The $1-billion relaunch of the Holiday Inn brand includes new signage at more than 3,200 hotels. The signage uses Tetra LED lighting from GE, which the company says will save $4.4 million annually over previous neon and fluorescent lighting….Omni Hotels recently implemented an e-procurement system from BirchStreet Systems to handle the chain’s purchasing function….Genares Worldwide Reservations Services hired Robert Bayless as chief technology officer. He had been VP of reservations technologies for Pegasus Solutions and before that was a partner and VP of technology for Unirez….Smoky Mountain Resorts, a seven-property, 750-room complex near Gatlinburg, TN, chose software from Northwind-Maestro PMS. The package includes a PMS, online booking software, sales & catering software, condo and timeshare owner management and a yield management module….The Crosby Street Hotel, an 86-room new boutique hotel in New York City, chose KoolConnect for its high-definition video on-demand and interactive TV system….The Comfort Suites in St. George, UT installed the GEM Link wireless guestroom energy management system and GEM Stat digital thermostats in its 122 guestrooms. Lodging Technology produces the system….EthoStream was named a preferred vendor by Radisson Hotels. The company offers energy management and networking technology to the lodging industry….Casa Dorada Resort & Spa in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico chose Roomlinx as its supplier of video on demand, high-spped Internet access and virtual concierge services….Good Hospitality Services says it will implement the Portfolio One web-based financiual reporting and business intelligence software from Alloso Technologies.