Ripley Launches MICROS 9700 HMS with RFID at Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Waterpark Resort in Niagara Falls, Canada
August 09 2006 - 11:25AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 9 /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 Ripley Entertainment, a global leader in the
attractions industry and the owner of Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara
Falls, Canada, went live with MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management
System (HMS) supporting 27 MICROS workstations with integrated RFID
readers, on June 28, 2006. Ripley's has enhanced both the guest
experience and the ease of system use for the staff with
property-wide integrated RFID, which allows guests at the lodge to
wear waterproof RFID wrist bands that facilitate payment at any
MICROS POS workstation in the lodge's food and beverage and retail
locations. This allows the guest to enjoy the fun and entertainment
afforded by the 103,000 square foot indoor water complex without
having to carry cash or other forms of payment. The days of wet
money are over at Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls. Ripley's also
required a solution that offers more robust POS functionality such
as currency conversion, multiple tax capabilities, and automated
start-of-day and end-of-day processes. Because MICROS 9700 is an
open solution, Ripley's was able to utilize existing legacy
hardware which resulted in considerable cost savings. "Before
starting this project, our IT department developed an extensive
list of requirements that outlined our vision for the guest
experience," stated Joe Tenczar, Director, IT, Ripley
Entertainment. "We were able to meet directly with MICROS R&D
to discuss how best to leverage the flexibility of the MICROS 9700
system. Based upon our business needs and specs, MICROS seamlessly
integrated the ability to utilize the RFID technology that is so
critical to our business model. We've been very impressed with
MICROS's technology, attention and dedication to this account." "We
are very pleased with the successes we've achieved with Ripley
Entertainment," stated Jenny Kurdle, EVP, Leisure and Entertainment
Business Unit. "We look forward to a strong and lasting partnership
that leads to MICROS deployments at additional Ripley's locations
in the future." About Ripley Entertainment Ripley Entertainment is
a global leader in the attractions industry. Great Wolf Lodge
Niagara Falls, Canada is owned by Ripley's Niagara Water Park
Resort, L.P., a Jim Pattison Group company, through a license from
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Great Wolf Lodge captures the adventure
and the intrigue of the Northwoods with nature-inspired
accommodations, multiple family-themed restaurants, an Aveda(R)
concept spa, an arcade with more than 100 games and an interactive
miniature golf course. Measuring 103,000 square feet, with 2.5
million liters of water, the indoor waterpark complex includes 13
waterslides, interactive pools, indoor and outdoor whirlpool spas,
a giant wave pool, a winding lazy river, and a 12-level interactive
water play fort with 4,000 liter tipping bucket. Worldwide, Ripley
Entertainment has 53 attractions in 10 countries, including
Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums, two world-class aquariums,
Louis Tussauds Wax Museums, and Ripley's Moving Theaters. In 2006,
Ripley's attractions are expected to welcome nearly 13 million
visitors. For more information on Ripley Entertainment, contact Tim
O'Brien, VP Communications of Ripley Entertainment, (615) 646-7465
or 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 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, MICROS, +1-443-285-8144 Web
site: http://www.micros.com/
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