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COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 24 /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 Don Pablo's, a subsidiary of Avado Brands Inc., has completed the upgrade of its point-of-sale solution to MICROS RES 4.0 running on over 550 MICROS Workstation 4 terminals, along with MICROS Enterprise Management. The upgrade included all 96 corporate locations. Don Pablo's, a long time customer of MICROS distributor West Texas Cash Register, is famous for its authentic Mexican cuisine. Don Pablo's was able to use its current knowledge base of RES 3000 and easily upgrade and migrate to the next generation of MICROS hardware and software with very little training. "We have been impressed with the performance and added functionality of MICROS RES 4.0," stated Regina Jerome, Director Information Systems, Avado Brands. "And with the implementation of the MICROS Workstation 4 terminals we have seen a reduction in equipment maintenance." "We are pleased that Don Pablo's has chosen to continue its long-term partnership with MICROS and West Texas Cash Register," stated Dan Interlandi, Executive Vice President, North American Distribution, MICROS Systems, Inc. "It speaks very highly of our products and the level of quality services we provide." About Don Pablo's Don Pablo's began in Lubbock, Texas, in 1985 and today has 96 restaurants in 19 states. Don Pablo's features made-from-scratch salsa, tortillas and sauces as well as an entire range of authentic Mexican specialties. The concept has twice been named the number-one Mexican restaurant brand in Restaurants & Institutions' annual "Choice in Chains" consumer survey. Don Pablo's is a subsidiary of Avado Brands Inc. of Madison, Ga. (http://www.avado.com/), which also owns 22 Hops Grill and Brewery restaurants. For more information, call 1-800-DPABLOS (1-800-372-2567) or visit http://www.donpablos.com/. 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.avado.com/ http://www.donpablos.com/

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