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We are thrilled to be offering our latest technology services to the newly-opened InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya. With its official opening at the end of November 2011, InterContinental Moscow now counts as one of the most upscale and luxury hotels in Moscow, and we are pleased to be providing them an iTV platform commensurate to that luxury. To Moscow we go!

In case you missed the first of our fall webinar series, "What's possible in the Hotel Room of the Future," you can check out the recording here:

https://acentic.webex.com/acentic/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=42625212&rKey=0F4CFAD05B96F861

In the webinar, we talked about the future of The Cloud and how it is influencing the way the hospitality industry operates. We outlined some of the challenges of The Cloud, and how Acentic is overcoming those challenges to bring better service and savings to hotels across the world. We also answered many questions on topics like network links and security around P2P distribution. So, if you want to be up to date on The Cloud, you should check out our webinar now https://acentic.webex.com/acentic/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=42625212&rKey=0F4CFAD05B96F861 and keep an eye open for the next in our series, scheduled for Q1-2012.

Our fall webinar series, "What's possible in the Hotel Room of the Future" starts today at 4:00 pm, Europe Time! Join us as we talk about content in the cloud and what it means to the hospitality industry. As you can see from our preview slide here, we are going to cover a lot, so you don't want to miss it.

Sign in to participate in our webinar! www.acentic.com/cloud-webinar

Our fall webinar series is going to focus on the exciting future of the hotel industry and how technology is shaping the hotel of the future.

For our first webinar in this series, taking place in October, 2011, we will talk about Content in The Cloud. Join us for an insider’s view of what it takes to deliver content from the cloud for more reliable HD movie distribution in hotel rooms.

We will show you how content transmission via Acentic Cloud Services provides key benefits for hoteliers such as:

● Simplified distribution of thousands of HD movies and content compared to transmission via satellite
● Faster transmission with no negative effects on HD picture quality
● No geographical transmission boundaries as with satellite—Acentic can easily transmit movies to additional continents, including the United States and Asia
● Cost-effective decentralised movie distribution and virtual storage space that enables hotels to share content with each other, significantly reducing transmission costs

Exact date and time will be communicated shortly. Be sure not to miss it!

Next up, join us  for our perspectives on  further hot subjects for the hospitality industry such as high speed internet access in the hotel room, Smart TV and hospitality focussed Mobile Apps. More to come soon!

Online transactions have gone up over the last decade; of that, there is no doubt. Consumer behaviour has changed dramatically, a change seen in online shopping and with online reservations. With the help of today’s savvy technology—iPhones, smartphones, tablets and laptops—online shopping has gone from a trend to a ubiquitous part of the consumer landscape. We are so used to online purchases that a 2010 Social Shopping US Study (seen here) found that 80% of the survey participants strongly preferred to do their own research and shopping online rather than speak to a knowledgeable sales associate in-store.
 
So why shouldn’t such purchase methods be an option in hotels? Wouldn’t it save guests time, money and unnecessary stress? After all, in the current hospitality market, smart hotel in-room technology is just as important as a comfortable bed—travellers are no different than the average consumer. And, in-room TVs and interfaces have developed so much that they are able to adapt to numerous features, so the technology is certainly there.

Acentic’s latest reservation and ordering on-screen app embraces the technology of today. With the new intuitive Guest User Interface, hotel guests will be able to operate multiple reservations and orders for several hotel facilities and external facilities. From the hotel TV, they will be able to order room service, laundry service, restaurant bookings and more. They will then receive direct confirmation messages or further information regarding their orders and reservations, completing the communication. Let’s start communicating with guests, while offering them the familiar ease of online-shopping via the hotel in-room TV.

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In case you missed it, here are the slides for our most recent webinar "Cost-effective Hotel IPTV with LG's Integrated IP Screen". In this webinar we talked about the ways in which Acentic is influencing the hospitality market, offering a future proof high definition IP Hotel TV system, IPTV, that creates incremental revenue. Content security, technology developments, true convergence throughout myriad of new devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops etc. that affect the hotel in-room experience were also presented.

Tune in for our next webinar, in October 2011. Sign up in our homepage www.acentic.com to receive our Newsletter and direct invitations to future webinars.

 Download presentation:   Acentic Webinar Presentation.pdf (3.85 mb)

It may be summer, but it’s time to go back to school – IPTV school, that is! Acentic is excited to host a FREE webinar this Thursday on hotel IPTV.
 
We aim to prove that sophisticated hotel entertainment and communications technology can drive up revenue and cut crucial costs at the same time as it exceeds the demanding expectations of your guests.
 
During this free webinar, you will learn:
 
●      All about the LG LD650 LCD screen that future-proofs your hotel technologically
●      How the integrated IP screen with embedded set-top box eliminates the need for an external box and ugly cabling
●      The ideal integrated high definition IP Hotel TV system that creates incremental revenue
●      Simple cost saving measurement methods of our integrated IPTV solution
●      How to increase your guest satisfaction
 
Sign up now (http://www.acentic.com/iptv-webinar) and join us Thursday, June 16 at 15:00-16:00 CEST.
 
We hope to see you there!