Ghitza Tocaciu talks about his team's development of Programming-Pool Romania's latest CRS, OptiRez

Ghitza Tocaciu, Senior Development Manager for Programming-Pool's new CRS (Central Reservation System) OptiRez was glad to announce that the programming activities were on schedule and would be completed on time.

Ghitza pointed out that OptiRez would be setting new standards in this domain in the Hotel Industry.

"The guys at the Programming-Pool Development Center in Cluj Napoca have been doing a brilliant job, I'm proud of them. We changed the name to "OptiRez" because now the Hotel Manager will be available on a modular basis, the modules that will be offered are as follows";

OptiRez: Modules

OptiBook: Web Booking Engine:
A web based reservation engine, putting dynamic pricing and yield management results from Hotel Manager into practical use, allowing for real-time revenue optimisation

OptiConnect: 2-Way distributor interface:
Interface to all major distributors to push rates across and receive reservations from all channels
Bookings: Process bookings from all major distributors

OptiRate: Channel Management:
Channel Control:
Allows for controlling data sent to each individual channel, from limiting room type availability per channel to individually open and close rate levels or complete properties per distribution channel.
Channel Distribution:
Actual distribution tool, using Channel Control information to distribute data through the interface to the various distribution channels

OptiRev: Revenue Optimisation:
Dynamic Pricing:
Real-time, (semi-) automatic pricing adjustment tool, taking occupancy data from property management systems and adjusting published prices accordingly. Guarantees price parity across all systems
Yield Management:
Using historical data and actual reservation-on-the-books, the yield management will calculate potential occupancy & revenues and use this information to propose suggestive action

OptiOverview:
Compiles, compares and analyses all public rates from your competitors

OptiStats:
Reporting system, creating true statistically sound reports to facilitate management decisions in the areas of global distribution

2-Way PMS interface:
Interface to all major PMS systems, enabling real-time occupancy analysis and automatic reservation integration

"OptiRez will now allow clients who have performant PMS's the possibility to use some of the great tools with in OptiRez.

We have seen that there are allot of great tools on the market, which only perform a fraction of the things OptiRez does, and for this reason we have decided to give users the possibility to use the modules they require.

We are used to being ahead of the market, HM Version 2 is currently being named one of the absolute top CRS's worldwide (certified with all 4 GDS's, with features including; Next Generation Seamless, and Total Pricing) but we do not like standing still, and when you look at the Key Benefits of the latest CRS OptiRez you will see why our clients are so excited."

Key Benefits:

• PMS independent
• Connects all major distribution channels, including GDS, ADS, IDS to the major PMS systems
• Open XML interface for all distributors and PMS systems to use
• Real-time dynamic pricing and yield management
• Real-time channel control and distribution
• Guarantees price parity across all channels
• Analysis and Reporting possibilities
• Build as you need, so that users can drill down the required information
• "Authorization" module - which safeguards your data by making it   accessible to those to whom access has been granted
• Competitor analysis
• Showing public rates of the competitors in your vicinity required data