Portsmouth, NH | Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that Hyatt Hotels Corporation selected its Daylight ASP (Application Service Provider) solution for its ability to seamlessly integrate with Hyatt’s own proprietary sales system, Envision. The integrated solution will help update Hyatt’s operations and deliver the best in customer service. With the implementation, data will be exchanged between Daylight and Envision with Daylight serving as the primary sales and catering system for catering and convention services users.

Minneapolis, Minn. | SoftBrands, Inc. (AMEX: SBN), a global supplier of enterprise application software, today announced that it has released a two-way interface to the SynXis RedX Distribution Management System OTA 5.1.0, successfully connecting the SoftBrands Epitome property management system (PMS) to SynXis’ premier distribution service.

PARIS | VingCard, the leading supplier of hospitality security solutions worldwide, has been selected by Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai to install its, Signature online electronic-locks throughout the property. VingCard Online gives Atlantis an exceptional way to facilitate reliable two-way communications from individual electronic locks through the resort’s network to a central database.

Boykin Management Company operates a portfolio of Marriott, Hilton, Doubletree and Crowne Plaza flags – as well as two full-service resorts and other independent properties – for a number of different ownership groups that each have one thing in common: They all expect a solid return on their hotel real estate investment. And Boykin delivers by hiring the right general managers for hospitality management, giving them as much independence as possible and keeping an eye on the daily numbers.

Jo Masters, VP at SoftBrands comments on recent developments at SoftBrands, the recent HIS acquisition, rollout of Karyon, launch of a new customer support center, as well as a preview of coming activities during HITEC.

MINNEAPOLIS, SoftBrands, Inc. (AMEX:SBN) , a global supplier of enterprise application software, today announced that Larkspur Hotels and Restaurants has successfully implemented the SoftBrands Epitome multi-property management system (PMS) at multiple Larkspur hotels in San Francisco's Union Square.

CHICAGO | Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), which was founded at the HITEC conference five years ago this month, today announced its plans to showcase, at this year’s HITEC conference in Orlando June 25-28, its progress across the entire spectrum of technologies used by hotels.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas & BETHESDA, Md. | Sabre Holdings announced today that it has acquired E-site Marketing, the premier Internet marketing company specializing in online business solutions exclusively for the hospitality industry. By combining industry-leading Internet marketing and distribution products and services, E-site Marketing and SynXis will create an unmatched online offering for hoteliers, including search engine expertise, Web site hosting and development, content management, booking engine, statistical reporting and tracking tools and revenue management services.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGYS) , a leading provider of innovative IT solutions and hospitality software solutions, today announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire InfoGenesis, a privately held, independent software vendor (ISV) and solution provider to the hospitality market. Based in Santa Barbara, Calif. and at approximately $42 million in annual revenues, InfoGenesis offers enterprise-class point-of-sale (POS) solutions that provide end users a highly intuitive, secure and easy way to process customer transactions across multiple departments or locations, including comprehensive corporate and store reporting.

PARIS | VingCard continues to unlock the future of Radio Frequency IDentification technology with its newest electronic-locking solution Signature RFID. For the first time in lodging history, guests will be able to use their Near Field Communications (NFC) compliant cell phones in addition to other RFID key cards and carriers to open their guestroom doors. The solution will demo at the at Stand No. 1A111 during The Hotel Show 2007, the exclusive forum for the hospitality industry in the United Arab Emirates, 3-5, June, at the Dubai International Exposition Centre.