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COLUMBIA, Md., July 17 /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 Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main (TCF), the official tourism office and destination management company for the city of Frankfurt, Germany, has selected MICROS's myfidelio.net distribution services. Powered by the core MICROS Central Reservation System modules, OPERA Central Reservation System and OPERA Web Services, the central system solution facilitates reservation bookings made via the http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/ website for all of the 250 hotels in the city of Frankfurt and its surrounding areas. TCF worked with MICROS-Fidelio Germany to successfully deploy in the fall of 2005 the MICROS central solution, which is being fully hosted in the MICROS Data Center located in Frankfurt, Germany. TCF actively markets Frankfurt tourism around the world and provides information to tourists on places to stay, things to do, sites to see, and places to eat. TCF operates its own call center and internet booking engine for reservations to Frankfurt hotels. The MICROS central solution provides TCF with a real-time online environment to manage hotel room inventory directly with that of the front office system in the hotels. The complete solution includes a content management system, an accounting module for automatic invoicing, month end reports, and other modules to manage the reservation process. "Many of the hotel properties in Frankfurt are installed with a MICROS- Fidelio property management system," stated Gunter Hampel, General Manager, Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main. "This familiarity allows the hotel properties to self manage the rates and inventory given to TCF. It strengthens the relationship we have with these hotels because they know we are working with a global technology partner that is both respected and reliable and with which the hoteliers are comfortable." "MICROS has actively expanded its central solutions business towards destination management agencies and their portals, providing real sales synergies to its existing hotel client base," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President of MICROS EAME. "MICROS's success with TCF allows us to expand this destination management concept beyond Frankfurt to other larger German cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich. We look forward to a strong partnership with TCF." About Tourismus+Congress GmbH The Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main (TCF) is the official tourism marketing company for the city of Frankfurt, Germany. TCF is responsible for the development and promotion of Frankfurt's positive image around the world. TCF's comprehensive website, http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/, provides a wealth of information to tourists including information on accommodations, business meetings (conferences), things to do, sites to see, places to eat, and much more. About MICROS Systems, Inc. MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 220,000 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, 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 . The MICROS logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: MICROS Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Louise Casamento, Vice President of Marketing of MICROS Systems, Inc., +1-443-285-8144 Web site: http://www.micros.com/ http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/

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