TY - BOOK AU - Kasavana, Michael L. TI - Managing technology in the hospitality industry SN - 9780866123570 AV - TX 911.3.E4 .K37 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Lansing, Michigan PB - American Institute and Lodging Educational Institute KW - HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY -- DATA PROCESSING N1 - Includes index; 1.Hospitality technology systems -- 2.Hospitality technology components -- 3.Reservation systems -- 4.Rooms management and guest accounting applications -- 5.Property management system interfaces -- 6.Point-of-sale technology -- 7.Food and beverage management applications -- 8.Sales and catering applications -- 9.Accounting applications -- 10.Information management -- 11.System selection -- 12.System and security maintenance N2 - This textbook provides an overview of the information needs of lodging properties and food service establishments. Readers will learn the basics of purchasing, implementing, maintaining, and managing a variety of technology systems used in hospitality. This edition has been updated with new information on gesture interfacing, multicore processors, PCI DSS with regard to POS systems, and a new section on tablet POS systems ER -