CLEVELAND -- July 13, 2010 -- Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, today announced that Melco Crown Entertainment Limited ("Melco Crown Entertainment", Nasdaq: MPEL), a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market, has selected the Stratton Warren System inventory and procurement solution for its gaming properties in Macau. The solution will be implemented at Altira Macau, an upscale casino hotel located in Taipa; City of Dreams, an integrated urban resort located in Cotai that includes hotels, casinos, restaurants, retail shops and entertainment; and the Mocha Clubs, which feature approximately 1,500 gaming machines in eight locations, comprising the largest non-casino based operation of electronic gaming machines in Macau.

When VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announced it was introducing a new product at HITEC 2010 in Orlando, it captured the attention of the industry, with audiences around the world demanding more information. Last week at HITEC, with the unveiling of its new intelligent energy management solution, Orion by VingCard Elsafe, the product spoke for itself. Designed to reduce energy costs while ensuring guest comfort, VingCard Elsafe’s new intelligent thermostat has the ability to integrate into a hotel’s wireless online locking system, thereby offering guest the maximum in comfort, safety, efficiency – proving once again why VingCard Elsafe is one of the most trusted names in the industry today.

FastBooking, one of the world's leading providers of advanced Internet booking systems and e-marketing solutions for the hospitality industry, has been selected by the Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic as its partner for channel management and e-booking solutions. The newly renovated Grand Hôtel Suisse-Majestic, located on the banks of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, will use FastBooking Updater to streamline management of rates and availability on its Internet distribution sites. The hotel will also replace its existing online booking system with the FastBooking Engine, the industry's most comprehensive, high performance Internet booking engine.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, has today announced that award-winning Independent Hotel Brand Jurys Inn (www.jurysinn.com), has started to roll-out the IDeaS V5i On-Demand Revenue Optimization Solution across its brand.

The “cloud” was certainly a popular topic at this year’s Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) in Orlando, Florida. It seems that many vendors are touting that their solutions are now “in the cloud” and therefore are offering all the benefits that come with this technology. But, are they really? There’s a lot of what I call "cloud washing" in our industry (and others), whereby companies re-label their products as cloud computing, produced by marketing innovation instead of real innovation. The result is a lot of overblown hype surrounding “cloud computing.”

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today announced the renewal of its partnership with the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI). IDeaS is partnering with HSMAI to further the hospitality industry by providing revenue management leadership and expertise. Members of IDeaS' leadership team hold four chapter president or board positions within HSMAI worldwide and a seat on the advisory board of the HSMAI Revenue Management Special Interest Group. The partners are currently working to produce a whitepaper, podcast, and webinar on Forecast Performance.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today announced the third round of IDeaS Cornell Revenue Management Scholarship winners. Winners include Ranen Lardent -- revenue manager at Harrah's Entertainment, Anu Pietilainen -- revenue manger at Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney, and Kelly Andrews -- cluster revenue manager at Hilton Worldwide. The Scholarship Panel at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration selected the recipients based on demonstrated excellence in revenue management and desire to enhance their profession.

MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, will showcase its newest point-of-service and enterprise computing technologies at the 2010 HITEC Convention being held in Orlando, Florida June 22 – 24, 2010. MICROS enables the Hotel of the Future with Simphony, mycentral, and MICROS’s latest integration with the iBAHN in-room dining solution.

Aptech Computer Systems, Inc., the leading provider of hospitality management software for business intelligence and enterprise financial accounting, announced it launched development of an advanced hospitality financial accounting system - the Aptech Next Generation Accounting Solution.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, will debut new groundbreaking features available with the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution at the 2010 HITEC Convention being held in Anaheim, California June 22 – 24, 2010. The new features in OPERA include customer facing technologies that will enhance the guest experience, streamline operations, and allow hotels to become more environmentally friendly.