CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – April 3, 2013 Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that The Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne Hotel has installed the company’s beverage inventory control system.  The Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, selected Clear Sky Software to help manage and control all beer, liquor and wine inventory.  Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products.  Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory.  In addition, Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne installed Clear Sky’s interface to the Micros® POS system thus allowing hotel management to report beverage costs by location, product, and product category.  Other features allow management to report product fast-movers, slow- movers, cost variances, and order/vendor discrepancies.  An expanded event management module is also part of the core system installed at the Aloft.  This bar code-based software, hardware, and services combination is helping the Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne manage their beverage inventory with more efficiency and maintain lower beverage costs.
 
About The Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne Hotel
Zipping into Charlotte’s stylish southern sector on a business trip or carefree vacation? Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne offers easy breezy access to the entire area—but is light-years from all those other run-of-the-mill hotels. Abuzz with the energy of discovery and interaction, this bold new lodging alternative will surely inspire you to explore our namesake neighborhood and its scenic surroundings.  Stay and play awhile! You’ll discover a lovely locale in the heart of the upscale lifestyle community of Ballantyne, full of chic shopping, delectable dining, and country-club comforts. We’re perched along the grassy greens of the Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort, yet just steps from the booming businesses of the Ballantyne Corporate Park. Venture a bit further afield to discover outdoor excitement at the U.S. National Whitewater Center or family fun at Carowinds theme park.

About Clear Sky Software
Clear Sky Software is a software developer, systems integrator, and technology solution provider to the hospitality industry.  The company provides bar code-based food and beverage inventory management systems that help hospitality organizations control inventory, reduce labor, lower costs and increase profits.  Clear Sky systems replace manual inventory practices and eliminate repetitive steps therefore offering improvements in worker productivity and accuracy.  Two systems – Clear Sky FOOD and Clear Sky BEVERAGE – can be purchased together or separately.  These twin systems help reduce the tremendous paper work and labor associated with managing food and beverage inventory.  Visit the company at www.clearskysoftware.com.