Metropolis PRESS RELEASE PROFITWATCH SELECTED FOR TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO ESTATE FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – November 15, 2007 Metropolis, a leading provider of call accounting solutions for the hospitality industry and general businesses, is pleased to announce that ProfitWatch Hotel Call Accounting has been selected for use at the Donald Trump-owned Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. About Mar-A-Lago Mar-A-Lago was built in 1927 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1980. Now home to the Mar-A-Lago Club, the 118-room, 110,000-square-foot estate is owned by Donald Trump. After acquiring the property in 1985, Trump had the property restored to its original state, with 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, a 29-foot-long pietra dura marble dining table, 12 fireplaces, and three bomb shelters. Further additions and improvements have been made since then, including the recent construction of a 20,000-square-foot ballroom. In 2005, The Mar-A-Lago Club became home to theInternational Red Cross Ball, one of the last annual white tie, tails, and tiara balls in the world. It attracts wealthy socialtites and ambassadors from across the world in support of the mission of theAmerican Red Cross. "The Ball," as it is known in Palm Beach, features a red carpet, Marine Corps escorts, and world class entertainment. Metropolis has been a key provider of call accounting software for businesses and the hospitality industry since 1993, with several thousand installations throughout North America, the Caribbean and Latin America. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Metropolis provides ProfitWatch Hotel Call Accounting and OfficeWatch Call Accounting for Business directly to end-users and select resellers globally. |
