Aptech Computer Systems, Inc., the leading provider of hospitality software for business intelligence and enterprise financial accounting, today announced its Profitvue Enterprise Back Office Accounting Solution will be installed by Los Angeles-based River Hospitality Management, the Concordia Hotel in Washington, D.C., and the Kirkley Hotel and Conference Center in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Control4, a provider of easy-to-use and install automated guestroom solutions for new and existing hotels and resorts, is working with MTech, a leading provider of guest-response and workflow automation solutions for the worldwide hotel industry, to enhance its product and improve guest service for its hotel clients around the United States.

VingCard, a leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, completed the installation of its Signature RFID contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility at the Sea Pearl Villas Resort, Phuket, Thailand. The largest island in the country, Phuket is a fast-growing tourist destination, allowing the Sea Pearl Villas Resort, Phuket to make an immediate impact as the hotel accommodates the island’s diverse, international visitors. Signature RFID by VingCard accommodates staff as they serve guests throughout the almost 16-acre property, offering productivity and efficiency in the management of guest requests. The resort in its entirety is set to open during the third quarter of 2010.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today announced that Alexandre Teixeira -- revenue manager at Grand Hyatt São Paulo, Crystal Edwards -- assistant revenue manager at Governor Hotel, and Fraser Pearce -- revenue manager at Lord Elgin Hotel, have been awarded the IDeaS Cornell Revenue Management Scholarship. This first of its kind scholarship program offers hospitality professionals' revenue management certification from Cornell University. The Scholarship Panel at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration selected the scholarship recipients based on demonstrated excellence in revenue management and drive to enhance their profession.

Libra OnDemand has entered into an agreement with Sulcus Solutions SL in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, whereby the company’s popular U.S.-based Libra OnDemand customer relationship management (CRM) solution will be marketed, installed and supported across the Spanish Hospitality market as “Sulcus OnDemand.”

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today released results from a survey of hospitality industry revenue management professionals conducted at its recent IDeaS Client Summit 2009, held at the Maritim proArte Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Revenue management leaders from some of the world's most prestigious hotels attended the two day event, which was designed to bring IDeaS' clients together to share best practice and enhance their use of the IDeaS V5i Software as a Service (SaaS) Revenue Management solution.

McLaren International Pty Ltd today announced that it will provide MTech’s Hotel Service Optimization System (HotSOS) to the new Peninsula Shanghai. A homage to Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, The Peninsula Shanghai recreates the look and feel of this glamorous era when Shanghai was feted as “The Paris of the East”, yet also offers the latest in state-of-the-art technology, services and amenities to guests. The internet-based application will be deployed for the opening in October 2009.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, and CM Solucoes, the leading Brazilian provider of Property Management Systems (PMS)/Central Reservation Systems (CRS) and other hotel applications, today announced a completed certified system integration between CM's integrated Visual Hotel PMS and the IDeaS V5i Revenue Management Solution. The first hotel to take advantage of the joint integration is the George V Alto de Pinheiros in Sao Paolo, an upscale boutique property.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Verve Hospitality Group in Danville, Calif. has selected point-of-sale and inventory and procurement solutions by Agilysys. The company's three new restaurants, all located in Danville, will use InfoGenesis™ POS and Eatec® Solutions by Agilysys to streamline operations and enhance guest service.

VingCard, a leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, today announced the installation of its wireless RF-online system, VISIONLINE, at Singapore’s largest integrated resort and family destination, Resorts World Sentosa, located on Singapore’s resort island of Sentosa. The product will be installed in all six hotels on the 49-hectare family destination, which will also feature a casino; Southeast Asia’s first and only Universal Studios theme park; Marine Life Park, the world’s largest oceanarium; Maritime Xperiential Museum; and Equarius Water Park.