Fortune Suite of hospitality solutions to power Ramada’s Goa property

Bangalore, March 2007: IDS Softwares Pvt. Ltd., (IDS), the leading provider of Hospitality Software Solutions, today announced that its Fortune Suite has been chosen by the Ramada Caravela Beach Resort, Goa over competing global and domestic offerings. With this sign-up, IDS Fortune Suite of Hospitality Software Solutions will now power all Ramada properties in India namely, Ramada Plaza Palm Grove - Mumbai, Ramada Plaza JHV - Varanasi and Ramada Rajpark - Chennai.

Ramada Caravela Beach Resort, Goa would be replacing its current Property Management Software with Fortune Enterprise PMS, Fortune Touch and Fortune MobilePOS, from the IDS’ Fortune Suite of Hospitality Software Solutions. Fortune Enterprise is a comprehensive Property Management System that empowers productivity and performance of full service hotels and resorts. Fortune Touch is touch-screen based Point of Sale application software. Fortune MobilePOS enables PDA based wireless order taking.

"Ramada Caravela Beach Resort, Goa is a welcome addition to our growing network of leading properties powered by Fortune Suite", said Rajesh P. Yadav, Head of Sales & Marketing, IDS. "More and more hotels & resorts are realizing that an integrated software solution is a must for streamlining their operations. Fortune Suite enables them to have a seamlessly integrated solution from a single vendor and at a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)".

Ramada Caravela Beach Resort, Goa promoted by Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) Limited, is part of Wyndham Hotels Group one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Located on the serene white sands of Varca beach-Goa, this resort is spread over 23 acres with 192 rooms, 4 Suites, 6 Villas with private balconies overlooking the landscaped gardens, the golf course and the Arabian Sea. The 16 - year old resort which gives a picture of authentic Hawaiian architecture has been designed by Wimberley, Allison, Tong and Goo - the creators of the famous Sun City. The Ramada Caravela Beach Resort has been the recipient of the Best Hotel Resort Award in 1998, at ITB in Berlin.

Headquartered at Bangalore, IDS today has more than 1200 clients in over 20 countries. IDS has offices at Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Chennai & Goa in India and several offices globally. IDS specializes in comprehensive and integrated software solutions under the brand name ‘Fortune’ for the entire spectrum of the hospitality industry. IDS’ technology team has a combined domain experience of over 600 man-years. The company’s Development and Global Support Center at Bangalore offers support to its customers on a 24x7x365 basis. Fortune Suite powers Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, ITC Fortune Park Hotels, Royal Orchid Hotels and Club Mahindra Holidays to name a few.

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