| COLUMBIA, Md., March 3, 2008 - MICROS
Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology
solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce
that Danubius Hotels Nyrt. has selected MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management
System (HMS) and OPERA Central Systems solutions for all of its 56 hotels.
The OPERA component includes OPERA Customer Information System (OCIS),
OPERA Reservation System (ORS), OPERA Sales Force Administration (SFA),
OPERA Web Services, and myfidelio.net. The initial deployment of 38 hotels
will occur in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK, and later in its hotels
in Romania. The complete roll out is scheduled between September 2008 and
November 2009.
Founded in 1972, this Budapest based company owns and operates the majority of its hotels in central & eastern Europe. Offering diverse facilities, including, spas, business and conference accommodations, meeting rooms, and fitness centers, Danubius required an all-inclusive POS and Central Systems solution capable of managing large, complex operations for its entire hotel chain. MICROS 9700 HMS offers Danubius, a scalable and web-enabled enterprise point-of-sale solution with a powerful technology platform. The OPERA Central Systems suite provides centralized and fully-integrated tools for database management, central reservations, sales support, and web-based inventory management. In addition, myfidelio.net offers an advanced e-commerce solution that directly connects Danubius' hotel chains to worldwide all of the global Distribution Systems. "Essential to our criteria for a technology provider was the capability to deliver deep integration of systems," stated Andreas Schuster, Vice President of Operations & Business Development for Danubius Hotels Nyrt. "MICROS fulfilled this requirement with an innovative, centralized, and integrated solution for Danubius' complete hotel portfolio. We also value MICROS's extensive industry experience and strong presence in all of our local markets." "Partnering with a leading hotel company like Danubius boosts our visibility in the emerging central and eastern European markets," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President for MICROS-Fidelio EAME. "We are delighted to provide Danubius the advanced integration capabilities of MICROS 9700 HMS, OPERA, and myfidelio.net solutions and are committed to sustained support of its technology requirements in the future." About Danubius Hotels Nyrt. With its fifty-six hotels, the Danubius Hotels Group, based in Hungary, is one of Europe's most significant hotel enterprises. The group's characteristically high standard health and wellness resorts are located in Hungary, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Hungary -- the Danubius Hotels Group's 23 three, four and five-star hotels welcome guests to the most popular Hungarian tourist destinations such as Budapest, or the well-known thermal spas of Heviz, Bukfurdo and Sarvar, not far from the capital, as well as in large country towns and Lake Balaton. In Budapest, among its 12 hotels, Danubius owns and operates the five-star Budapest Hilton in the historical Castle District, and the famous Danubius Hotel Gellert. Great Britain -- since the summer of 2005, the hotel group is represented in Great Britain by one hotel. The four-star city hotel is located in the centre of London in the immediate vicinity of Regent's Park. Czech Republic -- Danubius guests can enjoy the features of the world famous spa and resort of Marienbad (Marianske Lazne) where there are 15 three, four and five-star health and wellness hotels. The town owes its reputation to its beautiful location its natural thermal springs and to its unique complex dedicated to medical treatment. Slovakia -- there are 11 three and four-star Danubius thermal hotels in the famous spa town of Piestany as well as in Smrdaky, at the foot of the White Carpathians. Piestany is one of Europe's most popular spas and owes its reputation to the thermal waters, the naturally curative effect of the mud and to its tranquil surroundings. Romania -- there are three Danubius hotels located
in Sovata, one of Transylvania's most famous spas, in the heart of the
Sovidek (Salt Region). Due to continuous renovation, the hotel complex
at Sovata welcomes guests wishing to relax or improve their health with
newly developed curative therapies.
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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 21,000 hotels worldwide, as well as
point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through
its MICROS-Retail division for more than 90,000 retail stores worldwide.
MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.