OREA HOTELS Chooses HIS▓ epitome Enterprise Solutions to Seamlessly Integrate Operations in the Czech Republic.

Libra Hospitality announces the award of a contract with OREA HOTELS, a chain of over 25 hotels in the Czech Republic. Libra Hospitality is to deploy HIS▓ epitome Enterprise Solutions throughout the hotel chain, including epitome Property Management, Central Reservation, Central Information, Web Reservations, Management Console, Business Intelligence tools and Integration with external reservation channels.

The epitome solution will be deployed on an integrated multi-tier database infrastructure, with each property▓s database server synchronized in real time with regional and central servers using Microsoft Replication.

⌠OREA HOTELS is the leading hotel company in Czech Republic, and we are proud to have been selected as the partners for implementing OREA HOTELS▓ new generation of information technology. We have no doubt that the state-of-the-art solutions from Hotel Information Systems will put OREA HOTELS on the forefront of modern hotel management operations in Central Europe■, - said Nikolai Balba, Managing Director of Libra Hospitality.

With epitome Enterprise Solutions, OREA HOTELS will be able to consolidate information throughout their enterprise and implement true real-time central reservations for the chain▓s central reservations office and corporate web site, including seamless connectivity to external reservation channels such as Global and Internet Distribution Systems.

Zdenek Safarik, Managing Director of OREA HOTELS, observed, ⌠We are looking forward to the implementation of epitome Enterprise Solutions at our hotel chain. This project is a strategic investment for OREA HOTELS. We expect improvement in the efficiency of management as well as strong support of advanced technology for the optimization of our business activities. Reaching these ambitions and setting up international standards is especially important in view of the integration of Czech Republic into the European Union.■

Jiri Matousek, Director of IT at OREA HOTELS, commented, ⌠The decision to implement epitome Enterprise Solutions across our hotel chain was reached after careful consideration of the various options available to us. Technological and knowledge potential of epitome Enterprise Solutions forms a very good foundation for the achievement of our objectives. The successful implementation of epitome Enterprise Solutions for the requirements of OREA HOTELS and with consideration of Czech Republic▓s country specifics depends on the professionalism, dedication and cooperation of all project participants. I believe that the international implementation team organized from specialists of all involved parties has potential and motivation for realization of this project, which is probably the biggest of its kind in central Europe.■

OREA HOTELS are divided into three categories by the standard of services provided: