Cloud Computing

Buca di Beppo has chosen Transaction Wireless to provide a cloud-based digital gift card platform, enabling restaurants to create marketing promotions and campaigns for the gift cards over e-mail, mobile and Facebook.

The futuristic YOTEL opens flagship in Times Square, leveraging a completely integrated MICROS solution. The platform includes cloud-based room distribution, central reservations, property management, and self-check kiosks.

As more and more technologies are finding their way into the cloud, the point-of-sale is one that is not to be left behind. Industry experts, as well as operators who have taken the plunge, reveal what cloud-based POS systems are on their way to becoming the norm rather than the exception.

By moving from the satellite to the cloud, Acentic will be able to offer a faster and more reliable method of distribution of HD movies and content, with no geographical boundaries.

The new partnership with Secure Source helps meet strong demand for data protection and encryption in Malaysia.

New York's Chatwal hotel has installed a guestroom television system that features interactive web-based apps and premium HD content.

What are the benefits and challenges of operating a property management system in the cloud? Hoteliers debunk cloud-based PMS myths and reveal some of the payoffs they have experienced by moving to a cloud computing model.

The ink isn't yet dry on the NCR and Radiant deal, and the industry is already talking about how the merger will affect both companies' standing in the marketplace. Here's how each company is expected to benefit from the acquisition, plus the bottom line for hospitality end-users.