“A dash of urban (and urbane) sophistication in northwest England’s Southport, Vincent Hotel shows how luxurious simple, modern design can be.” So say Design Hotels of their newest member, which opened its doors in June 2008.

The Lemon Tree Hotel Company is an upscale, full service, moderately priced hotel chain. It is India´s fastest growing hotel company with 19 properties (operating/under development) aggregating 2,500 rooms across 15 major cities.The company recently completed an evaluation of the major PMS/CRS systems and selected Xn Hotel Systems for the implementation of protel Multi-Property Edition (MPE) across its properties.

SoftBrands, Inc. (AMEX:SBN) , a global supplier of enterprise application software, today announced it has appointed Jo-Ann (Jo) Masters senior vice president and general manager, Hospitality. She will assume the role from Steve VanTassel, the current leader of the business, effective Oct. 1, 2008. Masters is currently vice president and general manager, SoftBrands Hospitality Americas.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions, announced yesterday the newly opened Sofitel London Heathrow, one of the largest luxury airport hotel and convention venues in the UK, will install IDeaS V5i On-Demand Revenue Management Solution to manage its pricing strategies and deploy strategic business optimization.

SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytics, has acquired IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the premier provider of advanced revenue-management software for the hospitality industry.

Guestline Ltd, a leading UK supplier of software solutions to the hospitality industry, has announced the successful installation of Roomlynx, its distribution and channel management solution at the Ashmount Country House.

SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides complete hotel distribution, Internet marketing and channel management solutions worldwide, announced today the successful completion of two significant technology projects that will provide for continued advancements for its hospitality customers and the expected continued momentum of its business.

Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering software solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced its new partnership with The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) the world’s leading wedding planning resource.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions and services, announced today that Maritim Hotels, one of Germany’s largest hotel chains, will install IDeaS V5i On-Demand Revenue Management Solution in five more properties.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Hard Rock International has selected the MICROS OPERA Reservation System (ORS), OPERA Web Suite (OWS), and myfidelio.net, as the core central systems solution for all future Hard Rock Hotels. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi and the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego are currently connected through this central systems solution and other franchised Hard Rock hotels are expected to be connected soon.