Movenpick Hotels & Resorts Includes MICROS-Fidelio as Preferred IT Vendor for PMS

COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Movenpick Hotels & Resorts, based in Glattbrugg, Switzerland, has included MICROS- Fidelio as preferred IT vendor for its 80 hotels and resorts in 25 countries. MICROS-Fidelio will provide hospitality IT solutions, including OPERA Property Management System (PMS) and OPERA Sales and Catering (S&C).

With plans to expand its portfolio to include 100 hotels by 2010, the international hotel group is continuing to leverage technology that will support its growth objectives. MICROS's fully integrated solution offers Movenpick the technology tools to help bring its plan to fruition. OPERA PMS provides Movenpick with powerful tools to handle reservations, check guests in and out, assign rooms, and manage room inventory. The application also assists with accommodation of in-house guest needs, and administration of accounting and billing. Due to the integration with OPERA PMS, OPERA S&C frees Movenpick's sales and catering staff from dependency on other departments to complete key tasks.

"Movenpick Hotels & Resorts' long-standing partnership with MICROS and its strong presence across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East helped solidify our decision," stated Oliver Bernet, Senior Vice President of Information Technology and CIO for Movenpick Hotels & Resorts. "We require a reliable IT solution that streamlines our operations and advances our business goals."

"The flexibility, scalability, and integration capabilities of MICROS's solutions enable Movenpick Hotels & Resorts to minimize its IT infrastructure and focus on managing its hotels, not technology," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President of MICROS-Fidelio EAME. "As a preferred information technology vendor, we look forward to continued delivery of our products and services for Movenpick Hotels & Resorts in the future."

About Movenpick Hotels & Resorts

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts (MH&R), a premium hotel management company with over 12,000 employees, is represented in 25 countries with over 80 hotels existing or under construction and focuses on its core markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The international hotel group with Swiss roots is forging ahead with its expansion and aims to extend its portfolio to include 100 hotels by 2010. MH&R has an established presence in the 4 and 5- star segment with two types of accommodation: business and conference hotels and holiday resorts. In keeping with its slogan "True Excellence in Swiss Hospitality", the hotel chain is a byword for the uncompromising quality of its products and services. The hotel group is owned by the Movenpick Holding (66.7 %) as well as the Kingdom Group (33.3 %).

For further information: Alain Gozzer Public Relations Manager Movenpick Hotels & Resorts Flughofstrasse 61 8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland Phone [phone] Fax [phone] MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 310,000 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.

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