Libra OnDemand, the first on-demand CRM solution built specifically for the worldwide hospitality industry on the Force.com platform, today announced that they will demo their comprehensive suite of award-winning CRM tools at HITEC 2010, taking place June 21-24 in Orlando, Fla. Libra OnDemand debuted just one year ago, at HITEC 2009, and has since grown exponentially, as hotels around the world have begun to discover the myriad benefits of operating in the cloud. To date, over 100 properties (35,000+ rooms) in 8 countries have implemented Libra OnDemand to more effectively manage their guest services, email marketing, and customer communications programs.

VingCard Elsafe, a leading hospitality and security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, today announced that SENTINEL II RFID by Elsafe has been selected as a contributor to the elite and modern GUESTROOM 20X display at HITEC 2010, June 22 – 24 in Orlando, Florida.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions, has today announced the appointment of Rupert Gutteridge as Regional Director of Sales, EMEA. Rupert will replace former long-serving Regional Director of Sales, Fabian Specht, who was promoted to the role of Regional Managing Director, EMEA earlier this year.

This month at HITEC 2010, June 21-24 in Orlando, VingCard Elsafe will once again revolutionize the hospitality industry with the introduction of a product innovation slated as the next wave of wireless online systems – showcasing at booth # 1017. This cost-effective solution offers benefits beyond wireless online electronic locks, including impacting the efficiency at hotel properties to immediately improve the bottom line and positively influence the guest experience.

The emergence of cloud computing and reliable networks has led to an opportunity to dramatically alter the cost/performance landscape for the hospitality industry through the sharing of many technology services across multiple hotel companies. But many questions exist about the model. Are hoteliers willing to give up enough control to make the model work? How could the hospitality industry use a shared services model to generate greater operating efficiencies? What are the opportunities for vendors in this space?

Magued Malek, branch manager of German protel hotelsoftware GmbH in the United Arab Emirates, is very pleased to announce the conclusion of a significant business transaction with Auris. The hotel management group will operate their hotels and hotel apartments with protel MPE, protel's multi property edition, starting this June with 286-rooms hotel "Al Nawras". The announcement highlighted protel's appearance at this year's Arabian Travel Market, ATM, in Dubai City.

VingCard Elsafe, the leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, completed the installation of VISIONLINE, its wireless RF-online system, and Signature RFID, its contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Beirut in Lebanon. The 446-room landmark property of the Middle East was first built in 1961, reopening again in 2000 after some years of closure for restoration. Located on the famous Corniche boardwalk and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the grand hotel property sits adjacent to Beirut’s downtown business and banking districts and, over the years, has hosted important world gatherings, such as the 14th Arab League Summit and Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions, has today announced the appointment of Rupert Gutteridge as Regional Director of Sales, EMEA.

The implementation of these recommended strategies combined with careful and detailed observation of the levels of demand will allow South African hoteliers to achieve the correct balance between price and demand and be best prepared for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Skillful decision making will always balance experience & intuition and facts & figures. While experience and intuition are there at your fingertips, it's the facts and figures and all the gritty details of a business that are often buried deep within a hotel's databases. All that information is essentially wasted if it can't somehow be gathered and presented in readily understandable formats. protel Business Intelligence extracts data about the hotel operations directly from your protel PMS and delivers those vital pieces of information you need to make the right decision.