Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions, has announced that Pebble Beach Company in Pebble Beach, Calif. has selected the Eatec inventory and procurement solution by Agilysys to increase efficiency and control costs at its three resort properties — The Lodge at Pebble Beach, The Inn at Spanish Bay and Casa Palmero.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions, announced today that Menzies Hotels, a major hotel chain in the United Kingdom, has installed IDeaS V5i On-demand Revenue Management Solution throughout its estate, a mixture of 3 and 4 star quality hotels across the country.

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. | PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems – is pleased to announce that Visa® USA has confirmed the upcoming SMS|Host® Hospitality Management Solution release as validated with its latest Payment Application Best Practices (PABP).

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Pestana Hotels and Resorts, owned and operated by The Pestana Group, the largest Portuguese tourism and leisure organization, will commence the next phase of its I.T. strategy with MICROS-Fidelio Portugal with the implementation of the MICROS OPERA Reservations System (ORS) and OPERA Web Services (OWS).

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management solutions and services, announced today the appointment of Brendan May as Sales Manager Europe. This choice enables IDeaS to further expand within Europe and means the company is well positioned for further growth. Brendan will be responsible for coordinating sales strategy and brand awareness throughout the region, and identifying and maximizing opportunities to grow sales while maintaining and developing relationship with key customers.

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions and services, announced today that Austria Trend Hotels & Resorts of Verkehrsbüro Group, a leading hotel group in Austria comprising 30 properties, will deploy IDeaS V5i On-Demand Revenue Management Solution throughout its entire estate, in order to better manage its pricing strategies and benefit from multi-hotel functionalities.

MTech once again proved itself to be the innovator for the hospitality industry. At the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC), held last week at the Austin (Texas) Convention Center, MTech unveiled a new technology in development for many years that outfits room attendants with a PDA. While this may not seem new, it absolutely is. Meet REX, sure to be called housekeeping’s new best friend.

Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced Newmarket Connex™ for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. This new solution allows hospitality professionals in the central sales office to manage and source groups and meetings business from directly within Microsoft Dynamics CRM to their individual properties. Request for proposals (RFPs), responses and business actuals are all seamlessly exchanged between the central sales office and the individual properties via Connex. By centralizing the groups and meetings sales process into one application, the central sales office will have complete visibility into all the details associated with a customer, the RFP and the event. The result is the ability to respond to RFPs faster than the competition, improving the win percentage and streamlining the sales process.

Portsmouth, NH -- Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that its MeetingBrokerSM solution has been implemented in all Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) individual properties across the world. MeetingBroker enables the passing and managing of all leads between the proprietary CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system used by Starwood’s global sales offices (GSO) and its individual properties in North America. While all properties worldwide have MeetingBroker, the lead passing capability with the GSO will go live with those properties outside of North America by October 2008. By implementing MeetingBroker, Starwood minimizes manual processes and creates a standardized platform in which all property and GSO sales associates can work. This results in collaboration between all of the hotels, quicker response to customers and in turn, improves revenue production.

Omni Hotels announces plans to enhance its brand wide reservation system with the OPERA Enterprise Solution from MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading worldwide provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries. The project centers on the implementation of three key modules of MICROS OPERA, including the OPERA Reservation System (ORS), OPERA Customer Information System (OCIS) and OPERA Web Suite (OWS). These new systems will improve the booking process for Omni's central reservations by providing a single application to book all types of reservations regardless of the booking source.