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Yield Strategies with Maestro Enterprise Suite |
Markham, Ontario, June 19, 2002 -- NORTHWIND today announced the release of a new configuration of its widely installed Maestro� PMS suite for management companies and hotels. Maestro Enterprise�, based on Maestro PMS, drives corporate control of all enterprise operations by creating an environment where data is updated regularly in real-time. Using single image guest history, room inventory, rates and yield strategies, the scaleable, integrated product suite allows corporate operations executives to view data centrally for more profitable control over the management of properties. �When a person makes a reservation anywhere in the enterprise, it can now update immediately at the corporate database,� said Jacob Dehan, NORTHWIND�s founder and CEO, who said Maestro Enterprise is also available for independent hotels with their own standalone database and system. � In the past, properties had their own availability and manually transmitted the inventory changes to corporate reservation centers, which often resulted in lost revenue.� The Maestro Enterprise Suite Maestro Enterprise is a flexible, full-function property management suite that is used to automate multi-property groups with on-site, ASP, or VPN architectures, or to operate standalone properties. It also includes an on-line, real-time Global Distribution System (GDS) reservation engine interface that can increase room revenue and reduce labor costs through Internet bookings. The real time Corporate Reservations Office functionality:
�Management all comes back to having accurate information,� said Van
Jump, Director of MIS for Vancouver, B.C.-based Sandman Hotels, Inns and
Suites, who is overseeing the planning of the phase one data upload from
Sandman�s properties this month. �Our goal is for guests to be able
to check into a Sandman anywhere in Western Canada and find we always have
their favorite preferences waiting when they arrive." Thirteen Sandman
Hotels currently have Maestro installed.
Maestro Enterprise centralizes and stores client information at the corporate level, providing real-time access to all existing and updated information. NORTHWIND has also added to Maestro an Extended Stay module with specialized housekeeping functionality, new Shuttle Scheduling Management software, and a Wholesaler module to more easily manage all inclusive and group business. About Northwind Canada Inc.
Based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and incorporated in 1978, NORTHWIND is a leading global supplier of software for hotel owners and operators who need to manage their enterprise in a real time environment for maximum operational control and profitability. The company was first to market with an integrated Windows PMS and Sales and Catering solution. NORTHWIND�s web-enabled, enterprise property management system suite includes Maestro PMS, Maestro GDS+, Maestro Enterprise, and ResEze. Maestro users include Benchmark Hospitality, Monterey Peninsula Inns, Seaside Properties, and Sandman Hotels � Northland Properties Ltd. NORTHWIND products are installed in 13 countries and supported seven days per week, 24 hours a day by hospitality industry specialists. For more information, visit booth number 932 at HITEC 2002 in Chicago, or contact: NORTHWIND, 60 Renfrew Drive, Suite #235 Markham, Ontario, L3R 0E1 Canada; Phone Toll Free: 1-888-NORTH88 (667-8488); Phone Direct: (905) 940-1923 Fax: (905) 940-1925 Email: [email protected] or access the Web site at www.maestropms.com. |
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Contact
Northwind Canada, Inc. (905) 940-1923 x-246 [email protected] http://www.maestropms.com |