Centium Software, which was involved in software delivery for arrivals, departures and protocol at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and New Delhi, will once again provide software to support accommodation and transfers to and from official points of entry.

The firm, which develops technology to streamline and help improve hospitality management, also worked on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London and last year's Pan American Games in Toronto. 

The firm will provide an interactive and flexible reservation system to Gold Coast 2018  involving the management of detailed accommodation property information and online bookings and payment.

Centium Software is based in Technology Park at Eight Mile Plains in Brisbane and will use local resources to deliver the majority of its services.

Queensland's Commonwealth Games Minister Stirling Hinchliffe welcomed the sponsorship announcement.

“Centium has a wealth of experience working on the delivery of software for major sporting events and they have been involved in the last three Commonwealth Games,” he said.

Hinchliffe added: "I am confident they will draw on this experience, honed across so many previous Games and world events, to help Queensland successfully deliver the country’s biggest multi-sport spectacular this decade.

“The Queensland company has a strong reputation for successfully partnering with Games organisers to provide software solutions for some of the world’s biggest sporting events, including the 2012 London Olympic Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

“The firm has also been involved in the provision of services to four Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, the G20 Summits of 2006 and 2014, the APEC Summit of 2007 and the 2002 United Nations World Summit.”

Centium Software chief executive Trevor Gardiner claimed to be thrilled to be working on a such a major event so close to the firm's headquarters.

“We’ve been in the events technology business for over 30 years, and we are always excited to provide technology that helps deliver world-class events such as the Commonwealth Games," he said.

“EventsAIR, our flagship event platform, was designed from the ground up to leverage today’s newest cloud technology.

“Our platform can handle the largest events in the world and is able to scale up to handle periods of intense activity and demand."

Centium Software join other Gold Coast 2018 sponsors alongside Official Partners Jupiters, Griffith University and TAFE Queensland and Official Supporters KPMG and MinterEllison.