IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced the appointment of Craig MacDonald as Sales & Account Manager, South Africa.

At the major European travel trade shows, German protel hotelsoftware focused on mobility and accessibility and showcased a wide range of mobile applications. Besides new products in the continuously growing SaaS product line, protel introduced the first complete hotel management system for the Apple iPad as well as matching mobile solutions for the hotel team and the active guest.

MICROS-Fidelio Ireland Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRS), and leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that newly formed AC Hotels by Marriott has selected the MICROS OPERA solution for its 91 properties located throughout Spain, Portugal, and Italy. The solution includes Property Management and Back Office along with MICROS Simphony Enterprise Restaurant Point-of-Service. The integrated MICROS solution will be centrally hosted in the MICROS Frankfurt Datacenter and delivered using cloud computing technology. The deployment will begin in May 2011 and conclude by the end of the calendar year.

SoftBrands, an affiliate of Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving over 70,000 customers, today announced that luxury hotel estate The Village at Lyons has deployed SoftBrands Medallion Property Management System (PMS). Following a property investment of €2,500,000 which included the addition of 14 new rooms, Medallion will help optimise growth by delivering efficiency gains including automated, integrated front office, inventory, housekeeping and billing processes.

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has completed installation of its state-of-the-art SENTINEL II in-room safes at the renowned Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The SENTINEL II by Elsafe UL-listed safes employ the latest locking technology, including anti-tamper labyrinths and sold-steel hinges, making it one of the most secure in-room safes in the world. With its industry-leading audit trail, spring-loaded door and Flash-RAM memory, the safe is perfect for protecting guests' valuables, and the attractive, adaptable design makes it perfect for blending into any hotel environment.

Dynamic is the right way to describe Ascenture Hotel Group’s growth in the hospitality industry. Since its founding as a hotel management company in 2003, Ascenture has evolved into a full-scale development firm with 10 properties in five states and more on the horizon, including a five-star resort in the Dominican Republic.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software, services and consulting, and RateGain, an award-winning hospitality and travel technology company, today announced the complete certified integration of RateGain's ChannelGain and PriceGain Hotel solutions and the IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS).

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software, services and consulting, and RateGain, an award-winning hospitality and travel technology company, today announced the complete certified integration of RateGain's ChannelGain and PriceGain-Hotels solutions and the IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS).

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced the appointment of Erik Munoz as Regional Director of Sales Asia Pacific.

Three major hotel industry associations, including the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), and Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) today issued the following joint statement to hotels regarding organized cyber crime attacks on credit card data. It identifies actions that hotels -- and not their system vendors -- need to take immediately in order to minimize their vulnerabilities and to avoid the potential for hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs and fines that typically result when just a single hotel system is breached.