Markham, ON – March 28, 2002 - NORTHWIND, a global leader in providing software solutions to the hospitality industry, recently announced the powerful integration of Maestro Corporate Reservations Office (CRO) with it’s Maestro PMS. 

The implementation of this unique  software provides corporate staff and management with a dynamic tool to stay connected with properties as well as remain an integral part of the business strategies that are unique to each property.  Maestro CRO connectivity is in real-time which allows each property to gather the required information to process a reservation and direct connectivity to the corporate centralized database used to identify and manage the guests.  Information obtained from each property includes rates, room types, guestroom inventory, availability, yield strategies and controls, services availability and additional fields necessary to complete a reservation.  From the corporate database, Maestro CRO retrieves valuable client information by allocating guest history preference criteria and accounting information, and using vital guest loyalty programs to recognize guests throughout the enterprise. 

Maestro extends the working environment providing corporate or centralized operations to include: 

• real-time access to property inventory and yield controlled rates
• centralizing database for data mining operations
• centralized database access for processing management reports 

NORTHWIND is a supplier of integrated and e-commerce solutions to satisfy the requirements of a wide range of 'lodging & hospitality' venues. Designed to handle any size hotel, resort, meeting/conference center and for the enterprise, NORTHWIND's Maestro solution offers the most effective productivity environment which includes the following suite of products:  PMS, Sales & Catering, Club/Spa Management, Corporate Reservations System, GDS Connectivity and ResEze (Internet Reservation).  This complete Web-enabled and multi-platform (Windows 9X/NT/2000, Unix AIX/SCO/Linux, Terminal Server & Web Enabled) solution is recognized as the solution of choice for progressive and demanding organizations.  NORTHWIND is a total solution provider that offers leading-edge technologies, and unparalleled training and support. 

For more information contact: NORTHWIND, 60 Renfrew Drive, Suite #235 Markham, Ontario, L3R 0E1 Canada; Phone Toll Free: 1-888-NORTH88 (667-8488); Phone Direct: (905) 940-1923 Fax: (905) 940-1925 Email: info@maestropms.com or access the Web site at www.maestropms.com.