IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions and services, today announced that Grand Hotels NYC selected IDeaS unique forecasting and pricing tool to maximize profits. New York City's Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand Hotels will deploy the IDeaS V5i On-Demand revenue management solution equipped with the Best Available Rate (BAR) module. The IDeaS V5i solution will allow Grand Hotels NYC to select the optimal rate with the highest probability of selling based on the arrival date and length of stay.

VingCard®, a leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, today announced that Signature RFID is its fastest growing product launch in recent company history, with thousands of hotel guestrooms throughout the U.S. and Canada now operating the contactless RFID electronic door locks. Since the system’s introduction in 2007, VingCard has installed Signature RFID at premium-level properties around the globe, with many notable North American installations, including the 282-room Plaza Hotel in New York City and the 221-room Nelsen Lodge in Revelstoke, British Columbia.

Toronto, ON. -- PAR Springer Miller Systems Inc. (PSMS) — the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation— announces that PAR Springer-Miller continues to expand their international customer base with the installation of their SpaSoft system at One&Only Cape Town, South Africa.

CLEVELAND -- Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Elysian, a new ultra-luxury hotel in Chicago, has selected a comprehensive suite of hospitality solutions to enhance efficiency and streamline operations. The Elysian will implement the Visual One software suite, InfoGenesis POS™, Eatec Solutions inventory and procurement system and Guest eMarketing (GeM) correspondence and marketing management solution, all from Agilysys. Agilysys also is providing information technology infrastructure services for the property, including implementation of a storage area network and virtualization services. The Elysian, scheduled to open in early summer 2009, will feature 188 suites and 52 condominium residences.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, and LONDON, UK -- SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides complete hotel distribution and Internet marketing services globally, announced today the signing of its first African reseller, Journey Kenya. This further expands SynXis' global footprint by making it possible for hotels and lodges in Kenya using the SynXis RedX Distribution Management System to be available to over 600,000 travel agents worldwide.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions and services, announced today they are committing extra resources to the European market as a result of the continuing economic instability.

Guestline Ltd, a leading UK supplier of software solutions to the hotel industry, are pleased to announce Guestline's participation at ITB Berlin from 11th-15th March 2009.

Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions, has announced that Armathwaite Hall Country House Hotel and Spa in Keswick, U.K, has selected the Visual One suite by Agilysys to enhance operations and guest service at the 42-room luxury property. The hotel has implemented Visual One solutions for property management, point-of-sale, spa management and club management.

Less than a year ago, MTech—a leading a developer of Software as a Service products aimed at improving service and efficiency for the hospitality industry—responded to an industry-wide need for a more effective and efficient intra-hotel operational communications tool. The result is MOTOTRBO™ + HotSOS, an integration of MTech’s renowned Hotel Service Optimization System, or HotSOS (pronounced “hot sauce”), with MOTOTRBO™, a digital two-way radio system from communications giant Motorola Inc. that provides seamless integration of voice and data.

IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions, today announced the appointment of David Nelson as vice president of technology. Nelson joins IDeaS with more than 20 years of technology industry leadership experience. He is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of IDeaS’ research and development process, including the design, development, implementation and testing of IDeaS’ multi-tier architecture.