Downtown Miami's New EPIC Hotel to Feature SuiteLinq'sTM Interactive and Video Entertainment Services.Latest Addition to Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants' Portfolio Features Innovative Digital Amenities in Guest Rooms and Throughout the Property EXTON, Pa. -- Kimpton's EPIC Hotel, the recently-opened lifestyle, boutique waterfront hotel located in the heart of downtown Miami Downtown Miami is the central business district of Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Brickell Avenue/Biscayne Boulevard is the main north-south road in downtown, and Flagler Street is the main east-west road in the Central Business District. , welcomes its first guests with property-wide digital experiences provided by SuiteLinq, Inc. Located at the edge of the Miami River Miami River or Great Miami River A river rising in western Ohio and flowing about 257 km (160 mi) southwest to the Ohio River. and Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay (bĭskān`), shallow, narrow inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long, SE Fla. Famous resort areas, including Miami and Miami Beach, are on the NW and NE respectively. Tourism is the economic mainstay. , EPIC delivers a sleek and sophisticated playground and hotel experience grounded in superlative, personalized service and timeless style. SuiteLinq, located in Exton, PA, is a provider of multimedia interactive, broadband, and on-demand solutions for hospitality and extended-stay environments. All 411 artfully-designed guest rooms and suites at EPIC feature SuiteLinq's digital amenities are designed to create a "better-than-home" experience. The SuiteLinq desktop service provides an easy-to-use customized thin-client computer in each guest room. On this computer runs an interactive portal, designed by SuiteLinq, providing hotel information and amenities, local guides, on-demand entertainment, Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. [R] software, and an array of embedded Microsoft services, including Live Search. The flat-panel digital TVs in the room deliver SuiteCast(TM) and SuiteVOD(TM) video services. The combined solution provides free TV channels and a variety of premium Video-On-Demand entertainment content delivered in standard and high definition formats. In the hotel's public areas, SuiteLinq will deploy Microsoft Surface This article contains information about a scheduled or expected . It may contain preliminary information that does not reflect the final version of the product. Microsoft Surface (Codename: Milan (TM), a multimedia surface computing Surface computing is the use of a specialized computer GUI in which traditional GUI elements are replaced by intuitive, everyday objects. Instead of a keyboard and mouse, the user interacts directly with a touch-sensitive screen, replicating the familiar hands-on experience of platform that responds to natural gestures and real-world objects. Using Microsoft Surface, guests can quickly find information about local businesses and attractions, play games, and more. The prominence of Microsoft services across the SuiteLinq platforms is further proof of the Redmond-based company's commitment to the hospitality industry. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Geoff Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. , Worldwide Managing Director, Hospitality, "Microsoft is partnering with a select group of innovators like SuiteLinq to deliver a truly integrated product and service set to the hospitality industry. We're improving the guest experience by giving them access to the digital amenities they want and are familiar with as they use them everyday at home. We help them connect their digital workstyle with their digital lifestyle when they are away from home." According to Cairns, the core of this concept involves integrating Microsoft business applications such as Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics is a line of software for business made by Microsoft. It was previously known by the codename of Project Green. It replaces the previous family of Microsoft Business Solutions. (TM), Microsoft BizTalk Server Microsoft BizTalk Server, often referred to as simply "BizTalk", is a business process management (BPM) server. Through the use of "adapters" which are tailored to communicate with different software systems used in a large enterprise, it enables companies to automate and integrate [R], Microsoft MediaRoom Microsoft Mediaroom is the latest update of the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition platform software, intended for use in a set-top box to access on-demand as well as live television programming on an IPTV network. It was announced on June 18, 2007 at the NXTcomm conference. (TM), and others with the array of Microsoft's consumer-facing applications, such as Microsoft Live See Windows Live. Search. "Our technologies can also help hotel owners operate with greater efficiency, unlock new revenue potential, and empower staff, enabling them to provide better customer service," states Cairns. According to Kris Singleton, Vice President Technology and Chief Information Officer for Kimpton, hotels like EPIC need to meet the high expectations of today's guests with services such as SuiteLinq's. "Our entire property, from our physical design to our human staff, works in concert to create an unforgettable experience that guests remember," states Singleton. "Of course, we're living in a digital age where guests consider access to fast connectivity, information, and content as mandatory. We're working with SuiteLinq because they meet that demand and more. Their solutions make a strong and positive impression on the guest - and that translates to real value for our bottom line." SuiteLinq's President, Craig Ziegler, believes that offering such digital amenities is a compelling competitive advantage in today's challenging environment. "We understand that consumers are becoming more discerning about their travel behavior Travel behavior is the study of what people do over space, and how people use transport. The questions studied in travel behavior are broad, and are very much related to activity analysis and time use studies. and purchases in a rough economy," he states. "As such, it is critical that properties differentiate themselves from their competitors and digital is core to that concept. SuiteLinq's mission is to create an in-room and on-site environment that is just like home - only better. When guests utilize our digital platforms and services, they know that this hotel is going above and beyond for them. That translates into increased loyalty and revenue for the property. We are proud to have EPIC and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants as our partner in this venture," says Ziegler. About SuiteLinq: SuiteLinq, Inc. serves the needs of the hospitality and extended stay industries by providing integrated, on-demand entertainment and business productivity solutions that deliver The Ultimate In-Room Experience for guests and new revenue streams for property owners. SuiteLinq's core service offering is eRoomsuite(TM), comprised of turn-key components that can be installed individually or as a package: SuiteLinq[TM] - A customized portal See personal portal. running on an in-room computer with high-speed Internet offering a variety of interactive guest services, free content, and pay-per-access features and entertainment SuiteCast[TM] - Free-to-guest broadcast and cable TV channels SuiteVOD[TM] - Hollywood movies, informational programs, and a variety of pay-per-view Video-On-Demand content delivered in standard and high-definition formats SuiteLinq is part of a group of industry innovators including Microsoft and EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , an HP company, that deliver a comprehensive "ecosystem" of integrated technologies and digital services to the hospitality vertical. Corporate headquarters are located in Exton, PA, with sales offices in Denver, CO, and Baltimore, MD. For more information, visit: www.suitelinq.com. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For more information about SuiteLinq, contact Darrin Davis at 703-953-2624, or via email at ddavis@suitelinq.com. |
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