Hotel Brand -- Business Class

The Optima line of door locks offers hoteliers design-centric options that are compatible with both magnetic strips and smartcards.

Hilton Hotels expand Hilton Meetings across North America. After first being introduced in 2000, it is expected that the majority of Hilton properties will include these new meeting rooms by the fourth quarter of 2008.

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts plans to implement Microsoft products and services at the "Link @ Sheraton" in more than 300 properties worldwode by the end of 2008.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, in conjunction with Frommers.com and FlightStats.com, launch the first ever online travel community.

Boston's Nine Zero Hotel turns to the newest technology in room entry systems -- the retinal iris scan. In addition to the standard room entry keys, guests of the Cloud Nine penthouse suit have the option of using iris scans as a quick and secure means of accessing their rooms.

Restaurants and hotels turn to location mapping software to buffer the affects of economic uncertainly on growth. These software systems digest thousands of algorithms about customers, demographics, and locality to produce the best opportunities for new locations.

RateTiger extends free 90-day trial offer of its RTAllocator Pro product to independent and chain hotels in the U.S. and Canada

U.S. Green Building Council Awards The Palazzo Silver LEED Certification