WORLDHOTELS Selects OPERA Property Management System as Preferred Technology for...

WORLDHOTELS Selects OPERA Property Management System as Preferred Technology
for Its Member Hotels

COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the
hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that WORLDHOTELS has
selected the MICROS OPERA Property Management System (PMS) as its preferred
PMS solution and will exclusively recommend the OPERA PMS solution to its
almost 500 member hotels. Deployment will start immediately.
The WORLDHOTELS portfolio includes colorful and unique hotels all over the
world and is steadily expanding. Based on the global nature of the group,
WORLDHOTELS required a technology partner that was also truly global.
"Presenting our portfolio with a technology partner that is the leading
PMS provider globally is a huge benefit to our hotels," stated Michael Ball,
CEO of WORLDHOTELS. "As we increase our global brand awareness, we will
require a standardized PMS platform to leverage more CRM capabilities. The
advanced architecture of MICROS OPERA will allow WORLDHOTELS to expand easily
and incorporate more technologies to continue to offer a superior guest
experience."
"We are honored to be selected by WORLDHOTELS as its preferred solution,"
stated Kaweh Niroomand, President of MICROS EAME. "MICROS offers local service
and support in over 130 countries. We build all our products, including OPERA,
with the global community in mind, offering multi-lingual, multi-currency
solutions that are both flexible and scalable. We look forward to supporting
WORLDHOTELS achieve its strategic goals."
About WORLDHOTELS
WORLDHOTELS is the longest established Europe based global group for
independent hotels and regional hotel brands. The company's strong emphasis is
on properties with character and distinction. It has almost 500 affiliate
properties in more than 300 destinations and 70 countries worldwide.
Under the banner "Unique Hotels for Unique People", WORLDHOTELS offers
business and leisure travelers a wide choice of individualistic accommodation
options in three distinct collections -- Deluxe, First Class and Comfort.
WORLDHOTELS' guests benefit from an extensive portfolio of partnerships,
including frequent flyer programs from 18 of the world's leading international
airlines, including Air France/KLM, United Airlines and Lufthansa.
To its affiliate hotels, WORLDHOTELS provides a wide range of sales,
marketing, distribution and related services. For further information visit
worldhotels.com.
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 25,000 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 www.micros.com or send an email to info@micros.com.
The MICROS logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All
other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE MICROS Systems, Inc.

Louise Casamento, Vice President of Marketing of MICROS Systems, Inc.,
+1-443-285-8144