Atlanta, GA � August 16, 2001- AremisSoft Corporation
(NASDAQ: AREM), a leading international supplier of enterprise-wide software
and Internet-enabled solutions for the manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare
and construction industries, is proud to announce that they have created
an interface between 26 Kimpton Group properties utilizing AremisSoft�s
LANmarkTM property management system (PMS) and the Kimpton RezView� central
reservation system (CRS), which is owned and operated by Pegasus Solutions,
Inc. The interface enables reservations created or amended through Kimpton�s
REZViewTM CRS or an individual property to be electronically delivered
to each property�s LANmark PMS system.
| According to Mark Sadosky, AremisSoft
Executive Vice President of Sales & Operations Americas, "Our commitment
to Kimpton Hotels and the hospitality industry is further demonstrated
by our ability to deliver integration to delivery systems such as Pegasus.
This unique bi-directional interface will provide Kimpton Hotels a strategic
advantage in their operations."
Andre Mantha, Director of IT for Kimpton added, "The AremisSoft product
enhancement team has a thorough understanding of their product and the
hospitality industry. The company also offers extremely responsive customer
service; from the sales process all the way through on-going support, AremisSoft
associates are motivated to work with their customers. Their staff in Wichita
has made tremendous efforts to respond to the Kimpton Group's needs on
many occasions."
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Mark Sadosky,
Executive Vice President, AremisSoft
USA
Mark is an 18-year veteran in hospitality technology with
a solid background in sales, sales management, and marketing. Prior to
joining AremisSoft, Mark spent two years as the VP of Sales for Eltrax
Hospitality where he was responsible for the integration of the former
Sulcus Hospitality and Encore sales channels pre and post merger. Between
1992 and 1999 Mark worked for Sulcus Hospitality Technologies playing key
sales roles in the company's growth. Starting in a regional sales position
and moving up to Director of Sales & Marketing, he was responsible
for the direct PMS sales channel in North America as well as the indirect
PMS and POS sales channel throughout Latin and South America. In each of
those years personal sales and group sales increased, highlighted by successes
with Richfield Hospitality, Marriott Hotels, Kimpton Hotel Group, Hawthorn
Suites, and Holiday Inns de Mexico. Prior to joining Sulcus, Mark worked
in various senior level sales positions for Hotel Information Systems (HIS)
2 years, Computerized Lodging Systems (CLS) 6 years, and Lacerte finance
and tax software (now known as Intuit) 2 years. |
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Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC is known for its collection of
stylish boutique hotels that are coupled with fine chef-driven restaurants.
Kimpton Group comprises 34 hotels and 28 restaurants located in ten cities
nationwide and in Canada. The company currently has hotels underdevelopment
in New Orleans, Washington D.C., San Francisco and Cupertino, California.
LANmark has the proven ability and reputation for quality among property
managers and owners, to deliver a total solution for almost every type
of hotel. LANmark's flexibility and built-in options for customization
simplify the business of property management. LANmark delivers an intuitive
interface, ease of use and sophisticated integration capability. The program's
international features make Front Office the property management system
of choice for leaders in the hospitality industry. LANmark Front Office
interfaces to the industry's most popular central reservations systems.
 AremisSoft
develops, markets, implements and supports enterprise-wide applications
software targeted at mid-sized organizations in the manufacturing, healthcare,
hospitality and construction industries. The Company's software products
help streamline and enhance an organization's ability to manage and execute
mission-critical functions such as accounting, purchasing, manufacturing,
customer service and sales and marketing.
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements, other
than historical facts, included in the foregoing press release regarding
the Company�s financial position, business strategy, and plans of management
for future operations are "forward looking statements."
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