hospitality

March 7, 2014

NETWORKING

Unlocking the Connected Guest Experience

4 min read

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal featured a hotel that will soon be using mobile technology to bypass the check-in process. Guests will have the option...

December 20, 2013

NETWORKING

Naughty or Nice: Cisco Wireless Rewards Release 7.6 Innovations to All

2 min read

Deloitte’s 2013 Annual Holiday survey came out with some staggering statistics: Nearly 7 in 10 shoppers will use their smartphones and tablets to shop this holiday season. Nearly...

December 19, 2013

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Bringing the Internet of Everything to Life for Hoteliers

2 min read

In my recent post, “The Internet of Everything’s Impact on Hospitality”, I discussed how the Internet of Everything (IoE) is currently transforming the hospitality industry to more effectively enhance the...

December 5, 2013

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The Internet of Everything’s Impact on Hospitality

2 min read

When a person is considered tech-savvy and “always-connected” in their day-to-day life, these expectations don’t change when they stay in a hotel. In fact, this new “connected hotel guest” actually...

September 3, 2013

NETWORKING

Clouds are Rolling into the Hotel Industry

2 min read

The hotel industry has traditionally managed IT applications and network infrastructure locally on property, which led to higher costs associated with...

July 10, 2013

NETWORKING

The Next Big Innovation Cycle for Hoteliers

2 min read

Remember the time when we were trying to figure out exactly what the Internet was? Web pages and dot coms didn’t make complete sense. Wow, how times have changed....

July 5, 2013

NETWORKING

Cisco’s Connected Mobile Experiences at Cisco Live Orlando 2013

2 min read

Orlando 2013 being Cisco Live’s largest event yet with over 20000 delegates was where CMX was shown to be a very key part of Cisco’s strategic business solutions offering and was shown right throughout the show from Key note addresses to booth demos, to focussed presentations to whisper suites even to deep customer on to […]

July 1, 2013

NETWORKING

Swan & Dolphin Resort Showcases Connected Mobile Experiences at Cisco Live!

1 min read

As part of Cisco Live! last week, Cisco hosted a Connected Mobile Experiences Dinner last night with senior executives of some of our customers and partners in  Shula’s Steak house at the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando. One of the key points of the night was the presentation by Chet Patel, Director of IT at […]

June 27, 2013

NETWORKING

Live from HITEC – BYOC and the Future of In-Room Technology

2 min read

We’ve had a great time at HITEC so far!  One of the common themes we’ve seen throughout the conference is the importance of an end-to-end connected hotel and the emergence of BYOC.  What’s BYOC?  It’s the result of BYOD. Today, one quarter of mobile users own more than one mobile device, with an expectation of […]