The lock manufacturing company is using a more eco-friendly process to color stainless steel, resulting in a reduction of harmful emissions caused by manufacture of brass-coated equipment. The company says 100 tons of brass metal will be replaced with stainless steel as a result of the switch. More>>

RFID-based keycards will be more affordable than ever, near-field communication-enabled mobile devices will hit the States and new technology like crypto-acoustic credentialing will allow guests to skip check-in and use their phone as a secure room key.More>>

January's hot products are the latest high-tech locks.More>>

ABC 7 Denver reports that fights broke out after guests became locked out of their rooms at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, after the property's locking technology crashed at midnight on December 31. Eyewitnesses claim guests rioted in the hallways and even urinated in public. The hotel refunded...More>>

Forbes reports that a Hungarian citizen who hacked Marriott International's computer systems, then contacted the brand asking for a job in their security department, has plead guilty in federal court to transmitting malicious code in a particularly bizarre case. Attila Nemeth, 26, threatened in...More>>

KABA recently completed the installation of its contactless ILCO 790 RFID electronic door locks for all 669 guestrooms in the Yotel New York. This is KABA's fourth installation in a Yotel property.More>>

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals and the American Hotel and Lodging Association will partner for a dozen webinars based on the AH&LA’s Technology Primer, beginning in October 2011. Topics include PCI compliance, Green IT and hotel technology infrastructure. The webinars will be...More>>

OpenWays' new technology allows hoteliers to neutralize a lost master key with a mobile application. Overall key rights can also be managed from a device.More>>

The Cornell Center for Hospitality has released a study analyzing the IT networks of hotel properties along with a tool for hoteliers to help test and explore service staffing possibilities.More>>

As more guests bring their expensive electronic gadgets along during their stay, hoteliers are beginning to install larger safes to keep their guests feeling safe and their property secure. For hotels without an existing guestroom safe, an upgrade is almost certainly a necessity. More>>