In the hospitality industry, the strength of the partnership between a hotel and the companies that provide their technology can make the difference between a long-term successful relationship and a short, unsuccessful implementation.

Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), the membership association that unites the world's hospitality companies and technology innovators to solve industry challenges, announced the agenda for next month's conference in Bangkok. HTNG has lined up an impressive list of experts to speak on current important topics in technology for the hospitality industry. Space in the exhibit hall is already sold out and the number of regional attendees is on the rise, forecasting the largest Asia-Pacific Conference HTNG has ever seen.

ALICE, a SaaS platform that completely connects the guest to the hotel, and connects all service departments within a hotel, announced that NYC's Hôtel Americano has adopted its ALICE SUITE solution. ALICE SUITE supports hotels in providing guests with "end-to-end" superior and efficient service, seamlessly, increasing guest satisfaction and realizing significant cost savings at the same time.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced its new Ideal Pricing feature collection. Using advanced SAS® analytics, the new Ideal Pricing functionality provides hoteliers more choice, flexibility and control to select the pricing methodology that fits their business and maximizes revenue strategy.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, has announced that Ravi Angadi, the company's vice president of product management and product marketing, will moderate a panel discussion at HITEC 2016, which will be held June 20-23 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Springer-Miller Systems (SMS), the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems, today announces the integration of its industry leading SpaSoft® Spa Management Software with FreedomPay's Commerce Platform. The SpaSoft integration enables Springer-Miller to offer customers end-to-end protection for credit card payments made through FreedomPay's cloud- based global payments platform supported by Microsoft Azure™. The FreedomPay Commerce Platform is the world's first PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution with EMV, NFC, Dynamic Currency Conversion and real-time data capabilities that delivers on a global scale.

Cloud5 Communications is the premier North American provider of hotel and travel industry contact centers, Cloud-based voice offerings, guest Internet solutions as well as full-service network design and management. Trusted by both large and small brands worldwide, Cloud5 is continually innovating to deliver the ultimate solution in integrated communications. Today, the company announced that one of its core business units, its contact center services, has been experiencing dramatic growth over the past year.

Competition between Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and hotels and resorts continues to heat up. Not only are direct bookings more profitable for hotels as they can avoid paying steep commissions, but it also allows the property to provide better guest service and communications with the guest.

Thousands of attendees at this year's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) will have the opportunity to see the launch of three new enterprise security innovations from VENZA®. As a featured exhibitor at this year's event, VENZA will be offering an exclusive preview of their cutting-edge advancements at their booth #1639. The company will also unveil its highly anticipated new brand identity at what is recognized as the industry's most important gathering, which will be take place June 20-23 in New Orleans, LA.

Kaba, the provider of Saflok™ and ILCO™ electronic door locks, will present its new AMBIANCE access management software at HITEC in New Orleans, June 20-23. AMBIANCE embraces industry best practices to deliver return on investment through shorter and easier training sessions and reduced support requirements. The system is scalable to fit practically any budget and manages Kaba's BLE, RFID, and magstripe hotel guest access systems for properties with 10 to 10,000 rooms. AMBIANCE's intuitive operation workflows simplifies training and support to reduce cost for users. For more information on Kaba electronic locks, click here.