Microsoft Smarter Hospitality Support

Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment Uses Microsoft's Window Server System to Deliver a Comprehensive Solution to Deliver Real-Time Visibility across the Enterprise

Epicor Software Corporation, a leading provider of integrated enterprise software solutions for the midmarket, announced its support for Microsoft Smarter Hospitality through its Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment solution.

Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment is built on Microsoft's Windows Server System integrated server infrastructure software to provide a highly-adaptable solution for optimally managing restaurant, hotel and entertainment business operations.

Microsoft Smarter Hospitality, a comprehensive solutions framework for enabling the next generation of hospitality innovation, consists of several industry-specific practices - from guest experience and service to operations, Smarter Hospitality leverages current IT investments to create more engaging and empowering guest experiences while laying the groundwork for future innovations.

Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment, an integrated solution for managing the core enterprise processes of hospitality businesses, supports the Smarter Operations piece of the Microsoft Smarter Hospitality framework.

"Epicor continues to maximize the strengths of Microsoft technologies, combining its industry expertise with the robust functionality of the Windows Server System to deliver highly-functional and tailored solutions," said Brian Scott, general manager for Microsoft's Retail and Hospitality Industry Unit.

"By utilising Microsoft's.NET Framework and XML Web Services for building applications, Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment enables hospitality businesses to quickly embrace and leverage new technologies for easier integration of business, technology and Web strategies which supports our objectives for Smarter Hospitality." Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment empowers multi-site and multi-national hotels, resorts, restaurants, and professional sports organizations to manage customer and supplier relationships, streamline financial operations, integrate cash/sales, labor and product mix processes, track key business indicators, and provide accessibility to information to grow revenue and drive efficiency benefits straight to the bottom line.

"Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment delivers a highly-functional resource for successfully and cost-effectively managing end-to-end processes to gain greater visibility into financial and operational information," said Nader Nemati, global director of Epicor's Hospitality and Entertainment practice.

"Working closely with Microsoft Smarter Hospitality, Epicor will bring added value to its existing and future customers by providing an opportunity to leverage emerging technologies that meet the changing demands of the industry.".

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