The program, currently being tested at the Aloft Lexington in Lexington, Mass., gives an enhanced RFID keycard to preferred guests. On the day of a planned stay, a text message is sent directly to the guest's mobile device providing their room number.

Global electronic lock provider Kaba Ilco was recently awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification. The Montreal manufacturing facility was granted the registration by Intertek, an independent third-party auditor.

Electronic lock company Saflok completes agreement to enable smart room interoperability with Control4.

Saflok is collaborating with OpenWays, a global provider of mobile-based access-management and guest-service solutions for the hospitality industry. Through this alliance, Saflok and OpenWays have developed an interface that enables Saflok locks to read a 'key' that is delivered by an OpenWays-enabled cell phone.

A demonstration of the VISIONLINE wireless RF-online system will be showcased at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, Nov. 7-10, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York at booth 3138.

Many mainstay technology vendors introduced new extensions to their products at HITEC 2009.

Messenger LENS is a component of the latest release of the Messenger bi-directional wireless communication system, which operates on the ZigBee ProStack protocol. This internationally accepted ZigBee protocol is ideal for large multi-room applications with numerous devices communicating simultaneously via a wireless network.

Designed in conjunction with IHG, Hotel in-a-Box (HIB) is an integrated technology package that provides hotel owners who are building properties from the ground up with the design, development and management of the core systems needed to support a property.

In what could be considered an industry first, IBM and InterContinental Hotels Group have partnered to offer franchisees the first bundled package of its kind; at IHG's limited-service brands, hotel owners have the option of purchasing many technology services from one vendor.

VingCard introduces a new, contactless RFID version of its widespread, iconic electronic locking solution, Classic by VingCard, for its customers currently operating magnetic-stripe guestroom door locks.