Stowe, VT, July 5, 2000-Springer-Miller Systems is pleased to announce that they will be partnering with WorldRes.com to develop a connectivity solution between the WorldRes.com booking engine and SMS|World, Springer-Miller’s Systems module for internet booking capability that integrates directly into the SMS|Host Hospitality Management System.

WorldRes.com is a business services company that distributes hotel information and provides reservations booking capability to leisure travelers via a proprietary global network of website and call center partners. WorldRes.com currently allows properties to maintain rates and inventory allocations via the web, and will accept reservations against this allocation.

SMS|World, Springer-Miller’s internet server product that allows customers to conduct business via the World Wide Web, uses real-time communication with the SMS|Host Complete Hospitality Management Systems, eliminating the need for manual rate, yield-control, and availability maintenance. And SMS|World creates actual reservations in real time, eliminating the need to rekey bookings at the property. SMS|World, released in the middle of 1999, also handles many other types of interactive guest activity in real time.

By integrating with SMS|World, reservations made through the WorldRes.com system will have the same, real-time capabilities, working against actual rates and availability, and generating reservations into SMS|Host without rekeying them.

“Springer-Miller properties will benefit substantially by implementing this approach,” said John Springer-Miller, President and CEO. “For the first time, individual properties will be able to enjoy direct, real-time Internet booking capabilities on a global basis.”

SMS|World has no reservation fees associated with it, so bookings generated directly through SMS|World from a property’s web site will still not have any direct costs. “Bookings generated by the property’s web site through SMS|World have been protected against any fees,” said Springer-Miller. “At the same time, this will enable our properties to take advantage of the vast Worldres.com booking network without any maintenance hassles.”

Springer-Miller Systems is the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management solutions, meeting the needs of hotels, resorts, spas and casinos worldwide.

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