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Smart technology is transforming the events industry, making planning easier and events more exciting

Organising an event is a logistical nightmare and one of the biggest developments is software to assist with tasks such as registration and email responses.

The second is around the collection and analysis of data.

Cornyn made the reference during a discussion of an amendment proposed by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) that would add a biometric entry-exit system and effectively delay the path to citizenship for years.

The theme of the conference will be ROI: Securing Your Return on Investment, with the conference sessions focused on how tourism and meeting industry professionals can apply sound safety and security practices to protect, and even improve, their business ventures' bottom line in the current economic landscape.

he conference, now in its third year, is geared toward all professionals who are active in the convention and tourism industry, including meeting and event planners, hotel security and sales directors, public safety members, conference services personnel, related vendors, venue personnel and anyone involved in the planning and execution of small-to-large-scale public and private events. The event is open to attendees from across the nation, as the content will address topics in Arizona and throughout the U.S.

Venture capital firms ask themselves tough questions these days.

The software industry has been heavily over-invested in for the last few years, according to panelists at the session "Can Software Recapture Investors' Interest?"

Among them: how can they dig out of the dot-com collapse? How should they invest going forward? How should the leader of a firm strike the right note for the future? And is it a field that graduating MBAs should aspire to enter?

ing Identity solutions for human resource applications help companies get the most out of their HR technology investments. The company’s cloud identity management solutions allow employees to securely access UltiPro and other Web-based HR applications using Single Sign-On (SSO), while making it easier for Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) to provision and manage user accounts. Whether a customer chooses PingFederate cloud identity management software or PingOne cloud identity management as a service, Ping Identity’s products are designed to work with existing HRIS systems, as well as a wide variety of Web-based environments and business applications. Connections—The Ultimate Partner Forum is Ultimate Software’s annual customer conference. Each year, a dynamic group of more than 1,000 HR, payroll, and talent management professionals come together to learn about UltiPro product enhancements, industry best practices, and compliance regulations. On March 29, 2012, at 10:45 a.m. PDT, Ping Identity Senior Technical Architect Paul Madsen will join Ultimate Software’s Vice President of SaaS Technology Jim Jenson and Director of Strategic Alliances Jennifer Brafman Staffen in a track session for UltiPro Enterprise that will cover “The Advantages of Single Sign-On and How to Get There.” The session will repeat at 4 p.m., PDT, March 29, 2012, in a track session for UltiPro Workplace. To learn how Ping Identity’s cloud identity management solutions work with UltiPro and other HR applications, please stop by the Ping Identity booth. The Ultimate Connections Conference begins today and continues through Friday at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. About Ping Identity | The Cloud Identity Security Leader Ping Identity provides cloud identity security solutions to more than 800 of the world's largest companies, government organizations and cloud businesses. With a 99% customer satisfaction rating, Ping Identity empowers more than 42 of the Fortune 100 to secure hundreds of millions of employees, customers, consumers and partners using secure, open standards like SAML, OpenID and OAuth. Businesses that depend on the Cloud rely on Ping Identity to deliver simple, proven and secure cloud identity management through single sign-on, federated identity management, mobile identity security, API security, social media integration, and centralized access control. Visit pingidentity.com for more information. Contacts fama PR for Ping IdentityWhitney Parker, 617-986-5011pingidentity@famapr.comFollow Us on Twitter: @PingIdentityJoin our LinkedIn Group: Ping Identity CloudSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: PingIdentityTV Recent Stories from Ping Identity UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School Turns to Ping Identity to Solve Identity Management Complexity April 04, 2012 DENVER--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Ping Identity today announced that the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School has selected PingFederate to ease the management of identiti... more » Ping Identity Partners with Macnica Networks April 03, 2012 TOKYO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Ping Identity®, The Cloud Identity Security Leader™, today announced that it has partnered with Macnica Networks Corp., the leading value-added distributor in Ja... more » Ping Identity Launches Certified Service Partner Program April 03, 2012 DENVER--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Ping Identity announced its Certified Service Partner Program. more » More Stories class

Ping Identity solutions for human resource applications help companies get the most out of their HR technology investments.

allow employees to securely access UltiPro and other Web-based HR applications using Single Sign-On (SSO), while making it easier for Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) to provision and manage user accounts.

a landmark mobile application (app) that allows meeting planners to create tailored event apps free of charge for their attendees

provide event attendees with convenient access to valuable event information from any Internet-connected smart device

quick and easy updates to content

The possibilities become endless as beacons help to bridge the gap between the mobile event app and the attendee’s physical location.

Registration can become automated, thereby eliminating line-ups. Crowd traffic can be measured to determine the value of specific booth locations. Attendees can check in to a session simply by entering the room.

Another exciting potential of proximity marketing for event planners resides in location based-promotions. With beacons, planners can offer promotions or information via a targeted push notification when attendees draw near to particular booths or exhibitions

Mobile app developers claim they have been creating event apps for 5 years, but 2013 is merely the second year of meaningful commercial deployment, with exploding growth expected over the next 3 years.

The Omni app expedites a number of activities, from menu and floor plan reviews to session changes and temperature adjustments. It is pre-loaded with BEOs, group resume, agenda, and interactive floor plans.

an event marketing coordinator has been loading, formatting and updating lots of content using a Content Management System (CMS) interface.

In addition to speeding up registration time, incorporating RFID technology into events will help with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis, thereby making it easier for planners to target what worked during their event and what didn’t.

Though event apps are admittedly helpful, they now have a new hurdle to face. Producing an application to be used for one event is costly, time consuming, and inefficient, as users must learn how to interact with the app for each new event attended. Phone storage space is very important to consumers. Many are hesitant to download an application that they will only use once. Thus, event apps that can continue to deliver value to customers beyond the date of the event itself, are going to become a huge trend.

RFID also has the potential to allow attendees to become more engaged with the event across various social platforms.

To achieve that balance, a hospitality professional must understand this most important audience, beginning with two fundamental objectives:

Create an excellent event: This includes making registration easy, managing the event properly, and creating a unique experience. Remember, attendees are spending valuable time and money to participate – make it memorable so they want to come back the next time.

Achieve the company’s business goal: Perhaps the point of the event is to train employees, or network around emerging trends. Maybe it’s a regional get-together designed to rally the sales troops for the next quarter.

Airline distribution will migrate from global distribution systems to “value creation hubs” over the next five years, according to airline and travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt.

Value creation hubs, or VCHs, will be aggregators that enable extensive airfare and product transparency, dynamic pricing, and rich merchandising and retailing,

“The GDSs have served airlines well for many decades,” Harteveldt wrote. “GDSs’ security, reliability, speed and accuracy are among the best in any transactionally based industry. “

Offering both cloud-based and premise-based property management solutions, AutoClerk’s software can accommodate corporate hotels, B&Bs, resorts, condos or timeshare hotels. In addition, they produce Point-of-Sale (POS) software and systems to manage marinas.

Voiceware by PhoneSuite is a server-based hotel phone system capable of running both administrative and guest room SIP phones, as well as standard, inexpensive, analog guest and common area phones. It can be hosted “in the cloud” as a service, or locally on a premise-based server.

new features such as group affiliation with voice message broadcast, voice mail and wakeup prompts (using the guest’s native language), and Interactive Voice Response (IVR)-based guest checkout are possible using PhoneSuite’s new Voiceware platform.

In recent years, technology has become a vital component of the accounting and bookkeeping industry.

Today’s technological advances have surpassed the thought of outdated financials, lack of real-time data, remote control sessions, and even basic desktop-based software.

In addition to the general ledger, traditional payroll practices have also evolved into full-service payroll options through online services such as Gusto, formally known as ZenPayroll.

Event management today is fundamentally different than it was ten years ago.

Events and conferences are dynamic entities with changes often happening in real-time. Up until recently, event management tools weren’t equipped to handle these changes instantaneously.

The event technology landscape is exploding in a variety of different directions. It is projected that the event tech market will grow to USD 9.28 billion by 2020. The challenge for event organizers is keeping up with the latest tools, implementing those that best fit their needs, and then using them for maximum impact.

Smartphones have more capabilities and connections to our lives, event tech is becoming more reasonably priced and targeted to individual needs, and tech that used virtual and augmented reality was on many people’s gift-giving lists this year.

Instead of long-winded speeches, short talks are combined with activities that let the audience learn first-hand how to apply what they learned. Hands-on experiences have the advantage of adding extreme value to learning, while also aiding in the stress reduction of the attendees. To facilitate an even deeper level of immersion, make sure your sessions have definite time frames and tangible incentives.

Traverse the communication gap: Use remote translation services. Finding local translators isn’t always easy. With this type of technology, translators could be available remotely or through an app giving your attendees a good communication experience regardless of time and where they are at your event. Save money using remote translation services. Apps don’t have to be paid hourly, for travel, or incidentals. Use subject matter experts regardless of their knowledge of the language that most of your attendees speak. This frees up the selection process to find the person who knows the most without sacrificing attendee experience or understanding.

linked to this lack of integration is data protection and privacy. Hotels have been a prime target for hackers and therefore there are severe limitations in place with regards to what can be stored on the guest. This limits any guest-centric, data focused development

Direct bookings are more expensive to obtain than ever before. Why? Hotels are simply not getting enough direct business to water down the costs of driving the traffic, developing websites and converting the customer