TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry and a leading employee safety button provider for several major hotel brands, is pleased to today announce it has been selected as a Preferred Supplier of Safety buttons by Avendra, hospitality's leading procurement services company. After successfully completing a strict vendor approval process, TraknProtect is now set to provide members of Avendra such as Hyatt Hotels with seamless access to its advanced location-based solutions that are industry-proven to lead to safer, more efficient and profitable hotel operations.

INTELITY®, the developer of hospitality's most comprehensive guest experience and staff management platform, announced today a new deal with Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The renowned property will implement the entire INTELITY platform, including a branded mobile app, mobile check-in, mobile key, in-room tablets, and GEMS®, INTELITY's staff suite. With the full platform in place, Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort will use the INTELITY platform to connect with guests and players before, during, and after their visit.

Infor today announced that Estonian hospitality leader Metropol Hotel Group has invested in Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) in the cloud. The group consists of the 155-room Metropol Hotel and the 137-room Metropol SPA Hotel, both in the popular Rotermann quarter of the Estonian capital, Tallinn. Infor HMS replaces a legacy property management system that no longer supports the Metropol's ambitions for growth.

Cloud5 Communications, a leading provider of communications solutions for the world's top hotel brands and management companies, today announced that Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in Western North Carolina recently deployed the Cloud5 HSIA solution into their 1,100 room property and will now be extending the deployment as part of their expansion project scheduled to open later this year.

UgoVirtual™, a leading global provider of a comprehensive digital platform of modular engagement solutions designed to meet the rapidly expanding needs of the virtual/hybrid conference and event management industry, today announces the debut of UgoConference™, a next generation browser-based online event and presentation solution that enables organizations to easily connect, engage, educate and interact with audiences around the world with no limitation on audience capacity. UgoConference provides a single point of registration and access to digital presentations and content for virtual and hybrid events that are focused on workshops, plenaries, keynotes, corporate training and 1:1 meetings. This new addition to UgoVirtual's expanding modular solution set eliminates the cumbersome plug-ins, onboarding and learning curve associated with some popular presentation and web conferencing platforms.

If I only had a dollar for every time I've heard someone say, "I feel safer with my server right next to me" or "Cloud is so much more expensive than if I buy the software outright."

At the request of SH Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, Beekeeper has added Bucketlist Rewards to its mobile-first employee communication platform marketplace. By publicly recognizing and rewarding its frontline hotel workers in one place, the hotel management company operating 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels, and Treehouse Hotels is heightening employee engagement and productivity, increasing retention, reducing voluntary turnover, and boosting morale.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-native SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Boyne Resorts has implemented the Agilysys InfoGenesis ecosystem of modern POS solutions for its sport and leisure resorts to improve guest service and optimize operations while promoting social distancing through contactless self-service options.

The world's most valuable resource is no longer oil. It's data. Smartphones and the internet have made data the currency of our times. Nearly every activity, whether it's going for a run or watching TV, creates a digital trace to be tracked and analyzed.

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