DOVER, NH November 30, 1999--Daylight Software Inc, Dover, NH and The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, Houston, TX announced, today, that the Houstonian has selected Daylight Software, Inc. to provide Daylight enterprise, its enterprise-wide, customer relations management system, to automate the hotel�s sales and catering operations.  The Houstonian Hotel is Houston�s only four star, four diamond, preferred hotel with 286 guest rooms and 30,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Installation and training on Daylight�s enterprise system is scheduled to begin January, 2000.

�When I saw what Daylight Software offers, I knew I was looking at the future of sales and catering in the hotel industry!� said Mike Whitson, The Houstonian Hotel�s  director of marketing.  The Houstonian�s decision to replace its current Legacy System with Daylight Software�s next-generation technology, came after a lengthy and exhaustive examination of their needs and an analysis of available technology. 

�Eighteen months ago, we were looking to upgrade to Delphi�s windows-based product,� Whitson said.  �We asked around to gather opinions from some of the companies we work with including Benchmark Hospitality, the Houston-based conference center management company, who told us that Daylight Software was coming online.  When I saw the Daylight Software demo, I was impressed beyond expectations.� 

Whitson was impressed with the crucial advantages available, exclusively, in Daylight Software.  Many of these directly address issues in their day-to-day operations.  For instance, they can ask the system to display all bookings with Sunday arrivals over the past year.  This is a critical part of their business practice, yet virtually impossible to do with their current installed system.

�Another essential feature is Daylight enterprise�s vastly superior networking abilities,� said Whitson.  �Our salespeople are telecommuters�two days in, three out.  Right now, we�re limited to using a generic PC communication package to connect, remotely but using it for our specialized needs means our putting up with rebooting the system 10 to12 times a day!  With Daylight�s enterprise, salespeople can work off-line or dial directly into the system.� 

According to Bill Duncan, Daylight Software�s president and CEO, �Daylight enterprise marks a significant milestone in technology.  First-generation sales and catering systems were constrained by shortcomings in the day�s technology.  Those barriers have long been broken.  Now, next-generation Daylight solutions demonstrate a whole new level of flexibility and power.�
 

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa is a four-star, four-diamond property nestled amidst towering pines and majestic oaks in the heart of Houston and centrally located near the city�s Galleria and beautiful Memorial Park.  Guests can enjoy the hotel�s majestic Great Room with its 30-foot hand-carved stone fireplace, or rejuvenate at The Club, a 125,000 square foot health club featuring state-of-the-art facilities and exercise equipment.  The property also boasts the exclusive Houstonian Golf Club, a Rees Jones designed golf course that extends over 7300 yards of beautiful rolling green fairways and well-manicured tee boxes and greens.

Great Room The Houstonian Hotel

Founded in 1994 by Bill Duncan, Daylight Software, Inc. is a privately held, independent software developer and marketer of database management and communications applications software for the hotel and hospitality industry.  As a recipient of the Microsoft® Retail Application Developer Award, Daylight Software is a recognized leader in developing applications for Microsoft Windows® that automate sales, catering, and marketing functions for the hospitality industry.  The built-in flexibility and enterprise-wide data sharing capabilities of Daylight enterprise make it the next generation of hospitality sales and catering automation.

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