Ritz-Carlton eases event planning with mobile app

Ritz-Carlton eases event planning with mobile app

Ritz-Carlton’s ((Chime)) mobile app The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is enhancing its event services with a mobile application designed to assist meeting and event planners with the details involved with scheduling a function at a property. The app, ((Chime)), gives meeting planners a way to communicate with the Ritz-Carlton while organizing the fine details such as food and beverage choices, audio visual requests, in-room temperature and more. The ease of throwing an event

Bentley cruises on two wheels for charity

Bentley Boys for Care2Share bike race British automaker Bentley Motors threw its racing credentials behind the charitable shopping platform Care2Save by participating in a 170-mile bike ride May 1. Bentley Boys Guy Smith, Andy Meyrick and Steven Kane shifted from four wheels to two to raise awareness for the charity. The 12-hour race generated donations throughout and helps align the brand’s motor sports division with a broader cause. “Bentley has supported

Top 5 brand moments from last week

Exterior of Selfridges’ Oxford Street store; photo credit Andrew Meredith Familiar concepts were challenged by brands across categories. Department store Selfridges examined the struggles that attend finding a work-life balance, while automaker Audi pinched some inspiration from the sharing economy. Elsewhere, the Whitney Museum of American Art sought to open the insular art world up to a broader audience. Here are the top five brand moments from last week, in

Tom Ford, Chanel, Ferragamo and Bulgari Hotels – Live news

Cara Delevingne for Tom Ford Beauty Luxury Daily’s live news from May 1: UK’s ASA clears Tom Ford fragrance ad after claims of indecency A fragrance effort by U.S. fashion label Tom Ford has received negative feedback due to accusations that the image is degrading to women.Click here to read the entire article Chanel taps South Korea for annual cruise collection presentation French fashion house Chanel will present its cruise

Microsoft previews a customizable, versatile Windows 10 for enterprise

At its inaugural Ignite Conference in Chicago, Microsoft gave business users a preview of Windows 10’s enterprise-specific features and toolsets. The operating system, which is rumored to go live this summer, will feature enhanced management, security and productivity options specifically designed for the business user. Windows Update for Business is a new tool that will provide IT teams with streamlined access to recently launched security updates and features. The management

Industry Voice: 7 criteria for data encryption

Encrypting data provides a critical, last stand for protecting information that becomes compromised. However, improperly implemented strategies can actually create additional vulnerabilities. To ensure adequate protection, we recommend following these seven criteria for encrypting data: 1. Know your encryption options The basic options for encrypting data are FTPS, SFTP and HTTPS. FTPS is the fastest, however, it is more complex with both implicit and explicit modes and high requirements for

May the 4th be with you – go grab yourself some great Star Wars goodies

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Bigger than Christmas, bigger than Halloween, bigger than your birthday. It’s Star Wars day. Every year on May 4 we worship at the alter of George Lucas (and quite soon JJ Abrams too, if the new film’s any good) and pledge our allegiance to the galaxy. And what better way to show your support than with some cool, possibly unnecessary merch? Our

Is India becoming a tech powerhouse?

Introduction and the spread of smartphones It used to be called the Elephant Economy, but the vast subcontinent of India is fast moving up the list of global markets where tech is big business. In the world at large, India has produced myriad multinational IT firms, from Infosys and Tata to Wipro and Cognizant. But as an internal marketplace, India can seem impenetrable; this country is like nowhere else on

Two-legged robot goes for a walk

Roboticists at Oregon State University have successfully completed the first field test of a two-legged robot, which they hope could one day be able to run like a human. The robot, which stands about the same height as a person and is named ‘ATRIAS’, was able to keep its balance while taking a walk in a grassy field, up and down a hill. Humans tried to put it off by