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CHICAGO, IL May 27, 2008 – Flyte
Systems, the leading provider of airport
travel information displays and digital signage content for the hospitality
industry, digital
signage, convention centers and related businesses, announced it has
entered into an agreement with Four Winds Interactive, LLC of Denver, CO
to integrate its real-time
airline flight information software solution with Four Winds Interactive’s
digital signage software. The Four Winds Interactive software
platform is an easy to use digital signage system that enables users to
flexibly customize content to meet their individual needs. The software
leverages familiar Microsoft programs and integrates with multiple live
data types, giving the system a unique competitive advantage. Flyte
Systems’ partnership with Four Winds enables the companies to further increase
the capabilities of the popular live data feature in the Four Winds software
platform.
“Four Winds is a leader in the digital signage field and has consistently
recognized that being first-to-market with new additional content and information
that is valuable to the consumer creates an enhanced experience that drives
sales,” said Brian Reynolds, president of Flyte Systems. “Delivering flight
information to its clients will definitely add value to Four Winds Interactive’s
product package, be it for hotels, convention centers, casinos or other
industries.”
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Brian Reynolds
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Powering Powerful Products
According to Four Winds President David Levin, adding flight status
information enhances his company’s product offering. “Our software
has a powerful capability to integrate with multiple live data sources
and automatically output the information to the screen. This enables
our customers to display real time travel information for their guests
which increases our competitive advantage, and also enhances the guest
experience at properties utilizing the software for their digital signage
networks.”
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Winds is currently rolling out the Flyte product at the Renaissance Denver
Hotel and the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. At the
Hyatt Regency, four 40-inch LCDs and 20 15-inch meeting room signs will
display live flight information. Levin said, “Partnering with Flyte
was a logical choice for us. We are always working to align ourselves
with companies that add value to our software and keep us true to our core
objectives. The Flyte product easily integrates with our software
and offers useful information that automatically updates itself, keeping
our clients’ digital signage networks accurate, fresh and compelling for
their visitors and guests.”
Real-time Flight Information
What sets Flyte Systems apart from other PC-based applications is its
ability to post accurate, real-time airline flight arrival
and departure information, not FAA-regulated scheduled departure times
that do not list delays caused by:
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Air Traffic Control
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Aircraft maintenance
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Crew availability
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Weather
Flyte Systems offers a suite of products that serve the traveling public
that includes FlyteTouch, FlytePass, FlyteChannel and FlyteBoard.
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FlyteTouch enables individual guests to search flight information via touch
screens that display real-time flight arrivals and departures for one or
more airports.
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FlytePass uses FlyteTouch technology and adds free, secure boarding pass
printing, packaged in an attractive all-wood kiosk.
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FlyteChannel enables guests to view live airport arrival/departure screens
from their in-room TV.
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FlyteBoard is a wall, floor or ceiling mounted high-definition, flat panel
screen for lobbies, restaurants, bars and other public areas, displaying
flight information for one or more airports.
Many hotel properties also use Flyte Systems’ applications to increase
revenue with innovative marketing approaches for distressed travelers.
For tips on how to generate revenue by providing guests with Flyte Systems
airline information, please log on to the Flyte Systems website at www.flytesystems.com.
If you are attending HITEC 2008 in Austin, be sure to confirm your
flight’s departure
information and print your boarding pass at the Flyte Systems’ booth
# 351
to save time at the airport.
About Flyte Systems
 The
Flyte
Systems Division of Industrial Television Services (ITS), based in
Chicago, Illinois, is the leading provider of environmentally responsible
airport flight information displays for the hospitality, convention center
and digital signage industries and related businesses. It delivers
accurate, instant, airport-centric updates of flight information – not
FAA-regulated scheduled departure times that may omit last minute changes.
Properties are able to differentiate their products and boost customer
loyalty and repeat business with `glance-and-go' content critical to a
traveler’s day. Flyte Systems’ product suite builds upon ITS’
47-year history as the leading provider of live flight information to airports,
airlines, government agencies, port authorities and other travel-based
businesses. Flyte Systems was formed in 2007 to offer new Web-based
travel technology and product lines. In addition to using Energy
Star-compliant digital displays, Flyte products help significantly reduce
energy consumption by eliminating unnecessary trips to the airport.
Customers include Marriott, Hyatt, Westin, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn,
Days Inn, Hilton, Doubletree, Hotel Sofitel, Adams Mark, Renaissance and
Crowne Plaza hotels, independent properties and municipal airports.
About Four Winds Interactive, LLC
Located in Denver, CO, Four Winds Interactive offers a full-service
Interactive Digital Signage (iDS) software platform that turns LCD and
Plasma displays into a flexible, reliable, easy to use digital signage
network. With the iDS software platform, users get an easy to use digital
signage system that demonstrates the flexibility to customize content and
features to an individual client’s needs. iDS leverages familiar
Microsoft programs and integrates with multiple live data types, giving
the system a truly unique competitive advantage. From single sign
implementations to enterprise-wide solutions, the software offers the scalability
to expand at any time and still utilize only one content manager interface.
Offering a comprehensive feature set including a drag and drop user interface,
multi-user security, broad content support, and interactivity, the iDS
software package is a universal solution for any user’s digital signage
needs. To learn more about Four Winds, please log on to www.fourwindsinteractive.com. |