Acentic Joins HTNG to Promote Open Interface Technology to the
Acentic Joins HTNG to Promote Open Interface Technology to the Hotel Industry
COLOGNE, Germany, November 15, 2011-
Acentic, a leading supplier of broadband systems and digital interactive
TV (iTV) for the hotel industry, has announced that it has joined Hotel
Technology Next Generation (HTNG), a global trade association dedicated to
enhancing the deployment of technology in hotels. Acentic intends to support
HTNG in moving the complex ecosystem of the hotel industry into a more
formalised approach to technology integration.
Acentic has several years of proven experience creating mutually
beneficial partnerships with other hospitality technology suppliers through
their easily understood open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that
enable easy integration of third party applications.
“Acentic will be able to bring its experience of what a hotel
environment really is- that is to say, a mix of networks as opposed to the
illusion that all hoteliers will implement IP in existing properties,” said
Richard Robinson, CEO of Acentic.
Through successful programs such as Acentic Horizon, that provides a
cost-effective bundled solution due to the single PMS interface needed,
Acentic has consistently been able to offer its services over legacy coaxial
networks as well as IP networks that enable hotels to provide a
state-of-the-art communication system that meets the evolving lifestyles of
guests without the heavy upfront investment costs of a completely new
delivery system.
Commenting on the collaboration, Bryan Hammer, Director of IT EAME for
Starwood Hotels, who serves as HTNG’s EAME Co-Chair of its Infrastructure &
Device Forum, said, “HTNG serves as a neutral meeting place for suppliers
and hoteliers, allowing an open exchange of ideas within specific work
groups. When dynamic work group leaders are in place we are seeing
cooperation between players who otherwise would have found it hard to
exchange their ideas openly. HTNG provides an interesting framework for
medium- to long-term developments.”
Acentic expects the collaboration with HTNG to help to widen the
Acentic’s reach into new geographies. In particular, as Acentic expands into
Asia, the Middle East and other territories.
About Acentic Group
Acentic is an international provider of high-speed Internet access
solutions, digital TV services and hospitality focused mobile apps to
hotels. Acentic’s digital content, technology, support and services deliver
information and communication, as well as entertainment and revenue
generation tools, via the hotel television, providing a unique
communications system that meets the evolving lifestyles of guests.
Acentic’s broadband and digital TV services are in many of the world’s
leading hotel chains, including Accor, Dorint, Hilton, Hyatt,
InterContinental Hotels Group, Maritim, Marriott, Movenpick and Starwood in
more than 30 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more
information, visit http://www.acentic.com.
About Hotel Technology Next Generation
The premier technology solutions association in the hospitality
industry, HTNG is a self-funded, non-profit organization with members from
hotel and hospitality companies, technology vendors to hospitality, and
other industry members including consultants, media, and academic experts.
HTNG’s members participate in focused workgroups to bring to market open
solution sets addressing specific business problems. HTNG fosters the
selection and adoption of existing open standards. Where necessary, it also
develops new open standards to meet the needs of the global hospitality
industry.
Membership in HTNG is open to hotel and hospitality companies,
technology vendors to hospitality, consultants, academics, press and others.
Currently, more than 400 corporate and individual members from across this
spectrum, including most of the world’s leading hotel companies and
technology vendors, are active HTNG participants. HTNG’s hotelier members
represent more that 4.3 million guest rooms worldwide. Workgroup
proceedings, drafts, and specifications are published for all HTNG members
as soon as they are created, encouraging rapid and broad adoption.
Specifications are released to the public domain as they are ratified by the
workgroup. For more information, visit http://www.htng.org.
Acentic Media Contacts:
Smaro Makaronidou
Acentic
+49-171-6973108
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ink Communications for Acentic:
Marta Twardowska / EMEA
+31-6-21-18-45-85
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Alex Crabb / North America
+1-617-484-3614
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Source: Acentic
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