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Guest-Tek installs high-definition in-room entertainment system at the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon

^{Published on 2009-06-25 08:05:28, Last Modified on 2009-06-25 08:06:35 - Market Wire}
 

 CALGARY, June 25 /CNW/ - Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., ("Guest-Tek") (TSX:GTK), along with Shaw Communications Inc. and HotelSolutions, has installed a new high-definition ("HD") in-room entertainment system ("IRES") at the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon. This solution, provided over Shaw coax lines, represents the first HD Free-to-Guest ("FTG") television system installed in Canada. Now hoteliers have an option to provide a cost-effective digital IRES while allowing their guests to enjoy all the benefits this digital technology provides over traditional analog television. "Guest-Tek's FTG HD solution over coax provides a solid option for hoteliers across Canada to provide the products their guests have come to expect," said Arnon Levy, CEO of Guest-Tek. "We strive to identify innovative ways to deliver our product so that all parties are happy with the final result and by, working with other technology partners, we can deliver on that goal." "We are extremely pleased with the product and service and have seen that reflected in our guests' comments as well," states Trevor Newton, Director of Purchasing at Silverbirch Hotels & Resorts. "It was important to find a solution that provided our guests a high quality in-room entertainment experience while balancing our budget goals." The Radisson Hotel Saskatoon is the first Canadian hotel to install an HD solution by Guest-Tek using Shaw Cable. All 291 guest rooms will be equipped with the latest LG televisions through HotelSolutions. The solution doesn't require an in-room device (ie. Set Top Box) due to the decryption management card in the TV, thus allowing the channel lineup to be controlled at the TV. About Guest-Tek Guest-Tek is the world's largest provider of IP based technology solutions for the hospitality industry. Guest-Tek's OneView platform provides hotels with converged data, video and telephony services. Guest-Tek is a preferred vendor to major hotel brands, providing services including network design, procurement, implementation, and post sales customer support to 2,734 properties and over 505,000 rooms. Guest-Tek's common shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "GTK". The company's head offices are in Calgary, Alberta, and it has major support facilities in Irvine, California, and Warsaw, Poland as well as Sales offices located throughout North America and Europe. For more information about Guest-Tek, go to [ www.guest-tek.com ]. About Silverbirch Hotels & Resorts The Radisson Saskatoon is owned by SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts, one of Canada's leading hotel management companies which manages 25 hotels and resorts across Canada. The company manages independent hotels and hotels operating under major franchise brands, such as Crowne Plaza, Radisson, Hilton, Quality, Gouverneur, Best Western and Ramada. SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts is fully owned by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ("bcIMC"), a Canadian leader in investment funds management that is based in Victoria, British Columbia. About Shaw Communications Inc. Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business Solutions) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct). The Company serves 3.4 million customers, including over 1.6 million Internet and 750,000 Digital Phone customers, through a reliable and extensive network, which comprises 625,000 kilometres of fibre. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B, NYSE - SJR). About HotelSolutions HotelSolutions is the largest distributor of hospitality televisions in North America. HotelSolutions supplies environmentally friendly products including LED lighting, Dyson hand dryers, mounting hardware, LCD televisions, and various other hospitality related products and services to all the major hotel brands. HotelSolutions is a division of privately owned Dumoulin Electronique Inc. of Laval, Quebec and operates in offices throughout Canada and in the US under HotelSolutions USA Inc.