Verve Living System by ZENO Controls LLC has a new guest room energy control system. The system concludes guestroom swithches, sensors, thermostats, and lighting control. The system will turn off all electronic facilities when the room is un-occupied. So the system can get immediately financial benefits to hotel from the saving on energy expense, which is a big spender of entire expense.

The article introduces a new approach to experience a technologilized hotel stay. Having a iPad in hand with the app designed for the hotel, guest is able to check-in/out, order room service, order cab, change the room status, call housekeeping, find surrounding spots, and more. There is not need to wait in lone line or be hold on a phone call.

Engergy always be the top cost generator in hotel expense. Hundreds of new technology is developed to control the cost of energy consume and provent guests' oversmart on wasting. Zenros Smart Engergy is a new energy management system for hotels. It is predicted that the system can save at least 35% in HLP cost.

Hertz introduces iphone apps to deliver extended travel experience to customers. The app is called My Explore, including 11 major cities in U.S. with most travel information. Each city app includes six categories: explore, Top Must See, Events, Favorites, Tours and neighborhoods. Those probably cover major needs during traveling.

This article is a guiline about how to use proper technology for your organization and events. DO 1. Think about integration. 2. Understand your audience. 3. Use tablets to manage the show. DON'T 1. Do something just because it's a hot new technology. 2. Think only about your attendees. 3. Ignore new technology tools. There are many new technologies being applied, but new technologies needs relevant hardware to assort. The meeting space may have not compatible hardware to use all those new technologies; the audience may have not smartphone to access those technologies. The meeting planner should take care of the gap between new technologies and existing system. Meeting planner should choose a new technology base on whether it can solve core problem or not. And meeting planner should always keep trying to use new compatible technology tools to serve meetings.

This article talks about the PCI DSS which has been a mandatory standard since 2010. Every credit card processes by hotel has to conpliant with PCI DSS, or the hotel will be fined up to USD$500,000. The PCI DSS has six specific goads with 12 specific requirements. Those are: Build and maintain a secure network, protect cardholder data, maintain a vulnerability management program, implement strong access control measures, regularly monitor and test networks, and maintain an information security policy.

The article talks about the luanch of new distribution platform called IQlink. The new platform intergrates with PMS better than most similar products. IQlink build a seamless intergration with multi-type property's PMS connecting with most leading distribution channels. It obviously can reduce works of hospitality property owners and operators on PMS and GDS synchronism.

This article introduces a new security tech at airport checkpoint. As the article mentioned, security check can be sad and embarrassing experience when before get onto a flight. The new imaging technology uses waves instead of x-ray to detect metallic item or other potential dangerous material on passenger without showing privacy image. And less scanning time gives a faster and more comfort experience rather than traditional invasive check. The new checkpoint machine will implement in more airports in recent future.

It is a revolution that tablet brings to restaurant industry. Taking orders, reservation, planning and inventory, all things are possible with iOS platform devices. Both restaurants and guests like new tablet POS because it improve experience and time efficient. Both servers and restaurant owners like it because it is cheaper to set up comparing with traditional POS.

Training for restaurant accounting software is helpful for restaurant accounting work. As you purchasing an accounting software, the training program may be included in the software, or may need additional price out of the software package. The training of software normally is in form of CDs, online based instruction, face-to-face training, and phone support. Training for restaurant accounting software means making a decision on the restaurant program which works best. So free demonstration of software products normally are available to use in short time. It is important for restaurant managers and owners.