De Vere Hotels and Resorts chooses Merlin Software for its seasonal ownership business

Sept. 30, 2010 - PRLog -- With a wide portfolio of locations across the UK, including four luxurious seasonal and fractional ownership destinations in Scotland and northern England, De Vere offers guests discerning service, delightful settings and superb leisure and golf facilities. De Vere’s resorts (Belton Woods in Lincolnshire, Slaley Hall in Northumberland, Cameron House and the Carrick on Loch Lomond), feature some of the finest Championship golf courses in the UK and host many golfing events.

“It was time to replace our current software but we had to find a solution that could handle the diverse nature of our business. Not only does De Vere offer seasonal ownership products but we also have fractional, short term ownership and rental products available,” said Allan Reich, General Manager De Vere Seasonal Ownership. “Merlin is able to handle all the different types of product that we sell and tracks ownerships with ease”.

The De Vere team were particularly keen that their separate offices were able to log in and view the same data easily and without costly hardware or communication links. “As Merlin is a web-based solution our staff, who are located all over the country, are able to log in and view the same data. All we need is a simple internet connection. There were no other hardware requirements”.

Merlin Software provides a complete, single software solution for today’s resort business. Developed as state of the art Business Application Software, Merlin is the only software available that is intrinsically web-based and served totally over the internet. It is not functionality that has been added as an afterthought in order to keep up with modern trends. Users access their Merlin accounts securely via a web browser from anywhere. Functionality includes the Merlin marketing, sales, front office and back office modules, stand alone exchange facility and website integration.

The technology platform for Merlin consists of a Microsoft SQL Server database back end with the front end built using Active Server Pages (Browser Front End).

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Developed by Mike Pnematicatos with 25 years’ experience in vacation ownership, Merlin is the complete software solution for resorts. It is web-based, highly interactive and includes property managment, sales, marketing and accounting functionality.

Using the latest web technology, Merlin can handle all types of ownership product from fixed week timeshare and points to fractional ownership and multi-destination clubs. Merlin is also used by timeshare service businesses such as marketers, trustee organisations and assocations.

As Merlin is served over the Internet there is no requirement for any expensive communication links or set up fees and can be accessed from wherever there is an Internet connection.