Panel participants include Aileen Haier, Manager, Global Sales Automation at Jumeirah, Lori Losasso, Vice President at Destination Hotels & Resorts, and Barbara Pang, Vice President - Marketing at Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts. Senior Strategist John Bray of PhocusWright, an independent travel, tourism and hospitality research firm, will moderate the discussion. The session will focus on how these leading hospitality providers are connecting their islands of knowledge, information and technology to streamline operations and improve performance. The panel will build the business case for the integration of processes and technology and attendees will learn from the panel�s unique perspectives on the benefits of connecting, whether it�s across operational lines, among sister properties, or between separate islands of data.  As part of this panel, there will be a discussion around MeetingBrokerSM, Newmarket�s web-based information service that distributes and manages leads from multiple business channels, and how this service allows hospitality companies worldwide to book more business by streamlining the lead management process. 

�We all understand the importance of connecting different systems and departments across our business, but organizations often struggle with the inherent complexity of the required initiatives,� said Sean O�Neill, CEO, Newmarket International, Inc. �Attendees will hear first hand from these leading, innovative companies on how they are using Newmarket�s technology to connect their enterprises, and how they are benefiting from the results.� 

For more information about the NewmarketPLUS 2007 User Conference please visit us at http://plus.newmarketinc.com/2007/. 

About Newmarket International

Newmarket International, Inc. (www.newmarketinc.com) is the leader in delivering sales, group catering and banquet software solutions to the global hospitality and entertainment industries.  Newmarket International�s suite of business solutions can be found in hotels, casinos, restaurants, visitor bureaus, meeting arenas and convention centers throughout the world.  Newmarket International has over 70,000 users worldwide, with over 8,000 installations in 92 countries. Newmarket International is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with international offices in Barcelona, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.

Newmarket is a registered trademark and MeetingBroker is a service mark of Newmarket International, Inc.