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Hotel Management Systems (HMS)
Hotelgears gives you a single platform with multiple hotel management systems for all your hotels under a single managed site.
Hotelgears provides you with multiple Hotel Management Systems; ensuring the perfect fit for you and your business.
In the hospitality industry, hotel management systems are also known as property management systems (PMS), are system used to manage guest bookings, online reservations, point of sale, telephone and other amenities. Hotel property management systems may interface with central reservation systems and revenue or yield management systems, front office, back office and point of sale systems.
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Cloud Computing
"Cloud computing... is a style of computing where IT-related capabilities are provided 'as a service,' allowing users to access technology-enabled services 'in the cloud'
without knowledge of, expertise with or control over the technology infrastructure that supports them." Learn more about Cloud Computing.
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Cloud Computing
Hotelgears combines over 15 years of hotel management system knowledge and 13 years of web-based technology experience to bring you the best-of-breed technology on the web.
"Location, location, location" no longer means what you think.
Location, Location, Location There's a funny little real estate adage that's been around for decades, touting the "three most important things" to think about when considering property. At Gearc... Show More
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There's a funny little real estate adage that's been around for decades, touting the "three most important things" to think about when considering property. At Gearco, we believe this saying still holds true--just not as originally intended. Take two minutes, and perhaps you'll agree that those wise old words have a brand new meaning.
About Gearco :: Gearco is an Internet based company that engineers technology to produce products and services for vertical markets that rent or lease space: rooms, apartment units, storage units, and more. We deliver our on-demand, cloud-based products and services such as property management solutions, implementations, product education, marketing, and support to independent property management owners an companies. Our product-line insclude Hotel Property Management Systems, Apartment Property Management Systems, and Self Storage Property Management Systems.
Secure Credit Card Processing Solutions for Hotels
Secure Credit Card Processing Solutions for Hotels In the beginning Charge cards have been around for almost a century now. The first one, created in the 1920... Show More
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Secure Credit Card Processing Solutions for Hotels
In the beginning
Charge cards have been around for almost a century now. The first one, created in the 1920s, was used specifically for automobile owners to buy fuel, and by the 1930s several companies adopted the practice of offering and accepting charge cards, however they were easily counterfeited since most of these cards were printed on paper card stock. In response, new cards were stamped from sheet metal and embossed with the customer’s name, city, and state. And to further combat counterfeiting, these newer charge cards were often held by the issuing store rather than by the customer. Clearly, security has been an ongoing issue for card makers and card holders—even from the very beginning.
Technology changed the process
Modern technology has afforded credit card manufacturers new ways to protect cardholders from unauthorized transactions due to counterfeiting: durable plastic, watermarked logos which fluoresce under black light, and holographic logos—all of which are extremely difficult to duplicate. But what about online transactions? Only the numbers on the card and the owner’s personal information are needed—thus completely eliminating the effectiveness of the physical protection embedded in the card itself.
Security changed the policy
Online credit card fraud spawned the need for strict policies enforced by issuing banks, and so the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) was formed in 2006, founded by five global payment brands: American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, Mastercard Worldwide, and Visa, Inc. But according to a recent Wikipedia article, “...improvements to card security have been introduced to the more common credit card networks, but none has proven to help reduce credit card fraud so far.” Gearco, however, provides a solution that is PCI compliant and proven to increase security.
Gearco changed the solution
Using Gearco’s Hotelgears credit card solution, security is greatly enhanced and is handled on two levels:
First, as the check-in procedure begins, the customer’s photo ID card is physically scanned directly into the Gearco Property Management System and saved as an image while the data from the card is automatically extracted and is used to populate the required fields within the software. This step not only helps front desk clerks to quickly process the customer’s request for lodging, it also helps prove that the customer was, in fact, present at the time of the transaction should a dispute ever arise.
Second, Gearco Property Management Systems process credit cards using a method that employs tokens, which are stored in a secure online vault and are used as proxies to complete transactions rather than using the actual card number. Even if a tokens were somehow stolen, they are completely useless to thieves. Plus, these tokens last as long as you want them to. No longer must you fight those default, ever-expiring holds that are initially placed on a customer’s account by the issuing banks; now you can rest easy knowing that all charges—current and future—are easily and securely handled.
About Gearco :: Gearco is an Internet based company that engineers technology to produce products and services for vertical markets that rent or lease space: rooms, apartment units, storage units, and more. We deliver our on-demand, cloud-based products and services such as property management solutions, implementations, product education, marketing, and support to independent property management owners an companies. Our product-line insclude Hotel Property Management Systems, Apartment Property Management Systems, and Self Storage Property Management Systems.
How to Protect Your Customers and Your Business!
Credit Card Vault App First Step to Protection The first step toward better protection for your customers and your business is to prevent unauthorized purchases. This means checkin... Show More
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Credit Card Vault App
First Step to Protection
The first step toward better protection for your customers and your business is to prevent unauthorized purchases. This means checking with your credit card issuer to find out what protection can be provided for your credit card process. At Gearco, we work with the credit card issuer to maintain the highest standards of payment security to keep your confidential business information secure--thus reducing the risk of fraud.
Our solution protects your data by using BluePay’s advanced risk tools, including E2EE, tokenization, AVS, and CVV2/CVC. (That's tech speak for real security!) So you can trust the BluePay risk team and their industry experience for things like safe data storage, diligent fraud monitoring, 24/7 credit card customer support, and PCI DSS compliance standards--all helping to reduce your risk and costs.
How does it work? Simple! Just implement Gearco's Credit Card Vault.
Gearco's Credit Card Vault App securely stores the credit card account data with the credit card processor, rather than in the Gearco system itself. You may ask, "How are customer's credit cards charged?" Easy. The Credit Card Vault App allows controlled access to a credit card token used for making payments. And if more than one credit card is on file, the app will determine which one is to be used for the type of transaction being processed--all without ever viewing the full card number; reducing the necessity for you to try and determine which employees are trustworthy and ethical enough to handle credits.
About Gearco :: Gearco is an Internet based company that engineers technology to produce products and services for vertical markets that rent or lease space: rooms, apartment units, storage units, and more. We deliver our on-demand, cloud-based products and services such as property management solutions, implementations, product education, marketing, and support to independent property management owners an companies. Our product-line insclude Hotel Property Management Systems, Apartment Property Management Systems, and Self Storage Property Management Systems.
New Promotion for Existing Customers - Boost your Business Now and Get the Exposure you Deserve
Visit Get the Exposure You Deserve We brought together the perfect solutions to boost your business. Millions of people use travel agencies, online websites, social... Show More
We brought together the perfect solutions to boost your business. Millions of people use travel agencies, online websites, social networks, and email promotions to make their travel plans. Using our services, your property can benefit financially — best of all, we do all the heavy lifting!
For every new service you activate, we'll take money off your current monthly services. With Gearco's integrated technology, you'll become a part of a community of hotels where hundreds of thousands of reservations are made every day while we build your social network presence and keep you in front of your customers with scheduled e-mail campaigns.
About Gearco :: Gearco is an Internet based company that engineers technology to produce products and services for vertical markets that rent or lease space: rooms, apartment units, storage units, and more. We deliver our on-demand, cloud-based products and services such as property management solutions, implementations, product education, marketing, and support to independent property management owners an companies. Our product-line insclude Hotel Property Management Systems, Apartment Property Management Systems, and Self Storage Property Management Systems.
Improving Operational Efficiency
Room Search App - Quick Find Search In-house Guests and Available Rooms At Gearco, we're always looking for better ways to help you improve your workflow and streamline operations at your p... Show More
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Room Search App - Quick Find
Search In-house Guests and Available Rooms
At Gearco, we're always looking for better ways to help you improve your workflow and streamline operations at your property. One of our newest features is Quick Find, which we recently added to our search screens to bring efficiencies to single click actions.
With a simple click, Quick Find will filter your search results in a variety of ways:
Quick Find Filters:
All - Shows all rooms.
Available - Shows available clean rooms.
Dirty Avl. - Shows available dirty rooms.
Dirty All - Shows all dirty Rooms.
Due Today - Shows guests that are due today.
Past Due - Shows guests that are past due.
Repairing - Shows out of service rooms.
Nightly - Shows nightly guests.
Weekly - Shows weekly guests in-house less than 30 days.
Long-term - Shows long-term guests in-house more than 30 days.
Looking for more ways to improve your property? Give us a call!
About Gearco :: Gearco is an Internet based company that engineers technology to produce products and services for vertical markets that rent or lease space: rooms, apartment units, storage units, and more. We deliver our on-demand, cloud-based products and services such as property management solutions, implementations, product education, marketing, and support to independent property management owners an companies. Our product-line insclude Hotel Property Management Systems, Apartment Property Management Systems, and Self Storage Property Management Systems.
Room Search App - Quick Find
