With the contract, Wyndham, also based in Dallas, will belinking its nationwide property and sales team to Lanyon's betateam, says Dave Johnson, Wyndham executive vice president of salesand marketing. The use of trademark-software, Property Vault andPropertyPublisher, will simplify purchasing processes for customersand expedite requests for proposals by using real-time updates withan Internet-accessible database.

Lanyon president Brad Fred says the proprietary software solvesinformation distribution obstacles at the lowest possible cost. Thesingle-database technology enables Wyndham to combine all of itsmarketing content, customer-requested information and propertymanagement for its hotels and resorts in the US, Canada, Mexico,the Caribbean and Europe.

Lanyon, founded 16 years ago, is a leader in content and channelmanagement and process automation. It primarily servicestravel-related companies that effectively market serviceselectronically. The company also has offices in London, Houston,Chicago and Toronto.