protel MPE and protel HQ

protel central solutions side by side

Feature	protel MPE	protel HQ
Database	One central databas	One central database for headquarters One database in each hotel
Application server	Central application server or local servers in individual hotels	Local servers in individual hotels
Network topology	Leased line over internet (Virtual Private Network)	Local area networks in headquarters and hotels, data updates* over slow internet connections
Data availability	Real time	After updates* with the locations/headquarters
Type of central informa	All information is available in real time	Information is restricted to reservations, prices, customer profiles, history and management information for central data warehousing
Server	High availability system	Hardware with standard redundancy
protel software at HQ	protel MPE	protel SQL Client
protel software at hotels	protel HQ	protel SQL Client
Central reservation system (CRS)	All reservations affect availability in real time	Availability is updated after data updates*
Central internet reservation system (CIRS)	In real time, access to all information	In real time for the headquarters, after updates* for hotels
Central information system (CIS)	In real time, access to all information	Selected information on guest profiles, guests from membership or club programs
Management information system (MIS)	In real time, access to all information	Selected revenue and stay information about guests, companies, travel agencies and sources

* Data can be automatically updated as often as desired depending on the available network bandwidth.