| ATLANTA, GA, March 13, 2007 � The
Rainmaker Group, the world leader in automated revenue
management software and services to the casino gaming, hospitality
and multi-family housing industries for total
property profitability, announced today it is hosting its third annual
Client Steering Committee Meeting. The annual Client Steering Committee
Meeting is held for the purpose of gathering input from all clients for
ongoing product development and to reach consensus on prioritization. In
addition to product and service topics, the event, to be held April 1st
to 4th in Healdsburg, California, will also feature general educational
sessions.
At this year�s meeting, Sheryl E. Kimes Ph.D., Cornell University School
of Hotel Administration professor of operations management and former dean,
will offer a presentation highlighting the results of her research on revenue
management tactics for food and beverage operations. Prof. Kimes consults
internationally on revenue management practices. Another guest expert
will discuss recruitment and strategies for developing and preparing internal
revenue management talent.
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Tammy Farley, Principal at
The Rainmaker Group
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Tammy Farley, principal at The Rainmaker Group, said, �Rainmaker recognizes
that its gaming
hotel and hospitality clients are key stakeholders in ongoing system
development. We host our annual event to learn from them how to make
our revolution SM
revenue management system stronger. Top executives from each client
company participate in Rainmaker�s Client steering Committee to create
a �project roadmap� for future product development. We have fun together
after the work is done, too.�
The Rainmaker Steering Committee reviews, validates and adds to the
�project roadmap,� which is a constantly evolving product plan for future
development. The group of key revenue management executives assesses
how well current system functionality is meeting operational needs and
works as a group to set priorities for future releases. Two executives
from each gaming and hospitality client attend the event.
Farley stated Rainmaker was fortunate to have Prof. Kimes as a participant.
Kimes is one of the hospitality industry�s most respected revenue management
consultants and teachers and is invited to speak at numerous conferences.
This year�s Rainmaker Steering Committee Meeting will be held in the
Sonoma wine country north of San Francisco at the beautiful Hotel Healdsburg
in Healdsburg, California. The Rainmaker Group has scheduled a reception
dinner at a celebrated local winery, an evening of surprise entertainment
and other activities for its clients. Last year�s conference
was held in Miami and featured a keynote by Ernst and Young gaming specialists.
About Rainmaker Group
 The
Rainmaker Group is a software and services company that provides the revolution
product suite, powered by JDA, that maximizes total property profitability
for operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises.
The company enables clients to identify and maintain availability for their
most profitable revenue sources through revenue management implementations.
The Rainmaker Group helps casino hotels increase profitability through
the accurate, instantaneous ability to determine the minimum acceptable
value of each guest. This increases client profitability by securing
the most profitable customers while developing more effective business
processes. Hospitality clients include Boyd Gaming, Harrah�s Entertainment,
Omni Hotels, IP Casino Resort Biloxi, Trump Entertainment Resorts and other
leading hotel companies.
The Rainmaker Group also provides, implements and supports the revolution
LRO SM profit optimization solution that
enables multi-family housing operators to maximize revenue from apartment
leases. revolution LRO lease rate improvement results have been reviewed
and validated by independent accounting firms. For over five years
revolution LRO has delivered optimized leasing rates to the largest operators
in the industry including Archstone-Smith, Equity Residential, Post Properties,
Simpson Housing, Mid-America Apartment Communities and a number of other
leading multifamily housing companies. The Rainmaker Group incorporated
in 1998. |