BOCA RATON, Florida, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --
- New Hotel to Implement Property Management, Point-of-Sale, Sales & Catering Systems
Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Aston Hotel, Sheffield, located in South Yorkshire, U.K., has selected a comprehensive Visual One Suite of Products by Agilysys to streamline operations at the 78-room property, which is scheduled to open in April 2008. Aston Hotel, Sheffield is owned and managed by Aston Hotels. Currently, two other Aston Hotels properties are using Visual One solutions.
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Aston Hotel, Sheffield was looking for a single vendor that could provide comprehensive and integrated solutions for property management, point-of-sale and sales & catering. The Visual One suite was ideal, with powerful yet scaleable systems that create more efficient business processes and deliver measurable results. The suite, which operates under Microsoft Windows(R) NT with a Microsoft SQL(R) server database, will enable the property to improve productivity in nearly every area of operations.
"We implemented the Visual One suite at our Dumfries and Darlington hotels with great success, so we therefore turned to Agilysys once again when selecting technology for our Sheffield property," said John Deighan, operations director at Aston Hotels. "We especially appreciate that the Visual One solutions are fully integrated, utilizing the same database and providing real-time information exchanges. Using the same system at all of our hotels ensures standardized operations and continuity to customers. We are confident the software suite will enable our newest hotel to maximize performance which, in turn, allows us to provide guests with the best possible service."
Aston Hotel, Sheffield is implementing the following Visual One solutions:
-- Visual One Property Management System by Agilysys, a flexible and reliable property management solution that offers a variety of features and functionality, including front office operations, guest history, housekeeping, night audit, reservations management, room maintenance and travel agent management. The hotel also is implementing the accounts receivable module, which automatically imports direct bill check-outs from the property management system to the appropriate account receivable, and the web booking module, which enables guests to view room rates and availability, make a reservation and obtain a real-time confirmation number. -- Visual One Point-of-Sale (POS) System by Agilysys, a POS solution designed especially for the hospitality industry. The system is both touch-screen and barcode controlled and operates in a variety of hotel environments, including bars, fast food outlets, gift shops, spas and table service restaurants. -- Visual One Sales & Catering System by Agilysys, a powerful and flexible software system that enables hotels to manage meeting room and banquet operations. Functionality includes catering and banquet management, group rooms management, meeting room management, menu planning and sales account management.
"Aston Hotels understands the value of a 'total solutions' approach to technology," said Tina Stehle, senior vice president and general manager of Agilysys Hospitality Solutions. "The combined power of the Visual One Property Management System, Point-of-Sale System and Sales & Catering System will enable the company's newest hotel to manage day-to-day operations more efficiently. We are proud to add another Aston Hotels property to our customer base in the U.K. and look forward to a long and successful relationship."
About Agilysys, Inc.
Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets, including retail and hospitality. The company uses technology - including hardware, software and services - to help customers resolve their most complicated IT needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise architecture and high availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and resource management, identity management and business continuity; and provides industry-specific software, services and expertise to the retail and hospitality markets. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., Agilysys operates extensively throughout North America, with additional sales offices in the United Kingdom and China. For more information, visit http://www.agilysys.com.
Web site: http://www.agilysys.com
Maureen Morreale, Agilysys, Inc., +1-440-519-8161, maureen.morreale@agilysys.com; or Vikki Meldrum, Dix & Eaton, on behalf of Agilysys, +1-216-241-3020, vmeldrum@dix-eaton.com; Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030915/AGLSLOGO, AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org, PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
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