Data Plus Back Office Selected by Shield Hotel Management
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA, December 1, 2005. Data Plus, Inc, a provider of hospitality-specific accounting software, is pleased to announce it has been selected as the back office accounting solution for Shield Hotel Management. The Northampton, Massachusetts-based management company, formed in 2002 by Kenny Patel and Gary Avigne, provides traditional hotel structure and discipline to a portfolio of fine limited services hotel assets. Shield Hotel Management group owns franchise hotels and provides consulting to hotels throughout New England.
Data Plus President Bruce Bensetler said, "We look forward to providing the accounting foundation for this rapidly growing management company. Their vision of a centralized system with remote access and extensive reporting is consistent with what we see today in many of the successful management companies that are taking advantage of the Internet to leverage their resources."
Shield Hotel Management is installing a multi-property database with a selection of modules from the suite of fully integrated applications known as Data Plus Hospitality Solutions, including a Payroll Interface for ADP. Data Plus' system will allow the company to handle the accounting for all of the hotels from one database, while at the same time allowing for remote data entry for each individual property.
About Data Plus, Inc.
Since 1986, Data Plus has been providing accounting solutions to the Hospitality Industry. Hotels, restaurants, time-share operators, resorts, and casinos all over the world, varying in size and operational style, rely on their superior applications, system interfaces, and knowledgeable support. The suite of applications, known as Data Plus Hospitality Solutions, is completely integrated for maximum efficiency, and is installable as individual modules over time. Data Plus is able to accommodate both the needs of the single site operator as well as the complex operational needs of an international management company. For more information on Data Plus, please visit their website at www.dphs.com.
About Shield Hotel Management
For more information visit www.dunfeyhospitalitygroup.com.
Contact:
Tiah Cotoni
Data Plus, Inc.
91 Tyngsboro Road
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: 978-888-6300
www.dphs.com
tlc@dphs.com
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