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LONDON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS-Fidelio UK Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) and a leading provider of information technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that the Villa Park Stadium, home to premiership team Aston Villa Football Club, will deploy the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System (HMS), mymicros.net, and OPERA Sales & Catering (S&C) throughout the stadium's entire hospitality facilities. The complete MICROS solution will go live at Villa Park in January 2009. The fully integrated MICROS 9700 HMS solution allows the venue's hospitality management team to streamline its current processes, including venue transaction activity, and increase the speed-of-service for guests. The mymicros.net business intelligence portal addresses Villa Park's specific requirement for real-time, web-based reporting, allowing the Premiership ground to make quick, critical business decisions with sales reporting, back-office audit and analysis, data warehousing, business intelligence, and other business applications and content. To round off the complete solution, MICROS OPERA S&C will manage the conference and banqueting requirements within the stadium, providing advanced customer relationship management tools which allows Villa Park to launch and monitor targeted marketing campaigns for improved levels of service and reporting. "We require a hospitality management solution that is proven within the stadium marketplace and will grow with us as we expand our hospitality business," stated Alison Plant, Villa Park Stadium. "MICROS has the technology and the experience to help us improve our overall guest experience and increase our hospitality sales." "We are delighted to partner with the Villa Park Stadium," states Tim Brown, Vice-President, Strategic Accounts, MICROS-Fidelio UK Ltd. "By implementing a fully integrated stadium solution, MICROS will allow Aston Villa to maximize its operational efficiencies and revenue throughout all of its stadium hospitality outlets." About Villa Park Stadium Villa Park stadium, home of Aston Villa Football Club, has undergone significant improvements to ensure that its facilities are among the finest in the Midlands. With its central location, less than two miles from the M6, it benefits from over 1,000 free car parking spaces. The venue offers a variety of hospitality packages and match-day sponsorship opportunities, along with excellent facilities for a special function or business event. Aston Villa has a wide range of suites and meeting rooms suitable for conferences, with a mix of historic features and contemporary facilities. About MICROS-Fidelio UK Ltd MICROS-Fidelio UK Ltd is a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. which 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. 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 CONTACT: MICROS-Fidelio, Clair Kniveton, Marketing Manager of MICROS-Fidelio UK Ltd, +44(0)1753 871 423, Fax, +44(0)1753 501 627, ; or Villa Park Stadium, Claire Huggins of Aston Villa Football Club, 0121 327 2299, Web site: http://www.micros-fidelio.co.uk/ http://www.avfc.co.uk/ http://www.micros.com/ http://www.mymicros.net/

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