Toscana Country Club, a Sunrise Company here, uses MTech’s PMWorks preventive-maintenance system to underscore the luxury community’s commitment to provide incomparable beauty and a lavish lifestyle to a select few in Southern California. For MTech, a leading developer of “Software as a Service” technologies for the hospitality industry, the alliance illustrates the versatility of its applications as it ventures deeper into the real-estate and hotel-management-company business sectors as an approved preventive-maintenance solution.

Libra OnDemand is giving “Power to the People” as a way for hotels to capture more accurate customer profile information and enhance the guest experience. The developer of the hospitality industry’s first on demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution will unveil its “Customer Portal” at HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference to be held June 23-25 at the Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center in Booth No. 844.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Charles Town Races & Slots in Charles Town, W.Va. has selected the Stratton Warren System (SWS) by Agilysys, an inventory and procurement solution. Charles Town Races & Slots, which includes a 150-room hotel, 5,000 slot machines and thoroughbred race track, is owned and managed by Penn National Gaming.

In a year of unpredictable travel for most Americans, many hotel management companies are leveraging Business Intelligence (BI) systems with daily data analysis to monitor and optimize business performance. Operators acknowledge there is no magic bullet in today’s economic climate, but hospitality industry executives value the visibility BI provides into daily expenses, management performance and markets that enables them to make better informed decisions that affect profitability. Operators explain that BI systems that combine data from Smith Travel Research, hotel PMSes, time and attendance and other systems make it possible to keep a closer eye on variable costs and solve problems more quickly than spreadsheets.

On May 15th 2009 The Gardermoen Airport hotel was the first Norwegian Hotel to go live with Xn globalRES (XnGR) providing a 2 way connection between protel Hotelsoftware PMS and the four Global Distribution Systems. During June the recently upgraded and expanded 172 room Gardermoen Hotel will also connect IDS channels Booking.com and Expedia.com in addition to implementing Xn’s Web Booking System.

SoftBrands, Inc. (NYSE Amex: SBN), a leading provider of software solutions for businesses in the manufacturing and hospitality industries worldwide, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor for $0.92 in cash per common share for a total transaction value of approximately $80 million (including amounts paid in respect of SoftBrands debt and preferred equity).SoftBrands’ current lender, Wells Fargo Foothill, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), has agreed to provide financing for the transaction, which is expected to close in 60 to 90 days.

SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides hotel distribution and Internet marketing services globally, continues to be the provider of choice for hotel groups around the world and recently surpassed 10,000 properties using its RedX Distribution Management System. The SynXis team added over 1,600 new properties in just the last six months, a clear indication that its "custom" approach to distribution marketing is filling a true need in the industry.

Aptech Computer Systems, Inc., a leading hospitality software company, today announced the launch of its enhanced Innvue Web-based solution that consolidates daily operating and performance data for multi-property chains and management companies. Using the .NET platform, Innvue assists in capturing and integrating data from property level systems, making it easy for executives to analyze relevant information in one central location through Aptech’s Execuvue® Business Intelligence.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions and services and one of America’s fastest growing technology companies, announced today they are committing extra resources to the European market as a result of the continuing economic instability. IDeaS Advantage understands that during the current period of economic uncertainty many hotels are struggling to reach their optimal revenue levels.

As the hospitality industry continues to develop, many hotels are finding it increasingly tough to gain a competitive advantage. Companies are now searching for new areas of business that will set them apart from the competition. The application of successful revenue management tools and practices is now accepted by most in the industry as a key factor to obtaining a strong market position. The increased use of internet sites by customers, especially third party booking programs, has dramatically changed the way in which hotels manage room rates and occupancy levels around the clock. In 2008, it is estimated that 40% of all hotel bookings will be generated by internet third party booking sites.