Shrewsbury, England - Guestline Ltd, a leading UK supplier of software solutions to the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce the release of a direct connection between Roomlynx, its distribution and channel management solution and Venere.com. This powerful two way interface enables hotels to manage online rates, inventory and availability directly from their Guestline or Rezlynx Property Management System (PMS). It will also facilitate the seamless delivery of reservations from Venere.com directly into their PMS, without the need for manual data entry.

Guestline Ltd, a leading UK supplier of software solutions to the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce the release of a direct connection between Roomlynx, its distribution and channel management solution and hotel.info. This powerful two way interface enables hotels to manage online rates, inventory and availability directly from their Guestline or RezLynx Property Management System (PMS). It will also facilitate the seamless delivery of reservations from www.hotel.info directly into their PMS, without the need for manual data entry.

Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGYS) announced today that as part of its strategic management realignment the leaders of the company's three operating segments -- Hospitality Solutions Group (HSG), Retail Solutions Group (RSG) and Technology Solutions Group (TSG) -- will now report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Martin F. Ellis, in the process eliminating a layer of management.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions and services, announced today the appointment of Allan Taylor as a Senior Consultant to their Asia Pacific division. A true business processes pioneer, Allan Taylor brings over two decades of successful International and Regional marketing and sales experience to the company and will prove to be an invaluable asset in driving regional business growth.

Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that its Director of Educational Development, Jay Krupp, will lead a roundtable discussion at the New England Chapter of Meeting Professionals International’s (MPINE) October meeting. The conference theme is “Co-Creation & Community”.

Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that it launched a regional certification program for hospitality professionals. Based on the success of the certification course at Newmarket’s annual user conference in April of this year, NewmarketPLUS, the company expanded the program to cities throughout the United States.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, 16 October – SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides complete hotel distribution and Internet marketing services globally, announced today that it has certified direct booking connections to Qunar.com and Wego.com (formerly Bezurk.com), two prominent Asian Pacific meta-search engines, giving SynXis hotel customers increased exposure to the millions of consumers using these sites to shop for hotel rooms.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions and services, today announced the appointment of co-founder and chief scientist Dr. Ravi Mehrotra to president. Known in the industry as the “passionate mathematician,” Mehrotra conceptualized and developed the science behind IDeaS’ unique revenue optimization technology and was instrumental in leading the company to its recent acquisition by SAS. As president, Mehrotra is responsible for directing the company’s global strategy and leading the organization forward.

MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce the launch of Operetta™, the first MICROS Property Management System (PMS) designed specifically for the hotel with standard, core PMS requirements. Operetta is a bundled software, hardware, and services solution that provides a straightforward, easy-to-understand approach with simple concepts. Included are all of the essential PMS functions, including front desk, housekeeping, cashiering, and end of day processing. Operetta also features reservation blocking capabilities, a central dashboard, top industry standard reports, plug-and-play standard property level interface options and internet bookings either through GDS or the hotel’s website.

Following its success as the PMS chosen for Athens in 2004, the "Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (BOCOG) selected protel in May of this year after an exhaustive review of the leading systems on the market. At the conclusion of a highly successful Games, protel was awarded with two symbolic gold medals for its excellence in managing the Olympic media village in Beijing.