Enhancements are being implemented by 10Best and VFM Interactive

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Microsoft Corp. introduced a new guest experience with the debut of Microsoft Surface, Microsoft's first commercially available surface computer, which will be placed in the lobbies of select Sheraton hotels.

Market Metrix introduces Employee Metrix Express, a streamlined version of its employee survey system, Employee Metrix.

The new communications network leverages a wide range of Alcatel-Lucent technologies including IP telephony, WiFi, LAN switching, contact centers, and data security.

Now, prospective guests can navigate the integrated Web site and realistically walk through the Sarasota, Fla. resort right from their computer screen.

Marriott International launches Global Language Learning, an online resource provided by Rosetta Stone that will offer up to 30 languages to choose from, and is also expanding its Sed de Saber program, a handheld, portable device that teaches English to Spanish-speaking employees, to now teach Spanish to English-speaking employees.

The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts' new international travel destination site offers exclusive travel information, original editorial content, insider travel tips, and recommendations from local destination experts.

A new seamless interface between WORLDHOTELS' contracting platform Nexus and its Central Reservation System, Trust Voyager, will allow for an automated rate loading process of global corporate contracts.

The International Facility Management Association will hold a kickoff webinar, "Greening Your Hotel: Why Start Now? How to do it," featuring Dan Ruben, executive director of Boston Green Tourism, at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 29.

DiscoverAmerica.com targets consumers in the five countries that account for 75 percent of all inbound travel to the U.S.: Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany.

With the RezExchange distribution platform, hotels can manage their systems and branded Web site channels straight from the PMS, and will receive all reservations made through these channels directly into their PMS database.

America's Best Franchising experienced a 46 percent jump in reservations during June thanks to two new Web sites showcasing its Country Hearth and America's Best brands.

Hotech Edge has developed and implemented a range of ZigBee-based building security and energy conservation applications for the hospitality industry based on Ember's technology.

Attitude POSitive has debuted its wireless handheld Point of Sale (POS) system to improve a business' overall performance, streamline back office functions, improve customer service and increase profits.

Telkonet beat top-level competition to install wired and wireless high-speed Internet access (HSIA) in more than 5,400 rooms in 30 hotels across the US, starting in the second quarter, for Red Lion Hotels Corp.

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts' new website is dedicated exclusively to its global collection of premier resorts around the world.

In an effort to deter the unlawful copying of HD movies in hotels, Philips highlighted its VTrack digital watermarking solution at the HD 2008 Exposition and Conference.

At HiTec 2008, Philips Professional and Business Solutions (PBS) showcased a new range of widescreen LCD flat-panel TVs that feature Philips' exclusive SmoovieTV technology, offering premium in-room entertainment to even the smallest hotel.

Building on the proven capabilities of the Telkonet SmartEnergy system, incorporating Telkonet's patented Recovery Time technology, the Networked Telkonet Smart Energy (NTSE) platform advances intelligent HVAC building control with a flexible, resilient and low-cost energy management platform.

EZYield.com has become the extranet channel management software partner for Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth-largest independent hospitality management company in the country.