FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, announces the introduction of m-2Talk, a push-to-talk mobile app designed to provide instant and secure staff communication for hotel properties. Using m-2Talk, management, runners, room attendants and supervisors can communicate instantly with each other by speaking directly through walkie-talkie style conversations on their smartphones. The ability to instantly communicate with a single individual or to a group immediately speeds up productivity and ensures clarity for any tasks, assignments or questions.

As of 1 September 2015, protel hotelsoftware owns a majority share of incub8 Software Labs. The two German software companies will be combining their know-how and resources to develop powerful Data Warehouse solutions for the hotel business sector. Their first mutual project will be a comprehensive cloud-based reporting engine for hotels and hotel chains which encompasses both protel product lines.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, announced today that it has been awarded a Brandon Hall Group gold award for excellence in the "Best Use of Performance Support" category.

Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) has published the agenda for the European Conference on 20-22 October at the Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, France. HTNG has put together a notable list of speakers to address today's important topics in technology for hospitality.

Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), the membership association that unites the world's hospitality companies and technology innovators to solve industry challenges, announces an addition to its Board of Governors; Mark McBeth, Vice President IT at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, announced that its customers, including airlines, hotels and travel management companies, will send more than one billion targeted messages to travelers this year through the TripCase open messaging platform.

The advantages of protel Voyager are obvious. The participants who voted for the Best Travel Industry app also convinced themselves by putting protel Voyager in 3rd place. The real added value for the guest lies in his ability to individually shape his hotel stay, as well as to easily contact the hotel. There are many other interesting features the guest can use.

Aptech Computer Systems announced Coastal Hotels with 4 properties in the western US selected Execuvue® Enterprise Business Intelligence and Targetvue Budgeting and Forecasting. Margaritaville Beach Resort will also install Aptech's Profitvue Enterprise Financial Accounting for its 349-room destination property in Hollywood, FL. Aptech is the leading provider of hospitality software for business intelligence, budgeting, and enterprise financial accounting. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services.

It has always been legally prohibited to contact or market to a guest, who came through an OTA. But since OTA websites are valuable channels to acquire new guests, only a few hotels followed this. If a guest, who has already stayed at a hotel, continues to book through the commissionable channel and not directly with the hotel, the hotelier has a problem with his marketing.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, announced today that it has partnered with the iconic Berjaya Times Square Hotel to implement IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS) across 650 rooms to improve demand forecasting and revenue performance.