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Install Maestro Enterprise in 3rd Quarter |
Markham, ON � November 8, 2005 � NORTHWIND,
a provider of enterprise
property management and reservation
solutions for hospitality, announced today that nine full-service hotel,
resort and conference center properties installed the Maestro
Enterprise Suite with Front Office, Sales and Catering, Condo/Timeshare
Management and other modules to automate property operations in third quarter
2005. NORTHWIND also reported the six-property Les Hoteles
Jaro luxury boutique chain in Quebec, Canada completed installation of
the Maestro Multi-Property Suite with Front Office, Sales & Catering,
Central Reservations and the ResEze Internet booking engine for all properties,
and centralized systems on a secured Maestro single-image database server.
Seven independent properties going live with the Maestro Enterprise Property Management suite include the Five-Diamond Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah; the 265-room Hotel Contessa in San Antonio, Texas; The Timbers Hotel Denver in Colorado; the Four-Diamond 271-room Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club in North Carolina; the Winthrop Rockefeller Conference Center in Morrilton, Arkansas; the exclusive Grand Lodge Crested Butte in Colorado; and the Cascades Casino Hotel & Conference Center in Langley, British Columbia. Further, the Hotel San Remo in Las Vegas, currently in renovation, will reopen in early 2006 as The Hooters Casino Hotel with Maestro Enterprise Front Office, Sales and Catering and the ResEze Web Booking Engine. The property is planned to feature a 30,000 square foot "Hooters" themed casino floor and 696 state-of-the art guest rooms. The luxury Harrison Beach Hotel in British Columbia also implemented Maestro Front Office to automate resort operations. NORTHWIND�s president of US operations, Warren Dehan, said, �Full-service hotels, resorts, conference centers and property chains universally recognize the need to leverage leading edge technology to improve efficiency, optimize rates, and reach guests through the Internet. NORTHWIND focuses on providing clients with applications that maximize staff productivity and increase property profitability, and we are gratified the industry supports this strategy. All of us at NORTHWIND join in welcoming our new users to the Maestro family.� Maestro Enterprise Suite The Maestro Property Management Suite combines a full-function Front Office system in use by hotels from 3,500 to 25 rooms with a family of robust modules that includes Maestro GDS+ -- an online, real-time reservation engine with integrated Yield Management to maximize ADR for virtually all eReservation channels; Maestro Owner Management � fully integrated ownership accounting functionality for asset performance reporting; Maestro Sales & Catering -- manages group-convention sales and function rooms, whether at one property or a portfolio of hotels; ResEze Web Booking Engine - enables independent and multi-property hotels to take advantage of the growing online revenue opportunity by providing tools for guests to book their own reservations from an operator�s website; Maestro Yield � a revenue manager that makes sophisticated strategies easy for multiple booking channels at one or more properties; Maestro Analytics -- a complete business intelligence software suite that lets end-users interactively analyze critical business information; Maestro CRM � gives managers the information to make the best business decisions for booking new business; Maestro Club/Spa � enables resorts, hotels and clubs to schedule facilities and activities with real-time integration to all other modules. Also available is Maestro CRS, which supports a two-way interface to corporate sales offices and Maestro Multi-Property, and is used by many multi-property operating companies and corporate reservation facilities. The system supports a number of properties on a single server with a single database, or each property can rely on its own server with all files being replicated at the central corporate offices. About NORTHWIND NORTHWIND, known in the hospitality industry for its service and state-of-the-art technology, is widely respected for providing hotels, private organizations, and corporate management companies with flexible software solutions that increase efficiency and improve profitability. Based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, with a network of dealers and offices worldwide, NORTHWIND is a leading supplier of software for all types of hospitality operations including hotels, resorts, timeshares, condominiums, seminaries, state parks, and clubs. Maestro applications are engineered for operators who need to manage their enterprise in a real time environment for the utmost operational control and profitability. Designed to maximize the efficiency of any size single hotel or multi-property enterprise, NORTHWIND's Maestro solution offers the most productive working environment, which includes the following suite of products: PMS, Sales & Catering, Club/Spa Management, Corporate Reservations Office, Multi-Property Management, Condo/Owner Management, Yield Management, POS & Online Table Res, GDS Connectivity and ResEze Internet Reservations. This comprehensive multi-platform (Windows 2000/XP, Unix/Linux, Terminal Server & Web Enabled) suite is recognized as the solution of choice for progressive and demanding organizations. NORTHWIND is a total solution provider that offers leading-edge technologies, and unparalleled training and support. At IHM&RS 2005 in New York City be sure
to visit the NORTHWIND team at Booth 3038
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