Interview With Robert S. Bennett, Sr. Vice President, Property Systems & Services, Pegasus Solutions, Inc - Internet Enabled PMS - Expectations vs Reality of ASP Solutions (HITEC 2002 Video)

About Pegasus Solutions, Inc
Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions, Inc. is a leading global provider of hotel reservation technologies. Its services include central reservations systems; electronic distribution services that connect more than 42,000 hotels to the Internet and to the global distribution systems (GDS); travel agent commission processing and payment services; the consumer Internet site TravelWeb.com www.travelweb.com; the Utell marketing and reservation representation service www.Utell.com; and PegasusCentral™, a Web-based enterprise solution with property management applications. Pegasus' customers comprise the majority of travel agencies around the world, including the top 10 largest U.S.-based travel agencies1; more than 46,000 hotel properties around the globe, including 48 of the 50 largest hotel brands in the world based on total number of guest rooms2; and thousands of Web sites/services have their hotel reservations Powered by Pegasus™. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Pegasus has 22 offices in 16 countries, including regional hubs in Phoenix, London and Singapore. The company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol PEGS.

BIO
Robert S. Bennett, Sr. Vice President, Property Systems & Services
Pegasus Solutions, Inc
Robert S. Bennett serves as senior vice president - property systems and services for Pegasus Solutions, a leading worldwide provider of hotel industry reservations transaction processing and electronic commerce services. With more than 25 years of experience, Bennett is primarily responsible for developing, directing and launching Pegasus' Web-based property technology ASP initiatives.

Bennett most recently worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he directed the technology practice of the company's hospitality and leisure management consulting services. His career also includes serving in senior management positions in the area of technology with MICROS-Fidelio Inc.; Marriott International, Inc.; and Hilton International Co.

Bennett was recently inducted into the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) International Hospitality Hall of Fame, the hospitality industry's highest level of recognition in the area of technology. He received a bachelor of science in hotel administration from Cornell University. He also completed the Marriott Executive Management Seminars, developed by the University of Maryland Business School. He is a founding member and currently vice-chairman of the American Hotel and Motel Association Technology Committee. Bennett is also a frequent speaker and member of the advisory board for the HITEC conference, which is presented by the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) organization.

Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for hsyndicate.com, wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing content for these websites in the form of articles and both audio and video interviews. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hospitality Net to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last year. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics, WUSA's Washington Freedom and DC United of MLS. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via [email protected].