VingCard Elsafe, the leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, will be showcasing its wireless RF-online system, VISIONLINE by VingCard, at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City, November 7-10. Since its introduction more than three years ago, VingCard has been perfecting this pioneer wireless online system, which is currently the most experienced and tested solution on the open secured ZigBee platform, already trusted by close to 40.000 rooms worldwide today as well as an increasing popular security solution for properties of all sizes.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, has announced that Hershey Entertainment & Resorts in Hershey, Pa. has selected InfoGenesis™ POS and Eatec® Solutions by Agilysys to streamline operations and control costs. The company will use the solutions at Hersheypark, Hersheypark Stadium, Giant Center, Hershey Lodge, The Hotel Hershey, Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park and Hershey Golf Collection.

As we enter year two of our challenging hospitality industry environment, creative hotel management teams are leveraging skill and experience to deploy effective new business strategies. Innovative management strategies, tech tools, and Business Intelligence (BI) are helping hotel companies save money, operate more efficiently, and increase profitability in the current economy.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today launched its IDeaS Rate Optimization Service which provides quick, optimized room rates and rate spectrums to hotels. Using IDeaS' proprietary analytics, the service allows hotels to take full advantage of their rate spectrum by proposing optimized rates for business segments that are not contracted or negotiated at room type level and estimating upfront the overall revenue impact upon implementing the optimized rates.

When you have 520 guestrooms and operate several outlets, including a beach-front resort, lodge, cottages, golf club, spa, multiple dining and lounge facilities, tennis center, beach club, shooting school, boating and fishing operation and camp cloister, managing the inventory and purchasing process can be challenging – especially when that process is not automated. That was the quandary for Sea Island (Ga.) Resorts before the company integrated the Hotel Inventory & Purchasing module with its existing Hotel Service Optimization System (HotSOS, pronounced Hot Sauce) from MTech.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today announced that The Landmark London will deploy the IDeaS V5i revenue management solution to optimize its pricing strategy.

Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE: RLH) has implemented MeetingBroker as its lead distribution platform and standardized on Delphi for sales and catering management. Red Lion has made investments over the past few years to focus on aggressive sales growth. In order to achieve such growth, Red Lion realized the sales team required a common enterprise-wide technology solution they could access anytime, anywhere in order to drive revenue and improve efficiencies.

VingCard, a leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, completed the installation of its standalone electronic locking solution, Classic by VingCard, at the Kingkey Palace Hotel in Shenzhen, China. A city of amusement parks and the hub for China’s eight famous cuisines, Shenzhen is a popular tourist attraction. With its guest-friendly process, Classic by VingCard satisfies the demands of even the most demanding traveler.

Global electronic hotel lock supplier Kaba Ilco Inc. today announced that it has received Florida Building Code approval for its complete range of electronic hotel locks, including: Generation E-760, 770, Solitaire 710-II, 790 contactless electronic lock and the Oracode 660 PIN-based lock which is designed for the vacation rental market.