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OMNI chooses iBahn for IPTV iBahn has been selected as a preferred vendor of IPTV ( Internet protocol television ) for Omni Hotels & Resorts .
At the 1,001-room Omni Dallas Hotel , iBahn ’ s largest IPTV installation in North America , guests can experience an expansive roster of HD channels on any television in their room , including the HD screen embedded in their bathroom mirror . iBahn completed the installation in less than 90 days and continues to support the property with ETVi , its IPTV service .
“ Our guests expect the Omni experience to be one of seamless luxury ,” says Ed Netzhammer , managing director and regional VP of operations for Omni Hotels & Resorts . “ We chose iBahn ’ s IPTV solution because it is flexible and integrates well with our brand as well as with our other property applications .”
Matthias Hartmann , service director of the Estrel Hotel & Convention Center in Berlin , sums up his impression of the automatic napkin-folder Rofobox : “ We are very pleased that we were able to test the Rofobox in our day-to-day operations . Unbeatable arguments that speak for the Rofobox are the absolutely hygienic work , the simple and space-saving logistics as well as significant relief of our service staff .”
BLANCO PLATE DISPENSERS WIN DESIGN AWARD
New Blanco plate dispensers have received the “ red dot ” quality seal for excellent design . The “ red dot design award ,” conducted by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen , is awarded in three categories : product design , communication design and design concept . This year the jury received more than 4,500 product design applications ; products were evaluated based on design and potential for market success .
The dispensers promise reduced energy consumption and increased capacity , and a new square plate tube holds almost any plate shape .
“ Successful design doesn ’ t stand alone — it also emphasizes and facilitates functionality ,” says Oliver Müller , product manager for catering systems at Blanco CS . “ The international recognition with the famous red dot motivates us enormously .”
New Blanco plate dispensers promise reduced energy consumption and increased capacity , and a new square plate tube holds almost any plate shape .
In brief
� Stefen Walter has been named chief technical officer at Blanco CS .
� NewWave from Villeroy & Boch is the official Bocuse d ’ Or plate for 2012-
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2013 . It was also used during the Bocuse d ’ Or in Shanghai June 12-14 .
� Speakman Co . has added two call agents to its team to guarantee any customer calling between 8 a . m . and 5 p . m . local time will be greeted by a live voice .
� Suzanne Painter- Supplee has joined Vollrath in the new role of director of consultant sales .
� Dometic has been awarded the Gold Star Award
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2012 from magazine Top Hotel during the Internorga Show in Hamburg , Germany , this past March .
� Libbey Foodservice has announced the winners of its Kickin ’ Glass Sales Promotion : Seth Sandstrum , marketing associate for Sysco Denver , and Dave Dale , events coordinator for the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins , Colorado .
� Beech Ovens has joined Plates for Mates , a fundraising event conceived by a group of Australia ’ s leading chefs as a way to express their support for celebrity chef and caterer Matt Golinski , who lost his wife and three daughters in a fire last year .
� Chile-based Valor Sustentable will provide EarthCheck training and services throughout Chile , Argentina , Uruguay and Peru .
� Pegasus Solutions has appointed David Millili chief executive officer and Steve Lapekas chief information officer .
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