WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that its Galaxy Hotel Systems
division has developed a new two-way web booking engine using eXtensible
Markup Language (XML). This initiative will allow all hotels that have the
Galaxy/UX product installed to accept reservations directly into their
Property Management System (PMS) from the Internet.
Starwood recently renamed its Hotel Systems Division of Geac Computers,
Inc., a subsidiary of Geac Computer Corporation Limited, to Galaxy Hotel
Systems, LLC. The hotel company had acquired Hotel Systems Division of Geac
Computers, Inc., from Geac Computer Corporation Limited in April 2001 for
$1 million. The acquisition was spearheaded by Starwood Technology and
Revenue Systems (STARS) -- a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Starwood
Hotels & Resorts.
Galaxy Hotel Systems, LLC has been a leading provider of proven property
management solutions to the hotel industry for the last 32 years. Galaxy is
committed to providing technology tools to enable hotel employees to achieve
superior guest service and total guest satisfaction. Galaxy will focus on
developing feature and functionality that drives the overall value of the
product not only to Starwood hotels but to independent and other branded
hotels as well.
Galaxy has also developed Hospitality AXIS, a technologically advanced
Property Management System leveraging the strengths of Galaxy/UX. This system
integrates technology with operations and defines performance standards for
the next generation of Property Management Systems. Equipped with all of the
tools necessary to meet the increasing demands of a company's business,
Hospitality AXIS enables a hotel's staff to provide high levels of guest
satisfaction. Featuring a single-screen design, the system provides easy
access to all guest information, reduces keystrokes, and increases front desk
productivity.
The Galaxy/UX and the Hospitality AXIS systems will provide the technology
to effectively manage all hotel operations ranging from reservations, guest
registration and group processing to concierge services, accounts receivable,
and telephone services.
"The combination of adding the XML links to the web-booking engines with
the proven architecture and reliability of the Galaxy/UX product, makes for an
extremely powerful product," noted Danny Hudson, Vice President, Property
Technology Strategy for Starwood. "We are confident that Galaxy's 32 years of
experience in Property Management Systems will help us achieve our desired
goals in this area."
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and
leisure companies in the world with more than 725 properties in 80 countries
and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With
internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner,
operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury
Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W brands, as well as
Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators
of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information,
please visit us at http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
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SOURCE Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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