IDeaS has released Client Portal version 3.0, the industry's first Web-based client portal to feature social networking, plus access to service cases and application news… Kayak.com merges with SideStep.com to form world's fifth largest travel site… Carlson Hotels Worldwide agrees to marketing and distribution deal with Qunar.com, China's largest travel search engine… Aeroplan.com enables direct booking for members for Starwood Hotels & Resorts properties… Eved Services launches VendorCheckin vendor management software… InTown Suites installs Telkonet's SmartEnergy energy management system… Genstar Capital acquires TravelClick from Bain Capital… Fairmont Hotels & Resorts names VRX Studios Inc. its preferred provider of online visual content services… Noble Investment Group installs Aptech Computer Systems Inc.'s Execuvue business intelligence system and Targetvue enterprise planning software… Marriott International Inc. deploys Motorola Inc.'s PowerBroadband Internet connectivity system in more than 15,000 guestrooms… Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Bally's Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas install SynXis' RedX Distribution Management System… Desires Hotels partners with GenaRes Worldwide Reservation Services Ltd. for proprietary central reservations system and booking engine... Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport in Virginia installs Flyte Systems' FlyteTouch airline flight information kiosk… Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in British Columbia implements Northwind's Maestro PMS… Trust International implements Trust Voyager central reservation system at Okura Hotels & Resorts… Grand Hotel Barriere in Dinard, France, implements Micros Systems Inc.'s Opera PMS in a multi-property configuration.