It’s Oracle for Kimpton

It wouldn’t be Monday without Oracle news…

The Big Company today announced that Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, the leading chain of boutique hotels and chef-driven restaurants throughout North America, has selected Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Kimpton currently operates 43 hotels and 44 restaurants, and will rely on Oracle product to manage growth, consolidate business processes through improved integration and automate reporting.

Kimpton executives recently decided to standardize all business operations on a single instance of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Kimpton hopes to acheieve a scalable business platform capable of supporting company growth and customer service. Kimpton will also be employing Oracle product in streamlining profitability, forecasting budget performance for various projects, managing construction and property requirements, and controlling of real estate portfolios.

Hitachi Consulting was employed as consultant in the Kimpton software selection process and to team with Oracle to implement JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. The implementation project began in November 2006 and is expected to go live with Kimpton’s various properties in the United States in July 2007. The project team is a blending of Kimpton key users and IT resources, Hitachi Consulting functional and technical experts, with support provided by Oracle Consulting Services.