The Sheraton Stamford, which has 445 rooms with 220 employees, will be used as a test site for buying guest amenities, operating supplies, food and beverages and other goods. Current suppliers, including Unisource, American Hotel Register, Marietta and Supply America, were integrated into the Zoho marketplace, bringing their supplies into the web environment, Starwood officials say.

"In less than two months, Zoho has customized and implemented a back-of-house cost-management system that addressed our specific needs. Throughout the process, the company has been very responsive to our requests, exhibiting a high level of customer service," says Robert Morgan, general manager of the Sheraton Stamford. "The Zoho Online Hospitality Marketplace will undoubtedly eliminate many of our previous procurement inefficiencies."

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John Jordan

John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.