Atlific checks into G/On

Results-oriented IT

Since 1959, Atlific Hotels & Resorts has built a reputation

as a nationally admired and respected integrated hotel

management company. At the heart of Atlific’s success

lies their unique ability to increase top-line visibility in

the marketplace while simultaneously improving bottom

line results for owners.

Today they provide a broad range of management

services to some of the world’s great hotel brands as

well as well-known independent properties stretching

from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in both

the United States and Canada.

The IT needs of Atlific’s 300 employees are handled

by a lean team of 3 experienced professionals. With

offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver

and over 30 properties to manage in Canada, Director

of IT, Robert Dodier keenly appreciates the value of

implementing fast, efficient systems that help Atlific

achieve its business goals.

Needed more flexibility

In the past, Atlific relied on standard IPSec VPNs to

connect users at different locations to a central farm

of Citrix servers that hosted most of the company’s

applications.

“However our sales and accounting people, as well as

some of our general managers also wanted to connect

to different applications from home or when traveling,”

explains Dodier. “Previously, we would set up a fixed IP

address for them but this ended up being restrictive. It

took time to set up, plus in a lot of areas it wasn’t always

easy to connect.

Low administration essential

Dodier and his team therefore started looking for a new

solution that would make it easier for people to connect

securely from just about anywhere, without being difficult

for Atlific’s IT Department to administer.

Enter G/On

After looking at offerings from various vendors, they

saw G/On from Giritech and quickly recognized its

potential.

“G/On had a lot going for it. It provides 2-factor

authentication and end-to-end encryption without

requiring a fixed IP address,” says Robert Dodier. “Plus

it’s easy to use.”

Atlific started out cautiously. A small group were issued

with the G/On USB keys which they used to look at

Atlific’s Delphi system (sales booking & reservation

system) servers, check customer accounts and see their

email via Citrix.

Five star user-friendliness

“Our users were extremely pleased,” recalls Robert

Dodier. “The G/On USB keys were easy to use and

let them quickly connect to the applications they

needed.”

“Our technical staff were also enthusiastic. They

often use G/On to connect to VCN so they can manage

servers.”

Growing demand for G/On

Robert Dodier anticipates a growing demand for the

product among the company’s staff. “People are getting

used to G/On now and I expect an increasing demand

for the G/On keys as time goes by,” he says.

Combining secure, cost-effective connectivity with

a low administrative overhead, G/On is helping Atlific

achieve their goal of improving bottom line results

through professional efficiency.