Jon Inge's 2013 Technology Year in Review - Guest Management Systems Part 3 of 8 - Check back daily for each section of Jon's Technology Year in Review. (excerpt from full post - 01/09/14 Siegel Sez Newsletter) To read part one: click here To read part two - Mobile: click here Part 3 - GMS Two interesting new developments this year were Indra’s introduction of its exceptionally capable all-in-one Travel Management Suite to the U.S. market (an SAP-based rival to Cenium) and Choice’s launch of its in-house cloud-based GMS to the worldwide market under its new SkyTouch Technology division. It’ll be interesting to see if Choice has more success with this than Starwood has had with its in-house Galaxy system, but a 5,500-strong installed base with Choice-branded properties is a great place to start. Micros continues to dominate the GMS scene with Opera, and its Opera 9 version looks set to continue that trend. To no-one’s surprise Marriott announced Opera as its standard GMS for all Marriott brands worldwide; Best Western also added it to its list of Preferred Hosted PMS Providers. Infor continued steady development of its new HMS product and added the 1,295-room Galt House Hotel to its client list. PAR Springer Miller enhanced its striking Atrio system and added a POS module; ResortSuite added a tablet-based POS to its comprehensive suite. Agilysys continued development of its second-generation new GMS for release next year while continuing to gain further casino sales for its LMS product. Northwind celebrated its 35th year in business and added many new features to its Maestro suite, including on-line booking of guest activities and mobile BI functionality. RSI International’s Roomkey received a major boost when Magnuson Hotels named it as the exclusive recommended GMS for its 2,000 independent North American hotels, offered at a minimal fee per occupied room-night. Hetras made a good comeback this year after its recent rewrite and attracted a steady stream of new clients, including independents Hotel Bellevue Kärnten Seeboden (Austria), Stare Miasto (Krakow, Poland) and the Prinz Hotel (Munich), and the first properties of start-up chains Glow, Ruby Hotels, Aducco Hotels, OKKO Hotels and Scandic’s new HTL brand. To read part one: click here To read part two - Mobile: click here Jon Inge's 2013 Technology Year in Review - Guest Management Systems By: Jon Inge Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Keywords: Jon Inge, Hospitality Technology, Guest Management Systems for hotel, GMS, Indra, Choice, SkyTouch, Galaxy, Micros, Infor, Marriott, Best Western, Galt House, PAR Springer-Miller, Atrio, ResortSuite, Agilysys, Northwind, RoomKey, Magnuson Hotels, Hetras