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In The News
Rosen Convention Properties Unveil Breakthrough,
Fiber Optic Network with Orange County Convention Center
ORLANDO (June 10, 2009) – Orlando’s
Rosen Hotels & Resorts and the Orange County Convention Center
(OCCC) announced today a technological breakthrough in the meetings
and convention industry. The program is one of the first in the
United States that electronically links convention properties with
a convention center to provide unmatched attendance capacity, as
well as time- and money-saving, remote-registration capabilities.
This remarkable innovation in the meetings industry was created
by Smart City, the technology provider for the OCCC, and Millennium
Technology Group, the technology provider for Rosen Hotels &
Resorts. The president and COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts is
local hotelier, Harris Rosen. Thanks to this partnership, meeting
planners and attendees staying at Rosen Hotels & Resorts’
three convention properties can now easily check-in, register, print
badges and conduct other administrative duties via satellite, check-in
desks at any one of the three hotels.
“This incredible innovation will provide
our meeting attendees with unparalleled convenience, speed, high-tech
services and networking capabilities that are unrivaled at any other
hotel or convention center in the country,” said Leslie Menichini,
vice president of sales and marketing, Rosen Hotels & Resorts.
“Meeting planners now have at their fingertips a wealth of
creative IT solutions and fresh new ways to deliver content to their
attendees.”
The Rosen convention properties are the only hotels in Orlando to
be physically linked via fiber-optic cable to the OCCC secure network.
This connection allows remote check-in and registration to occur
in real time with the Convention Center network.
This amazing new capability also enables audio and video to be streamed
live from the OCCC to the meeting rooms and/or hotel rooms at the
three hotels. This technology allows multiple groups of attendees
to view content simultaneously from the OCCC and the hotels, which
makes it possible for even larger citywide groups to participate
in more convention activities than ever before. When convention
center sessions are sold out, additional seats can be added via
remote sessions at the hotel meeting rooms or even on hotel room
TVs. It also enables citywide attendees to travel less between meeting
locations for various sessions. “It is the goal of the Orange
County Convention Center to consistently deliver on our promise
of unparalleled guest service and exceed client expectations as
the ‘Center of Hospitality’,” said Kathie Canning,
deputy general manager, OCCC. “This new offering is one example
of how we are working with key partners, to develop unique services
for meeting planners and event attendees that they can only receive
when they use our venue.”
This revolution provides meeting attendees staying at the three
properties with limitless technology possibilities in terms of telephone,
video and data, including file sharing, Internet sharing and seamless
buy-outs of Wi-Fi services for group attendees. This connection
allows users to feel as if they are in the same building where the
event is taking place.
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For more information contact:
Jeff Hatcher
Director Technology Sales & Marketing
9939 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, Fl 32819-8701
407-996-6875 Direct
407-996-5866 Fax
JHatcher@mtg-fl.com
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