McLean, VA- SynXis, a provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality industry, announced today that JRK Hospitality Group will be adding their two new acquisitions, The Roger Williams Hotel and The Franklin Hotel, both in New York City, to the SynXis Reservation Management System for Global Distribution System (GDS) connectivity, Internet distribution and web site booking engine.

RICHARDSON, TX - ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Inc., the world's leading supplier of locking and security solutions to the hotel industry, has relocated their North American corporate headquarters from Dallas to a spacious new facility in nearby Richardson, Texas. The move was necessitated by the increased combined needs of the company's four security brands, which include Elsafe, TimeLox, VingCard and INHOVA.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of America's fastest growing technology companies, announced today the roll-out of IDeaS Revenue Optimization Solution to select lodges in the Travelodge Australia portfolio. Travelodge Hotels Australia will be utilizing IDeaS centralized ASP solution. This solution allows Travelodge Hotels Australia the ability to manage revenue optimization for each Hotel centrally from their headquarters located in Sydney. Travelodge Hotels Australia piloted IDeaS Revenue Optimization Solution at their major Sydney city property and expects to complete the rollout to additional Hotels by April 2004.

MINNEAPOLIS, IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of America's fastest growing technology companies, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership with NEC of Japan. NEC will host and re-sell IDeaS V5 ASP Revenue Optimization Solution to their extensive client base in Japan. With this partnership, IDeaS becomes the exclusive provider of revenue optimization to NEC's client base through an integration between IDeaS V5 and NEC's NEHOPS property management system. NEC will host IDeaS V5 ASP solution, which utilizes the very latest in native web technologies, at the NEC data center located in Japan.

DALLAS, TX - John Foley, Vice President of Sales for ASSA ABLOY Hospitaity Inc., has announced the appointment of Mary Nesmith to the position of Regional Sales Manager for the company's South Central region. Since joining the company's Elsafe division in 2001, Mary has represented the complete line of electronic safes to hotel clients in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.. In her new position, she will be now add all three ASSA ABLOY Hospitality locking brands to her product portfolio. She will also be able to draw on the resources of 100 ASSA ABLOY Group companies worldwide to provide an unparalleled selection of security products, including doors and hardware, for a "Total Opening Package".

McLean, VA, and Boston, MA - SynXis, a leading provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality industry, and hubX, a leader in technology solutions for the hospitality industry, announced a merger today that will create a dominant force in the reservation technology industry while providing huge benefits for customers of both companies. The deal officially closed on January 6th and will be accretive immediately. The new entity will retain the SynXis name and will continue to serve its customers from multiple locations including: McLean, VA, Boston, Denver, and The Netherlands.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Hospitality Solutions International (HSI), a division of MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS and a leading software developer, has completed the installation of its Profit Series Point-of-Sale (POS) software and hardware for five Sheraton Hawaii resorts. The resorts include four on the island of Oahu -- the Sheraton Moana Surfrider, Sheraton Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, plus one on the island of Maui -- the Sheraton Maui. All five resorts are owned by Kyo-ya Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Kokusai Kogyo Company Ltd., and managed by Sheraton Hotels & Resorts.

ROCKVILLE, MD -- Visual One Systems Corporation, a supplier of management software to the hospitality industry since 1977, has donated its Visual One Property Management, Sales &Catering, Accounting, Point of Sale and GolfPro systems to UCF Rosen School of Hospitality

BANGKOK, Thailand, MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, announced today that Dusit Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's premium deluxe hotel management company, has selected the OPERA Enterprise Solution as its new standard for information technology.

ROCKVILLE, MD (USA) - Visual One Systems Corporation, a supplier of management software to the hospitality industry since 1977, has finalized an Agreement with the Kalahari Resort, Waterpark, and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin to install V1's property management, spa facilities management, and condominium accounting software at the soon-to-be 738-room resort. Kalahari is adding 120 three-unit condominiums to its existing 378-room resort.