Daylight Software and Hitachi Innovative Solutions Corporation Will Demo Two Way Exchange of Group Meeting Information At HITEC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. & DOVER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001 HISC HISC Home Instead Senior Care HISC Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking HISC Hawaii Invasive Species Council HISC Health Information Solutions Centre (Canada) HISC High-density Instruction Set Computer and Daylight Unveil First Non-Proprietary, OTA-Compliant Messaging System Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent Hitachi Innovative Solutions Corporation (HISC), a platform-independent IT solutions provider, and Daylight Software, Inc., the technology leader in developing sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, have teamed up to introduce an enterprise application for the hospitality industry. Together, the two companies have developed the first non-proprietary, Open Travel Alliance (OTA (Over The Air) Refers to any wireless system such as AM/FM radio and network television that uses open space as its transmission medium. )-based, two-way Web messaging system that allows meeting planners and hotel sales managers to streamline the group booking process. The co-developed messaging system uses a non-proprietary, industry-wide specification, the draft 2001B Open Travel Alliance (OTA) Meeting Profile. This is a powerful new specification will allow all hotel systems to exchange group meeting data of any kind. The two companies will demonstrate this technology at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Tradeshow (HITEC HITEC Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center ) held in Orlando, Fla. June 26-28 at Daylight's booth, No. 633 and in HISC's booth, No. 1190. "The real proof point of HISC's engineered integration with the Daylight system is its ability to get individual properties and hotels the information they need quickly and efficiently," said Ellen Manetti, HISC's senior vice president of the North Atlantic region. "This is a real win for hotels and properties because, by responding to RFPs promptly, they increase the likelihood of winning business over companies relying on traditional means of communication." Today, the hospitality industry relies on various means of communication, such as faxes, e-mails and phone calls, to relay information when booking event venues among different companies. Despite the industry's significant e-commerce capabilities, the failure of companies' systems to communicate with each other has hindered electronic data exchange, resulting in slow response times when hotels book events. For the first time, hotels can now receive leads from sales managers and event coordinators using the new messaging system, directed seamlessly from a Web-based meeting planning or sales automation Sales Automation - Sales Force Automation systems into their Daylight enterprise sales and catering system. Hotels can review the information and quickly respond to the originator of the lead. The HISC/Daylight messaging system handles the whole interaction in the background. In addition, the messaging system allows sales managers to remotely check availability on the hotel's property management system using any handheld wireless device. Then they can send a lead or even book the business. HISC and Daylight worked closely together to design the new system. Drawing on extensive experience integrating legacy systems and emerging technologies to create industry-specific solutions, HISC engineers designed a meeting planning RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. system specifically for the HITEC demonstration to demonstrate their ability to interface functionality with any organization's legacy computer systems and/or meeting planning applications. Daylight drew on its technology for sharing sales and catering data among multiple systems. The Daylight enterprise sales and catering system is unique in its ability to manage a two-way exchange of any Daylight data with any other Daylight or third party system. The company used its Daylight Interface Server, which manages two-way interfaces between Daylight and a number of third party systems, including many property management systems. "Daylight feels that this kind of data exchange between sales managers and customers is the future of the hotel industry. We wanted to demonstrate the power of Open Travel Alliance's 2001B Meeting Profile specification, which can be deployed quickly in a wide variety of uses," said Bill Duncan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Daylight Software. With Daylight Interface Server, Daylight customers are now able to do business on the road and in the office more efficiently than before." About Open Travel Alliance (OTA) The Open Travel Alliance (OTA) has successfully recruited well over 150 travel industry organizations in support of its critical groundbreaking work of developing communications standards to allow for the efficient and effective exchange of travel industry information via the Internet. About Daylight Software Founded in 1994 by Bill Duncan, Daylight (www.daylightsoftware.com) offers a full range of the world's most sophisticated software for sales and catering management, including comprehensive account/contact management, guest room and function room management, event management and full reporting capabilities. Daylight's software innovation for properties of different sizes and needs create a clear competitive advantage in performance, flexibility, speed and functionality, but most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially in its responsive and personalized customer support. Daylight Software has installations in world-renowned properties including Ian Schrager Ian Schrager is a hotelier and real-estate developer. Schrager began his career as a nightclub owner. In 1977 he partnered with Steve Rubell, his fraternity brother from Syracuse University, in launching the New York City discothèque Studio 54. Hotels and Resorts, Opryland Hotels, Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. Resort & Club, Bass Hotels & Resorts, Sonesta International Hotel Corporation and the legendary Hotel Bel-Air The Hotel Bel-Air is a 5-star boutique hotel located in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California. Since opening in 1946, the 91-room Hotel Bel-Air, located on Stone Canyon Road, has served many celebrities, heads of state and dignitaries. . Daylight Software is a Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. Alliance partner and recipient of the Microsoft(R) Retail Application Developer Award. About Hitachi Innovative Solutions Corporation Hitachi Innovative Solutions Corporation (HISC) is a platform-independent solutions provider focused on delivering results-driven solutions to its mid-tier clients through the portfolio of Virtualogic Results Driven Solutions, which include CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , eCRM, e-business, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence, EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. and Data Integration, Networks and Security. HISC's experience and innovation provide tailored systems solutions for clients that position them for future growth and change. For more information, please visit www.hitachisolutions.net. About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billion)(a) and about 337,000 employees. The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://global.hitachi.com. (a) At an exchange rate of 124 yen to the dollar |
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