Coopers & Lybrand lodging consultants and Microsoft announce www.lodgingresearch.com.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1997-- The Ultimate Online Resource For Lodging Industry Professionals The Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. lodging practice with help from Microsoft Corp. is revolutionizing lodging industry research with the debut of the Coopers & Lybrand Lodging Research Network (www.lodgingresearch.com), a comprehensive online information resource. "Today begins a new information era in the lodging industry," said Dr. Bjorn Hanson, New York-based chairman of the Coopers & Lybrand lodging practice. "Never before has so much information about the lodging industry been made available in one easy-to-access place. Www.lodgingresearch.com is the hotel industry's on-ramp to the information superhighway (1) A generic name for the Internet. (2) A proposed high-speed communications system that was touted by the Clinton/Gore administration to enhance education in America in the 21st century. Its purpose was to help all citizens regardless of their income level. ," he said. Powered by new technology from Microsoft, www.lodgingresearch.com makes available via the Internet Coopers & Lybrand's renowned econometric e·con·o·met·rics n. (used with a sing. verb) Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economics in the study of problems, the analysis of data, and the development and testing of theories and models. forecasts for the U.S. lodging industry, breaking lodging industry news, detailed econometric profiles of U.S. lodging markets by city (with accompanying maps ready for downloading), an exclusive database of lodging industry real estate acquisitions, financial data of publicly traded lodging companies (including SEC filings), new hotel construction data, lodging census and TREND data from Smith Travel Research as well as an extensive research library that includes U.S. economic and demographic statistics Among the kinds of data that national leaders need are the demographic statistics of their population. Records of births, deaths, marriages, immigration and emigration and a regular census of population provide information that is key to making sound decisions about national policy. . Innovative Microsoft technology allows users to sort, sift and merge the network's data instantly as individual research needs dictate. Over the next six months, www.lodgingresearch.com will offer users additional features, including a customizing mechanism that will track users' individual research habits -- and automatically inform users of new developments in areas of research they have explored previously on the Lodging Research Network. Also to come are hospitality-industry-specific documents, presentations, spreadsheets and audio and video clips A short video presentation. of industry-wide significance from Coopers & Lybrand. "Microsoft is proud to be working with Coopers & Lybrand to help it take full advantage of business opportunities available via the Web," said Deborah Willingham, vice president of the enterprise customer unit at Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft. "Our goal -- with powerful Microsoft technology such as Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Server, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , Internet Information Server See IIS. (World-Wide Web) Internet Information Server - (IIS) Microsoft's web server and FTP server for Windows NT. IIS is intended to meet the needs of a range of users: from workgroups and departments on a corporate intranet to ISPs hosting websites that receive and Active Server Pages (World-Wide Web, programming) Active Server Pages - (ASP) A scripting environment for Microsoft Internet Information Server in which you can combine HTML, scripts and reusable ActiveX server components to create dynamic web pages. IIS 4. -- is to help customers create better technology solutions to help them gain a competitive business advantage." Rich with industry data, the Lodging Research Network shaves hours or even days from the research efforts of hotel industry executives, managers, investors, appraisers, brokers, insurers and consultants as well as tourism officials, academics and others who demand high-quality, time-sensitive lodging industry research, explained Dexter dexter /dex·ter/ (deks´ter) [L.] right; on the right side. dex·ter adj. Of or located on the right side. Wood, the Internet projects director for Coopers & Lybrand's lodging practice and the leader of a team of Microsoft Certified Solution Developers (programming, education) Microsoft Certified Solution Developer - (MCSD) A course for the VAR or software developer. Candidates must pass three core exams and an elective exam. The core exams cover systems analysis, and desktop and distributed development. http://microsoft.com/mcsd. who created the Lodging Research Network. "Questions ranging from, `Who bought that hotel by the airport?' to `What's the highest price per room paid for a hotel property this year?' to `How many extended-stay rooms are there in Houston?' can be answered with just a few clicks," Wood explained. "Lodging company data essential to the financial community -- such as historical stock performance -- is also easily obtained through www.lodgingresearch.com," he noted. Lodging Research Network data can be purchased in combinations and packages at a range of price points, Wood added, with no charge for certain services, such as breaking lodging industry headlines and stock quotes. Www.lodgingresearch.com is powered by the latest Microsoft technology. Engineered for maximum reliability, security and scalability, the Lodging Research Network is built on a Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT platform and utilizes Microsoft's Internet Information Server. Www.lodgingresearch.com features Microsoft Active Server Pages tied to SQL Server databases. "We are very pleased with our association with Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, ," Hanson said. "Using Microsoft technology, the Coopers & Lybrand lodging practice is able to bring to the U.S. hotel industry a revolutionary new information resource, www.lodgingresearch.com . Information gathering in the lodging industry has changed forever." One of the world's leading professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. provides services for enterprises in a wide range of industries. The firm offers its clients the expertise of more than 16,000 professionals and staff in offices located in 100 U.S. cities and, through the global network of Coopers & Lybrand International, more than 74,000 people in 142 countries worldwide. CONTACT: Adam Brecht Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. 212/259-5996 e-mail: Adam.Brecht@us.coopers.com |
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