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MARKHAM, Ontario, December 10, 2008 - NORTHWIND - Maestro PMS, provider of Maestro� Enterprise Property Management hotel software and reservation software solutions for the hospitality industry, announced Columbia Hospitality will standardize property management automation on the Maestro ASP Multi-Property Management Suite for Columbia�s portfolio of award winning conference centers, hotels, luxury resorts. Columbia will roll out Maestro�s ASP hotel
software system at the luxury Kenwood Inn and Spa in Sonoma, California
and the Talaris Conference Center in Seattle in 1Q �09. Readers of
Condé Nast Traveler named Kenwood Inn and Spa �2009 Best Resort
in the U.S.� Columbia installed Maestro PMS and Sales and Catering
in the Cedarbrook Conference Center, near Seattle, Washington in 2004 and
plans to bring five more properties online in the future.
Kenwood Inn and Spa 10400 Sonoma Highway Kenwood, California �Columbia selected Maestro after a comprehensive needs analysis that demonstrated the Maestro ASP Multi-Property Suite was the most flexible and effective system to manage operations centrally for all our properties,� said Columbia�s Corporate Director of Technology Brock Laing. �Maestro�s in-depth ASP functionality is strong enough for our largest resorts, and flexible enough to support our smaller properties. Maestro�s excellent Diamond Plus Support was an important part of our decision as was the NORTHWIND disaster recovery process.� Prior to the Maestro standardization, Columbia was operating seven different PMSes across its portfolio. Strong, flexible system meets Columbia�s needs Laing said the advantages Columbia receives from Maestro include:
�Maestro has done a great job at our Cedarbrook Conference Center property since we installed it in 2004,� Laing reported. �NORTHWIND�s Diamond Plus Service and training are excellent, they have a track record of responding quickly to operational issues and we have been very happy with the evolution of the product. Based on our personal experience, Maestro disaster recovery has worked well and is simple to manage as it is based on SQL technology that we have deployed for our Corporate accounting system. Maestro�s data protection and encryption have proven itself, even for some of our financial clients whose government regulated Security policies are much more stringent than one would normally see in the hospitality industry.� Laing also pointed out that revenue management is important for Columbia and that Maestro�s yield management system is a straightforward, effective tool that saves on labor costs while optimizing revenue for its owners About Columbia Hospitality Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Columbia Hospitality, Inc., a leading hospitality management and consulting firm, was founded in 1995 by John Oppenheimer. Columbia Hospitality creates exceptional experiences for guests and employees while achieving phenomenal results for its property owners. Specializing in luxury hotel and resort management, Columbia Hospitality expertly transforms each vision for a unique property into an enduring and profitable business. The company additionally supports an active consulting division that has worked on more than 80 hospitality development projects in the western U.S. states and Canada. For more information on Columbia Hospitality, Inc., visit columbiahospitality.com. Maestro Property Management Solution
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