Markham, ON – May 15, 2012 –  NORTHWIND, provider of Maestro™ Enterprise Property Management hotel software and reservation software solutions for the industry’s leading independent hotels, resorts, and multi-property groups, announced it will launch the ‘New Face’ of hotel service and productivity at HITEC 2012 with its Maestro iPad Xpress Check-In app.  HITEC will be held June 25 – 28 in the Baltimore Convention Center.  Click here to learn more about Maestro’s solutions for profitability and productivity.  
 
NORTHWIND’s Xpress Check-In app lets properties use iPads and other tablet devices for personalized mobile check-in and check-out services with seamless remote access to the Maestro Property Management Suite.  NORTHWIND combined its industry experience with the latest iPad application advances to supercharge guest service and optimize revenue and productivity.  With the portability, large screen and long battery life of the iPad, it is suited very well for the round-the-clock hotel industry. The Maestro Xpress iPad solution enables staff to perform all the system check-in and -out functions of a wired front desk terminal anywhere a wireless signal is available. This is tomorrow’s technology today that meets the emerging demands of tech-savvy travelers. 

Xpress Check-In registers entire groups from meeting rooms and conference spaces
Maestro Xpress Check-In is ideal for processing large groups quickly and conveniently to keep the lobby operating smoothly.  Groups and conference attendee registration may be handled in a meeting room, at a welcome reception, or during a kick-off meeting.  Entire tour groups may also be registered, their credit cards processed, and keys encoded and distributed while still on their bus for greater convenience. 
 
“Independent operators look to NORTHWIND to develop advanced guest-experience amenities that enable them to offer valuable, unique services that drive revenue and increase productivity; our new Maestro Xpress Check-in solution delivers all this and more,” said Warren Dehan, NORTHWIND president. “We worked with IJWS to create our iPad Xpress Check-In app that integrates with Maestro PMS to register guests in the lobby or curbside for the ultimate in personalized service and upsell capability." IJWS (It Just Works Software Corporation) has specialized in the development of hospitality systems since 1996. It is a leader in the self service check-in/check-out kiosk market.