MINNEAPOLIS & SYDNEY, Australia | IDeaS, the leading provider of revenue optimization solutions and one of the industry's fastest growing technology companies has announced that Australia's premier hotel group, Rydges Hotels and Resorts, has selected IDeaS as it revenue management partner and deployed IDeaS V5i ASP Revenue Optimization solution at key properties throughout Australia and New Zealand.

DALLAS | VingCard has partnered with the following renowned designers through the famous Italian handle crafter Valli&Valli: Norman Foster and Partners, Yoshimi Kono, Gustav Peichl, Antonio Citterio, Gregotti Associati, Richard Meier, Sottsass Associati, Taller Design Ricardo Bofill and Piano Design Workshop. This exclusive line of “Designers’ Collection” door handles for its new Signature by VingCard electronic lock provides a true point of differentiation for any hotel looking to blend security technology/hardware with the hotel environment.

Minneapolis, Minnesota | IDeaS, the leading provider of revenue optimization solutions and one of the industry’s fastest growing technology companies has announced that Hilton International have deployed IDeaS Revenue Optimization, ASP delivered solution for its properties in Cologne and Budapest. While almost 100 Hilton properties currently use IDeaS product, these latest deployments represent a sea change in that they will be using IDeaS ASP solution rather than its enterprise product.

Norway | VingCard Elsafe has been chosen by Marriott International to provide its NEW Signature by VingCard electronic-locking system and Elsafe in-room safes for its expanding Courtyard by Marriott brand throughout Europe. Courtyard by Marriott currently includes more than 668 hotels around the globe.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, SynXis announced today that Sceptre has switched their private label chain code, SC to the RedX Distribution Management System for all channels including GDS, IDS, Web site booking engine and direct voice reservations. SynXis, the Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) business that provides reservation management, distribution and technology services, has many years of experience working with private label chain codes.

COLUMBIA, Md., MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the consummation of a preferred vendor agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, MICROS and its division Hospitality Solutions International (HSI) are preferred point-of-sale (POS) providers for more than 800 Hilton Family Hotels, including Hilton(R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), and Hilton Garden Inn(R) hotels.

Dallas | When it comes to Signature, Tarsadia Hotels Assistant Project Manager Junior Patel is dotting his i’s and crossing his t’s. The new Signature by VingCard electronic-locking solution, which was launched last month to the global hospitality industry, been selected for six Tarsadia Hotels based on its design-centric appearance, affordable price and its upgradeable technology platform.

Dallas | Signature by VingCard, the new electronic-locking system unveiled earlier this month in New York at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, is creating a buzz throughout the global hotel industry for its aesthetic flexibility and improved guest interaction. The user-centric Signature Series is the result of a collaborative partnership between global security giant VingCard and world renowned industrial design firm Bresslergroup of Philadelphia.

PUNE, India & MINNEAPOLIS | IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of the industry's fastest growing technology companies today announced that Amit Khurana has joined the company as its new India-based Sales Manager.

Portsmouth, NH | Newmarket International, the leading provider of sales and catering technology solutions for the hospitality industry, announces the deployment of MeetingBroker Lead Management Systems across all Carlson Hotels Worldwide properties. Carlson Hotels Worldwide is part of Carlson Companies and includes five hotel brands, Regent International Hotels, Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, and Park Inn® representing over 905 properties in 69 countries.