MSI Agrees to Acquire Property Management Systems from Pegasus Solutions
October 21 2005 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEGS) announced today that it has
selected Multi-Systems Inc. (MSI), a leading property management
system provider, as the buyer for Pegasus' NovaPlus and
GuestView(R) property management systems (PMS) business. MSI has
signed an agreement to buy Pegasus' PMS business, which has both
chain and independent hotel customers including a number of Best
Western properties. Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions is a global
leader in providing technology and services to hotels and travel
distributors. MSI develops, markets and supports integrated
property management systems for the lodging industry. MSI has an
existing relationship with Best Western International as one of its
technology providers; the company already has an interface with
Best Western's LYNX central reservation system. MSI has a customer
base of more than 2,800 properties. Pegasus will continue to
operate its PMS business and to provide support to its PMS
customers until the purchase by MSI has been completed. The terms
of the transaction were not disclosed. Any gain or loss in
connection with the transaction is not expected to be material to
the operations of the company and will be recorded in discontinued
operations. Pegasus continues to review opportunities regarding the
sale of its PegasusCentral(TM) property management system. John F.
Davis III, chairman and CEO of Pegasus, said: "MSI is a great
choice because it is a respected PMS supplier in the hotel
industry, and the team there already has great experience working
with Best Western International. We're committed to working with
MSI toward a smooth transition." About MSI MSI, founded in 1990, is
a leading supplier of hotel technology and property management
systems. With an installed customer base of more than 2,800 hotels
and resorts throughout North America, MSI is one of the lodging
industry's largest providers of fully integrated property
management, sales, marketing & catering, point of sale,
centralized corporate services, and wireless PM systems. MSI
specializes in "total system solutions" for management companies
and hotel chains by providing central reservation and property
system integration. MSI's customer support team has been recognized
as one of the best in the industry and is the key to the success of
their products and services. For additional information about
Multi-Systems, Inc. technology solutions, please contact Bridget
Oliva at 800-331-7890 or info@msisolutions.com. For more
information on MSI, visit www.msisolutions.com. About Pegasus
Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEGS) is a global
leader in providing technology and services to hotels and travel
distributors. Founded in 1989, Pegasus' customers include a
majority of the world's travel agencies and more than 60,000 hotel
properties around the globe. Pegasus' services include central
reservation systems, electronic distribution services, commission
processing and payment services, and marketing representation
services, including the consumer Web site, www.hotelbook.com(TM).
The company's representation services, including Utell by
Pegasus(TM) and Unirez by Pegasus(TM), are used by nearly 7,000
member hotels in 140 countries, making Pegasus the hotel industry's
largest third-party marketing and reservations provider. Pegasus
has 18 offices in 13 countries, including regional hubs in London,
Scottsdale and Singapore. For more information, please visit
www.pegs.com. Some statements made in this press release are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements include statements regarding future events, financial
projections, estimated transaction volumes and expected average
daily room rates, as well as management's expectations, beliefs,
hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Because such
statements deal with future events, they are subject to various
risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially
from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute
to such difference include, but are not limited to, terrorist acts
or war, global health epidemics, variation in demand for and
acceptance of the company's products and services, the level of
product and price competition from existing and new competitors,
delays in developing, marketing and deploying new products and
services, any strategic alternative undertaken by the company, the
inability of the company to sell the PMS operations, risks
associated with a PMS sale transaction and the inability of the
company to terminate the PMS services as expected, as well as other
risks identified in the company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, including those appearing under the caption
Risk Factors in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2004.
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