NEWS
Mews enables
largest property
management
system in
Belgium to offer
cloud capability
to customers
ConnectWise announces IT
Nation Connect is returning to
Europe in 2020
ConnectWise
is committed
to helping
its partners’
businesses
succeed
M
ews, a fast-growing SaaS property
management system (PMS) for
hotels and hostels, has acquired the largest
Belgium-based software-provider, Winner
Hotel Software. The strategic partnership
between two premier property management
systems will expand Mews’ reach and
bolsters its position as the fastest-growing
PMS solution in the world.
The deal means customers of Planet Winner,
a founder-owned and custom-built platform
with more than two decades experience
serving the hotel industry, will have access to
cloud-based functionality allowing them to
access their PMS anytime, from anywhere.
Founded in 2012, Mews aims to modernise
the customer experience for hotel guests by
providing hoteliers with a suite of software
infrastructure to support an open network of
applications. Its digital features include a fully
integrated payment solution, the first online
check-in and check-out suite, the industry’s
first truly open API and a marketplace with
more than 300 integrations.
Planet Winner owners, Ria de Temmerman,
and Dirk Leysen, said: “We believe the
Mews system allows us to help our
customers leapfrog towards state-of-the-
art, next-generation PMS technology
and that our 25-year knowledge and
experience can contribute to the growth
and success of Mews.”
Matthijs Welle, CEO at Mews, said: “We
welcome Planet Winner’s founders and its
customer-centric team into our family to
help us offer customers a great, future-proof
solution and usher in a new era of hospitality
in the Benelux.
“At Mews, we’re passionate about changing
the industry for the better and we’re excited
to partner with such an experienced player.”
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INTELLIGENTCIO
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onnectWise has announced that IT
Nation Connect, its premier event for
companies that sell, support and service
technology, will be returning to Europe
in 2020. The conference will take place
in Amsterdam from May 12–14 at the
Postillion Hotel and Convention Centre.
The format of the European event builds
on the success of previous IT Nation
Connect events, taking into account
participant feedback around content,
timing and speakers. Attendees at the
2020 European event will experience
three impactful days of speakers, sessions
and peer networking opportunities
focused on in-depth product training,
business best practices and thought
leadership that drives business growth.
For the first time, it will include content
from ConnectWise and Continuum,
ensuring that participants get insight and
product training on the full platform at
the same event.
The event’s keynote speaker will be
CEO of Service Leadership, Paul Dippell.
Dippell brings more than 25 years of
experience building, running, acquiring
and integrating IT solutions. He will
also be participating in a number of
breakout sessions.
Attendees will also hear from
ConnectWise’s IT Nation favourites
including: Craig Fulton; Arlin Sorensen;
and John Ford, as well as some of the
company’s newest colleagues from
Continuum and BrightGauge.
Jason Magee, CEO of ConnectWise, said:
“We’re so thrilled to bring IT Nation
Connect back to Europe. We had our
inaugural IT Nation Connect conference
in Australia in March 2019, our biggest
ever event in Orlando in October 2019,
and our forthcoming Amsterdam
event gives our European partners the
opportunity, once again, to attend
the industry’s premier event series.
Ultimately we are committed to helping
our partners’ businesses succeed and
these conferences are an integral part of
that commitment.” n
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