Hoteliers continue to benefit from the revenue optimization, consultancy and account management services from SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides complete hotel distribution, internet marketing and channel management solutions worldwide. Adding to a growing list of notable designations in its portfolio of industry expertise among its company ranks is the recent appointment of SynXis’ Agency Channel Consultant, Laura Thompson, as Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA). Thompson was given the prestigious certification at NBTA’s recent Annual Conference in Los Angeles, and joins just 350 other professionals globally who carry the designation since the program’s inception eight years ago.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions and services, announced today that Eden Hotel Group, a leading hotel group in the Netherlands consisting of 17 three and four star properties, will roll out IDeaS V5i On-Demand Revenue Management Solution throughout its entire estate.

As Hurricane Gustav threatens the Gulf Coast (exactly three years after Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005), ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, the world leader in hotel security technology with premier brands in North America including VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox, encouraged its hotel customers to make advance preparations to help ensure their properties’ electronic-locking systems and equipment will continue providing all-important security.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, | SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides complete hotel distribution, Internet marketing and channel management solutions worldwide, announced today that Granvia, the Japanese hotel chain owned by West Japan Railway Company, has switched to the RedX Distribution Management System. They have selected RedX for seamless connectivity to the Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Internet Distribution Systems (IDS), and bookings coming from their own website using the Guest Connect booking engine. The seven Granvia properties, located in key western gateway cities throughout the West Japan Rail network, will be represented under SynXis’ YX chain code.

John W. Sammon, Chairman & CEO of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PTC), today announced the appointment of Lawrence W. Hall as President of PAR Springer-Miller Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology. Mr. Hall is a past president & CEO of Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated (HBSI), and has held several other prominent senior executive positions in the hospitality technology industry over the past 25 years in industry specific software companies.

Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) today announced the program for its first Asia-Pacific Members’ Meeting and Conference, to be held on September 22 and 23, 2008, at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel.

Agilysys, Inc., a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions, has announced that Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London has selected the InfoGenesis POS(TM) system from Agilysys to streamline food and beverage operations and enhance guest service at the award-winning 200-room property, which is owned and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that the European hotel chain Scandic has selected the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution as its next generation central system solution. The implementation will include the OPERA Reservation System (ORS), OPERA Customer Information System (OCIS), and OPERA Web Services Suite, all hosted in the MICROS Datacenter located in Frankfurt, Germany.

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, the world leader in hotel security technology with premier brands including VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox, announced today it has been selected as an associate member of the Association of Starwood Franchisees & Owners North America (ASFONA). "We are honored that Starwood has invited our company to be part of ASFONA's small, select group of supply-side members,” said Marc Freundlich, president and CEO of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality North America. "Through this new membership, we look forward to strengthening our existing relationship with Starwood's prestigious hotel brands.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Deville Hotels has selected the OPERA Property Management System (PMS), OPERA Sales & Catering (S&C), OPERA Sales Force Automation (SFA) and OPERA Web Services Suite (OWS) for multi-property deployment in its 10 hotels located in Brazil, as well as MICROS RES 4.0 for its point-of-sale needs for all hotel restaurants. The OPERA Enterprise Solution will be hosted in Deville Hotels' headquarter office in Curitiba City. MICROS is implementing the entire hosted solution which is already in progress and will conclude in early 2009.