SoftBrands Partners with Wellnet, a Leading Enterprise Application Service Provider in Greece |
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SoftBrands Inc.
2 Meridian Crossings, Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN, 55423
USA
Press release date: April 10, 2006
Partnership to Promote Medallion Property Management Solution Among Wellnet's Growing Customer Base
MINNEAPOLIS, April 10 // -- SoftBrands Inc. (AMEX:SBN), a global leader in next-generation enterprise software for manufacturing and hospitality businesses, today announced its new partners in Greece -- Wellnet, a leading enterprise application service provider. This partnership will see Wellnet promote SoftBrands' Medallion property management solution as the exclusive front office system to the growing tourism and hospitality industry in Greece.
Wellnet specialises in deploying and managing best-of-breed enterprise applications, system hardware, and networking at a centralized facility to multiple hotels enabling the management to focus on core business activity. Reputed to be the first Greek Application System provider, the company boasts of a rich industry experience and an equally rich clientele that includes two of the largest hotel chains in Greece.
"Our partnership with Wellnet expands our global network of business partners and makes available the Windows-based Medallion solution to more customers worldwide. Along with Wellnet we intend to increase Medallion's market share in Greece," said Lesley Saunders, Director of Global Channel Sales, SoftBrands. This partnership continues to establish Medallion as a leading product in providing an easy to use system that offers the sturdy features demanded by hoteliers today."
SoftBrands has a long history of providing exceptional property management solutions to customers worldwide, evidenced by the rich legacy of its successful LANmark and IGS solutions. Continuing the tradition of excellence, Medallion, available in 27 languages and with presence in over 30 countries has already built a solid reputation worldwide as the preferred property management solution. Its growing customer base of 750 customers in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region alone is a testimony to this fact.
"Medallion's reputation in the market as a simple non IT product that is flexible, requiring reduced maintenance and backed by excellent customer service really sets the product apart in the market," said Eleni Boutsi, Consultant, Wellnet. "SoftBrands' rich understanding of the hospitality industry combined with the functional capabilities of Medallion matches our strength and the requirement of our customer base perfectly. The flexibility and scalability of Medallion is an excellent solution for the Greek hospitality market."
Wellnet will provide all local support services to SoftBrands' Medallion customers including consulting, training, installation and local maintenance support.
About Medallion
Medallion is a flexible and easy to use property management system with an intuitive "look-and-book" approach to operations. Currently used to manage operations in over 900 hotels around the world, the system takes just hours to learn and is specifically designed for hotel staff with little time for lengthy training. Medallion offers special features such as seasonal rate structures, family reservations, unlimited folios per guest room, travel agent allotments and charge routing. The robust, Microsoft Windows-based system can be customized easily to meet the specific needs of each property and seamlessly integrates with leading back-office applications for easy reporting. Additional information can be found at http://medallion.softbrands.com/
About SoftBrands
SoftBrands, Inc. is a global leader in providing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses in the manufacturing and hospitality industries worldwide. With more than 4,000 customers in over 60 countries now actively using its manufacturing and hospitality products (Medallion, PORTfolio, IGS, LANmark, RIO), SoftBrands has established a global infrastructure for distribution, development and support of enterprise software. The company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has more than 550 employees with branch offices in Europe, India, Asia, Australia and Africa. Additional information can be found at http://softbrands.com/ .
About Wellnet
Wellnet specialises in deploying and managing best-of-breed enterprise applications, system hardware, and networking at a centralized facility to multiple hotels enabling the management to focus on core business activity. Reputed to be the first Greek Application System provider, the company boasts of a rich industry experience and an equally clientele that includes two of the largest hotel chains in Greece. Additional information can be found at http://wellnet.gr/
Contact: Jennifer Randall Jennifer.Randall@softbrands.com 612 851 1500
Source: SoftBrands Inc.
CONTACT: Jennifer Randall of SoftBrands Inc., +1-612-851-1500, Jennifer.Randall@softbrands.com
Web site: http://softbrands.com/ http://wellnet.gr/
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