| FRANKFURT, Germany, March 6th, 2008 � A senior manager
at Trust International, a leading provider of reservation and distribution
solutions for the hospitality industry, was presented with the Workgroup
Leadership Award by the Property Distribution Solution Workgroup for her
commitment and leading involvement in the Hotel Technology Next Generation
(HTNG) organization. For the second consecutive year, Trust�s Francesca
Pasetti, Senior Product Manager for Interfaces, has been honored for her
support and engagement.
The annual award is given to workgroup members that have been judged by their peers as having contributed the most to their workgroup's progress for that year. This clear appreciation of Trust�s support in removing the boundaries of hospitality systems was celebrated at the fourth annual Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) Members� Meeting and Conference in Seattle, Feb. 25th-27th. �We are really proud to be recognized by such a prestigious committee of renowned technology providers. Right from the start of the HTNG initiative, we felt the need to help build these standards and pioneer in developing them together with other HTNG members,� said Richard Wiegmann, COO of Trust International. �Being one of the first to have received HTNG certification, we have already been able to take full advantage of the standards with many of our clients, and we are looking forward to further increasing the mutual benefits of all parties involved.� Douglas Rice, Executive Vice President & CEO, Hotel Technology Next Generation, added: �HTNG facilitates the development of next-generation, customer-centric technologies to better meet the needs of the global hotel community. The success has been proven during the last year by providing an interface certification program that truly helps encourage the adoption of standards. The participation of leading technology providers such as Trust International has helped us achieve our goals of bringing to market open solution sets addressing specific business problems and needs.� About Trust International
Via Trust´s own communication centers located in North America, Europe and The Far East customers in 47 countries are served with private label telephone reservation, concierge and telemarketing services. Established in 1989 Trust International is renowned for its highly reliable reservation platform, continuous investment in system software and hardware and delivery of superior customer value. About Hotel Technology Next Generation The premier technology solutions association in the hospitality industry, HTNG is a self-funded, non-profit organization with global scope. HTNG members include most leading hotel and hospitality companies, technology vendors serving the hospitality market, and other industry members including consultants, media, and academic experts. HTNG�s members participate in focused workgroups to bring to market open solution sets addressing specific business problems and needs. The HTNG certification program provides a �seal of assurance� for products that conform to HTNG specifications. Membership in HTNG is open to hotel and hospitality companies, technology vendors to hospitality, consultants, academics, press and others. Currently nearly 400 corporate and individual members from across this spectrum are active HTNG participants. Workgroup proceedings, drafts, and specifications are published for all HTNG members as soon as they are created, encouraging rapid and broad adoption. Specifications are released to the public domain when they are approved for certification. |
