COLUMBIA, Md., July 2, 2008 - MICROS Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions
for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that
Pestana Hotels and Resorts, owned and operated by The Pestana Group, the
largest Portuguese tourism and leisure organization, will commence the
next phase of its I.T. strategy with MICROS-Fidelio Portugal with the implementation
of the MICROS OPERA Reservations System (ORS) and OPERA Web Services (OWS).
Once implementation is complete, the reservation
tool on http://www.pestana.com will be powered by MICROS ORS and hosted
in a Lisbon Data Center. This OPERA module will provide tight integration
with the three regional OPERA Property Management System (PMS) multi-property
Data Centers which became operational in 2006 and currently support Pestana's
25 locations. Pestana Porto Santo and Pestana Sao Tome, which opened during
2008, were recently added to this multi-property configuration.
The OPERA Reservation System (ORS) is built around
the industry acclaimed Oracle(R) relational database management system.
It provides a thin-client capability to run from a centralized data center
with extensive search engine and hyperlink capabilities. Unified with the
OPERA PMS, ORS offers a single image inventory system. By combining the
power of integration with an innovative array of functionality, Pestana
Hotels and Resorts reservations agents and global sales staff have the
tools to maximize bookings and optimize revenues.
"We are pleased that following the successful
implementation of OPERA PMS, The Pestana Group can expand its partnership
with MICROS to integrate a centralized reservation solution to manage its
prestigious Pestana Hotels and Resorts," stated Dr. Jose Theotonio, Administrator
of the Group based in Madeira. "The OPERA Enterprise Solution continues
to provide the key technologies we require to continue to provide the superior
guest experience for which our hotels are known."
"I am very happy that MICROS-Fidelio continues
to successfully align our technologies with the current operational objectives
of Pestana Hotels and Resorts," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President of MICROS
Europe, Africa, and Middle East. "We are proud of our solid partnership
that spans over 10 years, and we look forward to expanding that partnership
even further."
About The Pestana Hotels & Resorts
The Pestana Hotels & Resorts chain, founded
in 1972, mainly operates in the field of tourism. Besides the Pestana Hotels
& Resorts chain, the group operates charter flights (EuroAtlantic)
and runs travel agencies, golf courses and casinos, among others.
The group has invested more than R$ 250 million
in eleven hotels since it arrived in South America at the end of 1999,
located in strategic cities in Brazil and Argentina -- Rio de Janeiro,
Angra dos Reis, Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Salvador and Natal, as well as Buenos
Aires and most recently Caracas.
Currently, the group is the leader of the tourism
sector in Portugal, with 75 units and over 7,000 guest rooms, located in
Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mozambique, South Africa, Sao Tome
e Principe and Cape Verde. This also includes Pestana Management of the
prestigious Pousadas of Portugal.
New projects are being studied for expansion
in Brazil, neighboring countries in South America and Europe and new openings
have already been announced for London, UK.
About 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 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.
For more information on MICROS and its advanced
information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact
Louise Casamento, Vice President of Marketing at (443) 285-8144 or (866)
287-4736. You can also visit the MICROS website at http://www.micros.com
or send an email to [email protected].
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