerary.

For example: w/o Sat stay, CO prices EWR/LAS/SAN (HP code-share LAS-SAN) as $1,500+. EWR/LAS on CO is about $300 - 400, and LAS/SAN on HP is $68 r/t. With this interface, you can actually book the CO segs and HP segs separately, but on the same itinerary. Basically, it is an end-on-end ticket, but CO.com won't let you do it... just things like that...