Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), the membership association that unites the world's hospitality companies and technology innovators to solve industry challenges, released full video recordings of the first two sessions of its Strategic Leadership Engagement Series (SLES). The SLES is a set of summits where senior hotel IT executives from across the industry meet with leading-edge technology providers to share perspectives on specific important technology issues facing hotels. Each provider presents its own industry expertise and thoughts on the issues in 30 minutes, followed by a moderated discussion with all participants.

The growth of the BYOD (bring your own device) trend is revolutionizing how guests connect prior to, during, and after their stay. Eleven has responded to this trend with enhancements to their guest Internet management software, ElevenOS, which specifically focus on helping hotels optimize their guests' experience on mobile devices.

When it comes to hotels, as for any marketing budget, you need a goal. Marketing is all about how much you will earn, not about how much you will spend. You have an online marketing budget. Even if you don't think you do. The commissions you pay to OTAs are indirect marketing. What they spend in their visibility to provide your bookings, they make you repay in commissions, plus their margin.

Cendyn Arcaneo®, part of the Cendyn® portfolio, announces the introduction of an enhanced, end-to-end solution for the event industry, significantly improving clients' ability to globally plan, source, manage and measure meetings. Cendyn Arcaneo's Strategic Meetings Management Software allows customers to plan through Metron™, source through RFP toolkit®and eProposal®, manage through getplanning™, ePlanner, eMenus® and getregistered™, and measure through Event eInsight™ and Event eSurvey™.

Leading global hospitality management chain Swiss-Belhotel International has teamed with Sabre Hospitality Solutions to deliver an advanced desktop and mobile online booking engine. Sabre, a top provider of hospitality technology and distribution solutions for hotels and hotel chains worldwide, has equipped Swiss-Belhotel International with a cutting-edge, multi-lingual website developed with hospitality- specific science to increase booking engine activity and conversions.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is debuting its new MICROS mTablet E-Series and the new MICROS Engagement feature at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show taking place in Chicago, May 17-20, 2014. These newest MICROS innovations allow staff members to perform multiple activities from one device, including making guest interactions extraordinary, while providing advanced capabilities that will significantly raise the bar on what a modern point of sale system should be.

Reflecting its extraordinary growth and innovation, Cendyn®, the leading developer of sales and marketing tools, digital marketing, Cloud-Based CRM and Interactive Design for the hospitality, travel, and event planning industries, has purchased and completely renovated a 94,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art office building located at 980 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL 33432. The expanded space will serve as the North American headquarters for Cendyn and its groundbreaking signature enterprises Cendyn Arcaneo®, Cendyn/ONE™ and Cendyn SPACES®; plus M.E.A.T. Eatery & Taproom. The new headquarters will serve Cendyn's global clients, providing 24/7 support with enterprise-grade infrastructure and our advanced Talk & Tech network.

Oliver Companies operates 13 properties under multiple flags from Florida to Wisconsin. While its hotels include Hilton, Carlson, and IHG brands, plus independents, its management focus is on two, often competing goals, customer satisfaction and bottom line profitability. "Our hotel staff's primary goal is to create the best possible customer experience, whereas everything I do is based on dollars and cents. We are all about merging these two crucial aspects of our business into one common mission. Aptech allows us a greater ability to accomplish this," said Oliver Companies controller Christopher Hedblom.

LONDON – IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the global provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting today announced a full rollout of IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS) for the funky, design-driven 25hours hotel group, building a unified revenue management culture across the European hotel estate. With a full-service satellite headquarters in London, IDeaS has partnered with 25hours to implement its market-leading Software-as-a-Service for hotels in Austria, Germany and Switzerland to increase revenue performance and fuel overall growth.

FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, is pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of i-Guest V3 to users on iOS and Android mobile devices, boosting functionality for both hoteliers and guests.