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Making cloud computing less cloudy

You want your resort to be as efficient and profitable as possible.

You know that you will need software to do this and that means business applications. But these can be very expensive and complex requiring an in-house data centre with licenses, servers, storage, networking equipment and IT staff.

And you pay for this upfront and then you pay again for upgrades as they are released plus more backup, security systems, extra storage, new staff….

This is the traditional way of running a business. Technology, however, has moved on. With the advent of cheap broadband it became clear that businesses don’t need in-house data centres. They also don’t need to be near the computer running the application as only a fast Internet connection is needed between them.

The result of this is the development of cloud computing and software as a service. And it changes everything.

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Heartbleed Bug

The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over…

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ARDA World 2014

The Merlin team has just returned home from ARDA World 2014 which took place at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas from April 7-9. I am sure that everyone who attended will agree it was a great convention with plenty of informative sessions, a good exhibition hall and some superb networking.

It was a great opportunity to meet with many of our clients, make some great contacts with new leads and show-off our new exhibition stand!

The Technology Smorgasbord panel on Wednesday morning was well attended and addressed many of the questions resorts ask when they are thinking of upgrading and installing new software. We hope that those who came along found it helpful and interesting.

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Key points to consider when choosing timeshare software

When deciding which software to use to run your business or indeed when analysing your current software to audit its suitability, you need to consider the following:

Core Features

Timeshare Software should cover four core areas or modules:

Marketing module

Your timeshare software should have a marketing module that allows you to:

  • build a database of leads and clients
  • record all of your marketing activities
  • track responses to marketing activities
  • determine response rates, cost per lead and cost per sale
  • profile clients
  • track sales
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Using Software as a Service to build a smarter enterprise

IBM has announced the results of a recent survey that showed that nearly half of the businesses using Software as a Service (SaaS) are achieving competitive advantage, rather than simply reducing costs.

Leading enterprises — those gaining competitive advantage through broad SaaS adoption — are collaborating more effectively through social business tools, improving the customer experience, and accelerating time to market through their SaaS initiatives.

The survey was conducted with more than 800 IT and business decision makers worldwide by the IBM Center for Applied Insights.

Global spending on Software as a Service is expected to reach $45.6B by 2017, according to industry estimates.

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Merlin nominated for Best Technology award 2014

Merlin Software has been nominated once again for Best Technology at the Perspective Magazine awards which will take place in Sarasota, Florida on February 12, 2014.

The Awards recognise the stand-out industry companies and individuals across a wide variety of categories and are held in conjunction with the Global Networking EXpo, also known as the GNEX Conference, hosted by Perspective Group.

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