ATLANTA� JUNE 20, 2003 � Today�s challenging economy has many hoteliers
singing the blues � but New Orleans-based Decatur Hotels LLC is not one
of them. For the last seven years, the owner and operator of 17 distinctive
properties in the French Quarter, the Central Business District and on
St. Charles Avenue, has placed its complete trust in Onity (formerly TESA
Entry Systems, Inc.) for technology solutions that ensure guest safety
and asset security, save energy, combat humidity and help prevent black
mold spore growth.
�Decatur Hotels� specialty of turning blighted and abandoned historic buildings into luxury boutique hotels has made them a part of the renaissance of downtown New Orleans,� said Pascal Metivier, Onity VP, Global Sales and Marketing. �We are pleased to partner with a company such as Decatur that has created a variety of unique hotels in the heart of historic New Orleans with the most advanced technology solutions available in the industry.� Quinn will be joining the Onity team in Booth No. 744 at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), Wednesday June 25th at 3:00 pm, to discuss with hoteliers and the media the benefits that Onity�s solutions have afforded his hotels. One of the messages that Onity will be sharing with hoteliers at HITEC 2003 is that �Onity is no longer just an electronic lock manufacturer.� �Today�s Onity is �turning on� clients, such as Decatur, to unparalleled convenience through time and cost savings, and to a true one-stop shop that delivers next-generation service standards and a host of innovative solutions,� Metivier said. �We are excited to have the opportunity to let one of our most valued customers share with the industry their first-hand experiences with Onity�s solutions and the great savings and satisfaction they have realized.� Controlling costs, humidity As energy costs rise, so does the humidity level in New Orleans. David Hohne, Onity Southeast Regional Manager, said that through a humidity control module added to Onity�s SensorStat® DDC II, Decatur hotels are controlling guestroom humidity, guaranteeing that guests remain comfortable and rooms remain free of mold, mildew and odor. �Onity�s proven SensorStat® EMS solutions offer a unique, patented system to maintain room temperature and humidity outside the mold-spore growth range, saving Decatur Hotels properties tens of thousands of dollars every year in asset protection while reducing related energy costs,� he said. Brian Blake, Director of Sales, Southeast, for Onity�s Senercomm® Energy Management solutions, concurred. �New Orleans hotels are particularly susceptible to mold and mildew damage and related guest/employee health issues due to high humidity levels,� Blake said. �By adding our humidity controls to the SensorStat® DDC II system, we are eliminating the conditions in guestrooms for black mold growth on case goods, wallpaper and carpet. This in turn eliminates the odors that accompanies mold and mildew in high humidity environments.� Blake explained that the psychometric control algorithm of the SensorStat® DDC is designed to maintain a room environment that is outside the mold and mildew growth zone. While mold and mold spores cannot be entirely eliminated from indoor environments, their growth can certainly be halted through proactive, preprogrammed moisture control systems. �Through Onity�s one-stop-shop solutions, we are: reducing our utility bills each month; making our guestrooms more comfortable by allowing our guests to control room temperature while the system maintains safe humidity levels; ensuring guest and employee safety by eliminating dangerous mold and mildew growth conditions; and we are showing the local community and global travelers that we are committed to the highest levels of security by installing electronic locks, in-room safes and CCTV,� Quinn said. �As we continue to develop and renovate hotels, we will continue to install all of Onity�s solutions, he said. �Onity makes life a lot easier by enabling us to purchase all we need from one vendor. It�s nice to have a foolproof vendor that we can count on. For Decatur, Onity is No. 1.� Onity�s �White Paper On Black Mold and Moisture Control,� is available to hoteliers free of charge. For a copy, send your request to [email protected]. About Decatur Hotels LLC
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Onity
(formerly TESA Entry Systems, Inc.), the leading global provider of electronic
locking systems, offers innovative technological solutions and services
for the Hospitality, Corporate, Education, Government and Marine markets.
The company�s ever-expanding family of electronic solutions today includes
electronic locks, related Smart card technology, in-room safes, closed-circuit
television (CCTV) security surveillance and Senercomm® energy management
systems. Onity has R&D and manufacturing operations in Spain, Mexico
and the U.S., as well as an extensive sales and service network that spans
more than 115 countries around the globe. With innovative solutions specially
designed to meet clients� changing needs, Onity continues to provide real
progress � technological advancements in facility management and maintenance
for unparalleled convenience and time and cost savings. For more information
on Onity�s electronic hospitality solutions, please contact Pascal Metivier,
VP of Global Sales and Marketing, at +1-770-582-8116 or