MICROS and Its Subsidiary Hospitality Solutions International to Provide Point-of-Sale Solutions for Hilton Family of Hotels

COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the consummation of a preferred vendor agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, MICROS and its division Hospitality Solutions International (HSI) are preferred point-of-sale (POS) providers for more than 800 Hilton Family Hotels, including Hilton(R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), and Hilton Garden Inn(R) hotels.

Currently, MICROS and HSI have installed over 500 Hilton Family hotel sites, running a combination of MICROS 9700, MICROS 8700, MICROS 3700, MICROS 2700, and HSI Profit Series point-of-sale systems.

"Hilton is committed to providing its hotels with several point-of-sale technology solutions that support our standardized offering," stated Robert Machen, Vice President of Corporate and Brand Solutions. "Through a preferred vendor agreement with MICROS and HSI, Hilton is able to work with one core company and still provide hotels with choices."

"Hilton Hotels has been a MICROS customer for many years, first installing the MICROS 470 back in the early 1980's," stated Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman and CEO. "We are pleased that Hilton, MICROS, and HSI will continue and expand the strong relationship we have enjoyed for years, and we look forward to serving its technology needs well into the future."

About MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 200,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 20,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point- of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage for more than 50,000 specialty retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.

For more information on MICROS and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact Louise Casamento, Vice President of Marketing at [phone] or [phone]. You can also visit the MICROS website at http://www.micros.com/ or send an email to [e-mail].

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