MICROS OPERA PMS Installations Reach 2,000 in North America With InterContinental Hotels Group
February 07 2006 - 9:32AM
PR Newswire (US)
Over 2,300 Installations Worldwide COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 7
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a
leading provider of information technology solutions for the
hospitality industry, and InterContinental Hotels Group, are
pleased to announce that over 2,000 InterContinental Hotels Group
(IHG) hotels have been installed with the MICROS OPERA and MICROS
OPERA Xpress solutions in North America. Over 2,300 IHG Hotels have
been installed worldwide including over 147 in Latin America and
Asia Pacific, and over 169 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Beginning in January 2004, MICROS began installing OPERA and OPERA
Xpress PMS programs in conjunction with "HIRO" IHG's revenue
management system. Both OPERA products offer tight integration with
HIRO and the IHG central reservations system, HOLIDEX Plus. "When
we set out to upgrade our brands to the next generation of property
management systems, we knew we needed a leader in the industry to
be our partner," said Angela Brav, SVP, Americas Franchise and
Operations Support, IHG. "MICROS is that partner and over the last
two years has successfully worked to meet our brands requirements
from eLearning to kiosks, to a centralized OPERA Extended Stay
solution." "With more than half of the IHG deployments complete, we
have learned a great deal from this partnership," said Robin
Layman, VP, Hotel Systems, MICROS. "The scalability and versatility
of OPERA have truly been put to the test during this project, and
OPERA has passed with flying colors. All of our customers will
benefit from this project as OPERA had matured into the most
full-featured and stable system in the industry, with simplified
training and e-learning." IHG properties bear the names of some of
the strongest and most recognized hotel brands in the world
including: InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne
Plaza(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts,
Hotel Indigo(TM), Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R) and
Candlewood Suites(R). About InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON: IHG,
NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] is the world's most global hotel company and the
largest by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns,
manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more
than 3,500 hotels and 534,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries
and territories around the world. InterContinental Hotels Group
owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands
including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R)
Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday
Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and
Hotel Indigo(TM), and also manages the world's largest hotel
loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards, with more than 24
million members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental
Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second
largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. InterContinental Hotels
Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel
brands at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/ and information for the
Priority Club Rewards program at http://www.priorityclub.com/. For
the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our
online Press Office at http://www.ihgplc.com/media. About MICROS
Systems, Inc. MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications
for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 200,000
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. For more information on MICROS and its
advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality
industry, please contact Louise Casamento, Director of Marketing at
(443) 285-8144 or (800) 638-0985. You can also visit the MICROS
website at http://www.micros.com/ or send an email to . The MICROS
logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All other
product and brand names are the property of their respective
owners. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE: MICROS
Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Louise Casamento, Director of Marketing of
MICROS Systems, Inc., +1-443-285-8144 Web site:
http://www.micros.com/ http://www.priorityclub.com/
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/ http://www.ihgplc.com/media
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