Abbreviation for ribonucleic acid: a nucleic acid that is generally single stranded (double stranded in some viruses) and plays a role in transferring information from DNA to protein-forming system of the cell.
On July 21, 2008, Wyndham Hotel Group purchased US Franchise Systems, Inc., owner of the Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites brands, from Global Hyatt. US Franchise Systems had previously sold the America's Best Inn (formerly Best Inns) chain to the Country Hearth Inns chain in 2005. That holding company is now known as America's Best Franchising Inc. A prototype Microtel Inns and Suites located in Jacksonville, Florida. As of 2012, Microtel's logo has changed to match the logo style of Wingate, and Hawthorn Suites, both owned by Wyndham Hotel Group.
Handset maker Micromax announced appointment of key positions to further strengthen its management team in India. The company appointed Deepak Mehrotra as the new CEO. His last assignment was with Bharti Airtel as Operations Director, Mobility Business. According to the company release, the brand is already a key player in the feature phone segment and is now aggressively looking to capture the smartphone market share as well.