Markham, ON � September 1, 2004 � NORTHWIND, a leading provider of enterprise property management and reservation solutions for hospitality, announced the successful installation of its Maestro Property Management Suite at three Canadian properties.  The hotels selecting Maestro range from the 284-room corporate-focused International Hotel of Calgary, which is also utilizing Maestro Sales and Catering to integrate operations on a single database, to the luxurious Stonehaven Relais and Spa in Quebec.   Additionally, the Severn Lodge in Port Severn, Ontario has also completed installation of the Maestro System.

Warren Dehan, president of US operations for NORTHWIND, said, �Hospitality markets throughout the United States and Canada are rebounding this year and owners are installing Maestro to integrate property departments on a single database to increase efficiency.   Large corporate hotels and exclusive destination resorts are choosing the Maestro PMS to improve the profitability of their operations.  NORTHWIND�s emphasis is on providing tools and services to help each of its clients be more successful.�

�Buena Vista Hospitality Group has an excellent relationship with NORTHWIND.  Stonehaven Relais and Spa is the third Buena Vista property to install Maestro,� said Don Heintz, vice president of technology and partner with Buena Vista Hospitality Group, which manages the exclusive resort and spa.  �Two of our other hotels also use the Maestro front office system as well as NORTHWIND�s ResEze Web booking engine and integrated Maestro Sales and Catering.  We were pleased that Maestro was scaleable and cost effective for our exclusive Canadian spa resort.  NORTHWIND�s training and support are excellent and many of Buena Vista�s management and staff are now cross-trained on Maestro to operate efficiently between properties.�

The new Canadian members of the NORTHWIND Maestro family will be using the Maestro Property Management System to increase operating efficiency and maximize room rates with Maestro Yield Management.  The International Hotel of Calgary also installed the fully-integrated Maestro Sales and Catering to optimize its corporate meeting sales and function rooms bookings.  The picturesque Severn Lodge located on the shores of Gloucester Pool in the Muskoka Georgian Bay lake district of Ontario installed Maestro PMS to automate all of its resort guest operations which has been family run and owned since 1926. 

About NORTHWIND

NORTHWIND (www.maestropms.com), known in the hospitality industry for its service and state-of-the-art technology, is widely respected for providing hotels, guests, and corporate management companies with flexible software solutions.

Based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, with a network of dealers and offices worldwide, NORTHWIND is a leading supplier of software for hotel owners and operators who need to manage their enterprise in a real time environment for maximum operational control and profitability.  Designed to handle any size hotel, resort, meeting/conference center, multi-property and for the enterprise, NORTHWIND's Maestro solution offers the most productive working environment, which includes the following suite of products:  PMS, Sales & Catering, Club/Spa Management, Corporate Reservations Office, Multi-Property Management, Condo/Owner Management, Yield Management, POS & Online Table Res, GDS Connectivity and ResEze (Internet Reservations).  This comprehensive multi-platform (Windows 9X/NT/2000/XP, Unix/Linux, Terminal Server & Web Enabled) suite 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.