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WizCom Completes Interface with Micros-Fidelio CRS
WizCom Connection Brings Choice in Switch Technology 
to MICROS-Fidelio Customers
 
PARSIPPANY, NJ, February 18, 1999 � WizCom International, Ltd. and MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), announced today the completion of an interface between WizCom�s Wizdom Global Distribution System (GDS) gateway and the MICROS-Fidelio Central Reservation System (CRS).  The WizCom interface will enable MICROS to offer its customers a variety in switching options or GDS connection types.  Hotel chains will also have easier access to WizCom�s seamless connectivity as well as its automatic rate and availability update features. 

�The new interface with MICROS-Fidelio CRS enhances WizCom�s position as one of the leading switch technology providers and distribution alternatives for hotels, car rental companies and tour operators,� said Flo Lugli, President of WizCom.  �Increasing the availability of WizCom�s innovative solutions and responsive customer service through leading companies such as MICROS, underscores our commitment to meeting the broad connectivity needs of today�s growing global market.� 

�MICROS is committed to offering flexible solutions to address our clients� business challenges,� said Bernard Jammet, Executive Vice President of Development for MICROS Systems, Inc.  �We look forward to working with WizCom to expand the GDS connectivity options available to our client hotels.� 

�The new interface is good business for both WizCom and MICROS,� Flo Lugli added.  �Through the new interface, WizCom has the opportunity to reach more potential new clients.  MICROS will be able to provide its customers with a full range of GDS connection alternatives.� 

MICROS Systems, Inc., headquartered in Beltsville, MD, provides enterprise applications for the hospitality industry worldwide. MICROS serves table service and quick restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, and leisure and entertainment operations with solutions that include software, hardware, systems integration, and support. The company also provides central reservations and customer information systems for major hotel chains with integration to MICROS-Fidelio Property Management Systems. Over 77,500 MICROS systems are currently installed in more than 120 countries. MICROS's stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS. For information on MICROS and its solutions for hospitality, please call 1-301-210-8058 or visit the MICROS web site at www.micros.com. 

WizCom International, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation, was founded in 1987 and has provided its proven GDS connectivity and transactions processing to the hotel and auto rental industries for over ten years.  WizCom processes GDS reservation services for more than 90 hotel companies and over 25 car rental firms. 

MICROS is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. 

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Contact:
James Ferri 
Cendant Corporation 
 (973) 496-8527 
Matthew Doering
Fleishman-Hillard
(212) 453-2314
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Also See: WizCom International, LTD. Completes Interface with REZsolutions, Inc. RezView Central Reservation System / Dec 1998 

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