July 6, 2003

ONHTEC STUDIO 2003: Interview w/ Mike Gadbury - Managing Director of Visual One Systems (Europe)

Since 1977, Visual One Systems has provided software systems to the hospitality industry. Their Windows-based products, using a Microsoft SQL database, include property management, sales & catering, restaurant point-of-sale, back-office accounting, and golf course management. Mike Gadbury - Managing Director of Visual One Systems (Europe) provides the HITEC audience with an update about V1's products and activities outside the US.

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About Visual One Systems - A privately-held company that has provided software to the Hospitality Industry since 1977. In addition to the software mentioned above, they also provide Condominium Accounting software, Club Management, Central Guest Data Warehousing and are about to introduce their Central Reservations Software and Spa Management System. They will be exhibiting at HITEC, Exhibit #1020. .

Mike Gadbury established International Guest Systems (IGS) who became the market leading suppliers in the UK market. Mike eventually sold the business to the LK Group (later to become AremisSoft) More recently Mike has been Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, with SoftBrands Hospitality before his appointment to head Visual One's European operation.

About the ONHTEC Exhibition - ONHTEC®, a co-production by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals® and Hsyndicate, aims to become the most comprehensive and trendsetting online conference & showcase of hospitality IT & distribution technology available on the web. Starting from October 2002, ONHTEC ® will provide quarterly scheduled online conferences geared around pertinent trends in hospitality technology. ONHTEC ® aims to provide knowledge & know-how to industry professionals at all levels of expertise. For more information about the conference, please go to the ONHTEC web site at . For more information about the exposition, please contact Lance Peterson at [email protected] or (512) 249-5333 x20.

Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing streaming multimedia-content for these websites. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hsyndicate to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last couple of years. His column and content are featured in the Hospitality Net weekly newsletter. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics and WUSA's Washington Freedom. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via email: [email protected].