Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced the general release and availability of xmsEnterprise CRS, a modular, cloud based, mobile ready, reservations and distribution platform. This follows successful pilot projects in Europe, UK, Middle East and Asia and more than five years' intensive software engineering led by Xn's USA based CTO Ken Fisher.

Guestline, leading providers of hospitality software solutions with over 25 years' experience in the hospitality sector, will be showcasing PMS, distribution and digital marketing technologies at HITEC Amsterdam.

Yesterday Oracle Hospitality announced the launch of two new innovations for food and beverage and hotel customers, at the annual Oracle Industry Connect event in Orlando, Florida. The new Oracle MICROS Tablet 720 provides new mobility capabilities for hospitality operators, while the launch of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics 9.0 provides food and beverage operations with a greatly enhanced solution for identifying revenue generation and cost saving opportunities.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Ocean Park Inn in San Diego has selected Agilysys' next-generation cloud-based rGuest® Stay property management system and the rGuest® Pay payment solution to strengthen operations and enhance guest service at the 72-room boutique hotel.

The Oslofjord Convention Center is the largest conference hall in Norway. As well as providing a convention centre, media centre and additional meeting facilities, the conference campus also offers overnight accommodation for thousands of guests. On the shores of the beautiful Oslofjord, the convention centre attracts a wide variety of events and is well-known throughout Northern Europe.

Sabre Hospitality Solutions has collaborated with Phocuswright on a new research report that evaluates channel optimization in the hospitality industry, identifying the critical elements of an effective, future-ready channel strategy that will maximize the ROI of both direct and indirect channels.

The Radisson Hotel El Paso Airport is saving their employees time and improving their teams' internal communication with ALICE's staff operations management platform.

FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leader in hospitality technology operations solutions and services, has tapped Craig Dennington to serve as Commercial Director for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Based out of FCS' regional office located in Sydney, Australia, Dennington will be tasked with further growing the company's market presence throughout the region and ensuring that its industry leading operations-enhancing solutions are available to all hoteliers in the area.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that the company will showcase its product portfolio at HITEC Amsterdam, demonstrating its leadership position in providing hospitality solutions to hotels and resorts throughout Europe. HITEC Amsterdam, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) and a counterpart to the highly successful annual HITEC show in the United States, will be held March 28-30 at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.

Big data has been a starting player on the strategic revenue roster for years. In fact, years before big data exploded into something like a phenomenon, hotels were increasingly incorporating industry data into their revenue technologies and strategies. The opportunities afforded through the effective use of big data have grown to such an extent that today's flourishing hotels must increasingly leverage larger amounts of available data to seize their most lucrative revenue opportunities.