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Research Backbone of IDS Softwares
Posted OnOctober 21, 2008 by Rose Mary
Research forms the backbone of IDS’ commitment to provide world-class software solutions and services to the hospitality industry.
As companies in the hospitality spectrum look for implementing major operational changes for achieving cost reductions, improving service levels and better asset utilization, developers like IDS Softwares who provide fully integrated hospitality software, need to optimize their solutions to meet the requirements of global operations.
A solution provider may study only the important aspects of a client’s hospitality management needs or all about the specific functionality needed in certain areas of it, depending on the case maybe, to achieve seamless operational integration of all functional areas.
At IDS, it is ensured that the client receives only a single platform solution and not individual applications for each part of the hotel operation, resulting in a multitude of disjointed systems. This calls for processing enormous amount of information from all departments under the guidance of a qualified R&D team.
IDS follows a two-pronged research strategy that not only assures quality of our softwaresystems but also incorporates all aspects of property management requirements based on the latest trends in the hospitality business.
Software Quality Research
On software quality, all software systems developed by IDS’ R&D team goes through a thorough testing cycle by our quality assurance department, headed by experienced managers with proven expertise in systems design, development and quality control to add value to our customers.
IDS’ quality team utilizes contemporary tools to conform error-free coding, continuously evaluating the products to maintain high quality standards. It plugs all loopholes indatabase security and makes sure no part of the hotel operation is left unaddressed, starting from reservation to stores & inventory. The software is then installed at beta sites for live environment testing, before being commercially released.
All products at IDS pass through layers of testing at each level so that the end-user experiences smooth functioning through all operations at the property. The essence of this quality comes alive with the fact that IDS is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.
Global Perspective Research
A fully customizable option requires specific functional research than general purpose hospitality software that can be used at a hotel or resort. Just as software testing demands quality control, Property Management for the Hospitality Industry calls attention for all-round research. To provide localized and customized version of the software, research becomes all the more essential. As hospitality industry depends on variables like seasonal charges, differential rates, maintaining loyalty points, etc. a software maker has to take all these into account. A multi-national software provider also has to take under consideration details of the following aspects in various countries of operations. It may be researching employment terms in various countries to build the appropriate Payroll system or researching tax options and liabilities in various countries to be built in to the entire software for smooth accounts. IDS has even been able to launch multi-lingual solutions based on global research carried out through years.
Market Research
A good hotel software vendor identifies the various market segments for the hotel room to enable differential pricing scheme for maximizing capacity and revenue. An efficient vendor uses the past data and applies statistical know-how for improving asset utilization, implementing meaningful cost reductions and maximizing expectation of revenues for a property owner.
A progressive software company like IDS always remains alert for latest industry trends to keep up with the changing times. If more guests expect hotels to upgrade their properties with Wi-Fi or the latest in-room entertainment services, the research team at IDS ensures that the Property Management System gets tuned to monitor such usage for optimizing revenues for hotels. In the end, profit-maximization and cost saving remains the defining factor behind all such research.
Key areas where market research is essential:
* complete localization
* real-time online business and financial information
* multilingual options and currency converter
* customizable discount and tax calculation
IDS Softwares Gets Ready for Tomorrow
IDS continues to innovate on next-generation solutions for the hospitality industry. This is in keeping the current and future technology trends, the demanding hotel industry and value conscious and technologically-oriented next generation guests arriving at the reception!!
As companies in the hospitality spectrum look for implementing major operational changes for achieving cost reductions, improving service levels and better asset utilization, developers like IDS Softwares who provide fully integrated hospitality software, need to optimize their solutions to meet the requirements of global operations.
A solution provider may study only the important aspects of a client’s hospitality management needs or all about the specific functionality needed in certain areas of it, depending on the case maybe, to achieve seamless operational integration of all functional areas.
At IDS, it is ensured that the client receives only a single platform solution and not individual applications for each part of the hotel operation, resulting in a multitude of disjointed systems. This calls for processing enormous amount of information from all departments under the guidance of a qualified R&D team.
IDS follows a two-pronged research strategy that not only assures quality of our softwaresystems but also incorporates all aspects of property management requirements based on the latest trends in the hospitality business.
Software Quality Research
On software quality, all software systems developed by IDS’ R&D team goes through a thorough testing cycle by our quality assurance department, headed by experienced managers with proven expertise in systems design, development and quality control to add value to our customers.
IDS’ quality team utilizes contemporary tools to conform error-free coding, continuously evaluating the products to maintain high quality standards. It plugs all loopholes indatabase security and makes sure no part of the hotel operation is left unaddressed, starting from reservation to stores & inventory. The software is then installed at beta sites for live environment testing, before being commercially released.
All products at IDS pass through layers of testing at each level so that the end-user experiences smooth functioning through all operations at the property. The essence of this quality comes alive with the fact that IDS is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.
Global Perspective Research
A fully customizable option requires specific functional research than general purpose hospitality software that can be used at a hotel or resort. Just as software testing demands quality control, Property Management for the Hospitality Industry calls attention for all-round research. To provide localized and customized version of the software, research becomes all the more essential. As hospitality industry depends on variables like seasonal charges, differential rates, maintaining loyalty points, etc. a software maker has to take all these into account. A multi-national software provider also has to take under consideration details of the following aspects in various countries of operations. It may be researching employment terms in various countries to build the appropriate Payroll system or researching tax options and liabilities in various countries to be built in to the entire software for smooth accounts. IDS has even been able to launch multi-lingual solutions based on global research carried out through years.
Market Research
A good hotel software vendor identifies the various market segments for the hotel room to enable differential pricing scheme for maximizing capacity and revenue. An efficient vendor uses the past data and applies statistical know-how for improving asset utilization, implementing meaningful cost reductions and maximizing expectation of revenues for a property owner.
A progressive software company like IDS always remains alert for latest industry trends to keep up with the changing times. If more guests expect hotels to upgrade their properties with Wi-Fi or the latest in-room entertainment services, the research team at IDS ensures that the Property Management System gets tuned to monitor such usage for optimizing revenues for hotels. In the end, profit-maximization and cost saving remains the defining factor behind all such research.
Key areas where market research is essential:
* complete localization
* real-time online business and financial information
* multilingual options and currency converter
* customizable discount and tax calculation
IDS Softwares Gets Ready for Tomorrow
IDS continues to innovate on next-generation solutions for the hospitality industry. This is in keeping the current and future technology trends, the demanding hotel industry and value conscious and technologically-oriented next generation guests arriving at the reception!!