SiteMinder launches ‘Plug & Play’ technology
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Online accommodation distributor, SiteMinder, has launched a new software program that connects both Property Management (PMS) and Central Reservation Systems (CRS), seamlessly into SiteMinder’s channel management technology which in turn connects hotels to booking websites and wholesalers around the globe.
Branded ‘pmsXchange’ for PMS systems, and ‘crsXchange’ for CRS systems, this B2B smart technology solution delivers a two-way interface between a hotel’s PMS or CRS and SiteMinder’ growing list of leading online booking channels.
SiteMinder Managing Director Mike Ford said pmsXchange/crsXchange provides a ‘Plug & Play’ platform for PMS and CRS vendors to seamlessly integrate into SiteMinder’s leading channel management technology. This in turn allows hotels to control their own online inventory including dynamic rates and availability directly from their own PMS or CRS systems while receiving instant delivery of online reservations directly into these systems.
“With online bookings growing rapidly, SiteMinder has introduced the innovative Xchange software program to give the accommodation industry broader and faster connections to online booking channels around the world,” Mr Ford said.
“Our pmsXchange and crsXchange technologies now allow any PMS or CRS system to instantaneously access the world’s leading online bookings sites through one single web services interface. The revenue and efficiency implications of this technology for PMS, CRS and bespoke hotel group systems worldwide are very compelling. The days of building and maintaining multiple costly and complex direct connections are gone. Today, SiteMinder offers a single and reliable connection to the world’s leading booking sites through one simple interface.
“Through our system, a PMS or CRS vendor can have a seamless, two-way interface with major booking sites within two to three weeks. There is no other system on the market that can offer this degree of ‘plug and play’ technology with the speed, reliability, supportability and track record that SiteMinder can offer.
“Not only is this a massive cost reducer for the PMS vendor, but it enhances their own product’s appeal significantly. Properties using PMS or CRS systems that connect to our Xchange platform receive reservations from all channels instantaneously, meaning there is no longer a need to re-key online booking reservation emails.” Mr Ford said.
“The bottom line is a faster and easier booking process that benefits hotels, PMS companies, booking sites and in the end, consumers, whose reservations are finalised quicker and with less hassle.”
SiteMinder already connects to a large number of the leading PMS and CRS products including Opera PMS, Opera ORS, Callista, ResBook, RMS, RoomMaster, EzyRez and CMS Guest Centrix.
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