COLUMBIA, Md., March 6, 2001 - OPUS 2 Revenue
Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
MCRS - news), has completed the development of a new Enterprise Revenue
Management System which will be installed on a global basis for Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT - news). Starwood properties
include the Sheraton, Westin, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W and Four
Points by Sheraton brands. The TopLine PROPHET Enterprise Revenue Management
System, a major module of the OPERA Enterprise Solution, has been beta-tested
at several of Starwood�s North American properties and is scheduled for
a company-wide rollout starting immediately. Among the first properties
to utilize the new system will be the W San Francisco, the Sheraton Bal
Harbour, The Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta and The Westin Horton Plaza
in San Diego.
| OPUS 2�s TopLine
PROPHET Enterprise Management System represents the highest level of technology
in today�s hospitality marketplace. Its client- server system provides
centralized yield management over the Internet, Local Area Networks (LANs)
and Wide Area Networks (WANs), allowing data for multiple hotels to exist
in a single database. All updates are automatically distributed from the
central server, minimizing the support needed for client workstations.
�When we began working with Starwood on the development
of TopLine PROPHET Enterprise, we had an ambitious vision of what this
system could do for a global hotel company,� said Charles R. Clack, CEO
of OPUS 2. �By working closely with executives at Starwood, we have gone
far beyond our original concept and now have a system that provides an
outstanding centralized solution for maximizing revenues from both transient
and group travel markets.�
Eric Orkin, President and co-founder of OPUS 2,
explained, �This system is based on a sophisticated scalable architecture
that gives our product tremendous flexibility and power. TopLine PROPHET
Enterprise runs on any platform that supports Java�, including Windows®,
MacOS, Linux and Sun Solaris�. This system also automatically distributes
updates to client software, effortlessly keeping all workstations within
Starwood�s worldwide operations up-to-date on the |
Starwood Named Edward S.
Netzhammer as Vice President of Global Revenue Management in December,
1999
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.� December 14, 1999 - Starwood Hotels
and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. named Edward S. Netzhammer to the newly created
position of vice president of global revenue management. In his new role,
Netzhammer�s responsibilities will include managing Starwood�s revenue
management systems on a global basis, as well as creating a new revenue
management system for the millennium. Netzhammer begins his position
January 1, 2000 and will report to Keith Ferrazzi, Starwood�s chief marketing
officer.
Netzhammer brings to the position more than 15 years of
experience in hotel management at leading properties throughout the United
States. Most recently, he was managing director of The Westin Century Plaza
Hotel. Prior to that, he was area managing director for The Westin Mission
Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage, California and spent two years as area managing
director at The Westin Horton Plaza, San Diego. In addition, Netzhammer
oversaw such luxury properties as The Westin La Paloma, Tucson; Arizona
Sheraton El Conquistador, Tucson; The St. Regis, Aspen, Colorado; and The
Phoenician, Phoenix.
Before Netzhammer began his career with Westin in 1996,
he held key positions at the San Diego Marriott Suites - where he received
the David Ling Award for Sales Leadership - the Houston Marriott North
at Greenspoint; the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Manhattan Beach, California;
and several luxury hotels in Florida, Missouri and Louisiana.
Netzhammer received a B.S. degree in general business
at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA. Netzhammer and his family
are relocating to the New York area from Los Angeles. |
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latest release. TopLine PROPHET Enterprise can grow
right along with Starwood�s global expansion.�
Ed Netzhammer, Starwood�s vice president of global
revenue management stated, �Starwood has always been committed to providing
the best operations� systems for all of our properties around the world.
We had many sophisticated requirements for our new revenue management system,
and we worked in conjunction with OPUS 2 to develop an excellent product.
We look forward to having TopLine PROPHET Enterprise installed in more
than 200 of our properties by year�s end.� |
