 Chicago — January 6,
2011 — Mobile
Key by OpenWays
was recently recognized by Lodging
magazine as an innovation that is "poised to make a splash in
hospitality." As the official magazine of the American Hotel &
Lodging
Assn., Lodging examines
critical trends and state-of-the-art solutions
being used by leading lodging executives. As part of its 2011
Innovation Showcase, Mobile Key by OpenWays was hailed for its
ability to "allow hotel guests to use
their mobile phone
if they want to bypass the front desk check-in procedure and get
straight into
their rooms. The technology adapts existing, or is integrated with new,
electronic locking systems and is compatible with the major locks
installed
today." "We are delighted to be recognized by Lodging magazine as a technology innovator that today is impacting the hotel experience and setting a new trend for getting guests to their rooms more directly," said Pascal Metivier, OpenWays founder and CEO.  "From all indications, only offering the
traditional check-in process is quickly becoming passé.
More and more travelers don't want to be forced
to wait in lines when they arrive at a hotel just to get a plastic
key-card
when they don’t really have to. Mobility has become the ultimate
self-service technology,
and as long as a hotel guest has a mobile phone, he or she already has
a secure
room key, provided that the hotel is equipped with OpenWays. Simply
put, Mobile
Key by OpenWays is a hotel front-desk bypass solution that lands guests
in
rooms quicker through the use of any cell phone, as all of the 6+
billion mobile devices in the world can be
used as a room key to unlock the guest room door."With Mobile Key by OpenWays, innovations don't stop at just opening the room door. "Mobile Key by OpenWays also simplifies hotel Master Key management by harnessing mobile technologies to make all locks 'on line' without the costly infrastructure," Metivier said. "It also enhances a hotel's sustainability program. Because the OpenWays Mobile Key credential is made only of data and not plastic, hotels are eliminating costs originally spent on toxic plastic key cards that frequently end up in landfills and instead are having a positive impact on the environment. The OpenWays Mobile Key is the greenest way on the planet to access a guestroom. In the end, Mobile Key enables staff to enhance the service they provide while making their jobs more interesting, valuable and satisfying."  Mobile Key by OpenWays is available today worldwide to all
hotels across all segments,
from full-service and luxury to boutique and
select service. In addition, new apps
have recently been released that make Mobile Key compatible with ALL smartphone operating systems
(including
Apple iOS, Android, BlackBerry,
Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, J2ME, Symbian OS, Brew, MeeGo, and
Bada, to
run the Mobile Key App). Len Vermillion, Lodging magazine Editor in Chief, had this to say: "This year we decided to expand our annual innovator issue to include innovations—products and services that are not only creative, but also address pressing needs within the industry. The editors of Lodging felt that with the growing importance of mobile technology to guest satisfaction and convenience, OpenWays certainly fit the bill. It is a creative way to move the technology of mobile keys forward, giving hotels an added dimension to guest satisfaction and a new means of attracting the ever-important business traveler."   OpenWays is a global
solution provider of mobile-based access-management and security
solutions.
With offices in Chicago, Las Vegas, Seoul and in
Europe, OpenWays provides technology solutions allowing for the secure
issuance and delivery of access rights and keys process via any cell
phone
operating on any network. The OpenWays solution is truly unique as it
is built
on the concept of credential dematerialization. The OpenWays mobile
room key
solution works on ALL the
5.8 billion cell phones in service in the
world today. For more information, please contact Barb Worcester at +1
440
930-5770 or email [email protected].
More information can be found by visiting www.OpenWays.com.
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