| Portsmouth, NH - June 20, 2007 � Newmarket
International, Inc.,
the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry,
today announced a major new release of its Delphi solution, Delphi 9.5,
which will be presented at the HITEC 2007 hospitality technology conference
in Orlando, Florida. Delphi 9.5 marks a significant step in helping companies
transform their sales performance and strategy. The enhancements, features
and functionality enable companies to maximize rates and revenues, streamline
processes and create the most memorable experiences for their customers.
Delphi 9.5 provides an unprecedented level of visibility and control
that hospitality, entertainment and gaming companies need to stay ahead
in today�s increasingly competitive marketplace. Delphi 9.5 includes new
analytical and operational dashboards which provide the actionable, intelligent
information to generate and close business. By putting this critical business
intelligence right at the sales team�s fingertips, they are empowered to
make better decisions faster. Dashboard components include:
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Sales Pipeline provides the ability to produce a weighted pipeline to evaluate
the likelihood of future business. Detailed pipeline reporting highlights
any bottlenecks and allows for better forecasting of future business opportunities
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Need Period displays a graphical representation to include on the books,
budget, projected and threshold values for Occupancy and ADR
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Groups In House allows a sales team to prioritize face-to-face contact
with key accounts when they are on the premises
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My Business Alerts displays bookings that require additional attention
such as pickup not entered, past due cutoff date and bookings with no recent
activity
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Daily Metrics shows current statistics such as Forecasted Occupancy, Minimum
Acceptable Rate and Revenue Per Available Room
Delphi 9.5 greatly improves the integration with Property Management Systems
(PMS), giving companies a holistic view of their business and inventory,
including bookings, sales performance and metrics. With better control
over transient business and group business, room blocking and suite logic,
for instance, a property is armed with the information to maximize rates
and revenue. Additionally, Delphi 9.5 caters to today�s international businesses,
with multi-language and multi-currency support. New features include:
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New forecast values better estimate guestroom pickup, ensuring the desired
mix between group and transient business
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Enhanced suite logic enables guestroom configurations of suites, providing
more accurate inventory reporting
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Customized guestroom security moves guestrooms in and out of inventory
for a specified period of time
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Configurable security settings limit changes on key booking information
and provide enhanced control features on over blocking room types
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Multi-language fields support worldwide operations in an official language
while enabling local staff to use their home language or create specific
documentation for key customers in their desired language; regional settings
are available for language and currency for 15 leading hospitality markets
worldwide
�Newmarket maintains a focus on hospitality sales, catering and distribution
that is unparalleled in the industry. With Delphi 9.5, we have applied
that focus to putting game-changing tools into the hands of hospitality
sales professionals. One look at Delphi 9.5 will tell both our longtime
customers and future prospects that they need Delphi 9.5 to increase their
sales velocity and stay competitive. At Newmarket, listening to what the
hospitality industry needs enables us to keep raising the bar in sales
and catering technology,� said Sean O�Neill, CEO, Newmarket International,
Inc.
Delphi 9.5, which will be available for general release in Q3 2007,
is a core application in Newmarket�s Sales Advantage suite of solutions.
The Sales Advantage seamlessly connects the different sales and catering
phases and processes, from the RFP or inquiry, right through delivery and
beyond, saving companies time and reducing replication of data. The Sales
Advantage empowers organizations to exceed customers� expectations through
the business cycle: capturing and responding to leads, winning the business
and delivering memorable events, and demonstrating results.
 About
Newmarket International
Newmarket International, Inc. (www.newmarketinc.com)
is the leader in delivering sales, group catering and event software solutions
to the global hospitality and entertainment industries. Newmarket
International�s suite of business solutions can be found in hotels, casinos,
restaurants, visitor bureaus, stadiums, meeting arenas and convention centers
throughout the world. Newmarket International has over 70,000 users
worldwide, with over 8,500 installations in 92 countries. Newmarket International
is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with international offices
in Barcelona, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.
Newmarket and Daylight are the registered trademarks of Newmarket International,
Inc. |