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20/09/2006   Property Management Systems – Current State of Play
Ted Horner outlines the current state of play in Australia
10/07/2005   Where is technology headed in 2005?
Ted Horner outlines the changes to Hotel Technology in the coming year
01/07/2004   Australia - What’s happening in Hospitality Technology In 2004
Without doubt Wireless Technology ( Wi-fi)& In Room Guest Technology (i.e. Digital Video on Demand )  are beginning to become important new areas for hotels to embrace and we are now seeing evidence of these technologies being installed in Australia either in new hotels or older properties who are in the process of refurbishment.
01/05/2004   Australia - What’s happening in Hospitality Technology In 2004
Without doubt Wireless Technology ( Wi-fi)& In Room Guest Technology (i.e. Digital Video on Demand )  are beginning to become important new areas for hotels to embrace and we are now seeing evidence of these technologies being installed in Australia either in new hotels or older properties who are in the process of refurbishment.
01/09/2003   The Hi-Tech Bedroom – What are the Hot New Items? by Ted Horner
Over the last 12 months we have seen some exciting new developments in this area with the arrival of Digital Video on Demand (finally we have several sites installed) increasing usage of High Speed Internet Access i.e. HSIA, Wireless Technology, and IP Based Telephony.
20/07/2003   Property Management Systems -Where to Now?
It is now 2 years since I last visited this area and in this time a number of changes have occurred which has in my opinion been for the better.
01/05/2003   Consultants - Do they add value?
 The benefits of hotel technology are often exaggerated by the vendors and when you talk to hotels that have recently installed new systems, a lot of their expectations have not been met. In my capacity as a consultant to some of Australia's leading hotel owners, the question I am most asked is "will the new technology provide a return on investment"?
01/07/2002   Communications in Hotels - Data – Where to Now? – Part 2
In Part one I talked exclusively where voice is headed and in this second part we will analyse where data is headed.
05/06/2002   Communications – Voice and Data where is it headed in Hotels Today? - Part 1
There is no doubt that hotels have experienced tough times over the last 12 months and one of the challenge facing hotels is how to implement new technology that has a proven ROI.