University of Nevada, Las Vegas Students Educated with the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution
November 17 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 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 it has donated the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution
to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), William F. Harrah
College of Hotel Administration. The solution, which includes OPERA
Property Management, OPERA Sales & Catering, and OPERA Vacation
Ownership, will be deployed before the end of 2008 and will serve
as the hotel software used to educate UNLV students in practical
applications. UNLV offers one of the leading hospitality programs
in the world, with Las Vegas serving as the world's largest
hospitality and tourism laboratory. MICROS has enjoyed a strong
relationship with UNLV starting with the deployment of MICROS 9700
Hospitality Management System (HMS) for the food & beverage
operations in UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center, followed by MICROS's
donation of 9700 HMS as the core restaurant and retail software for
use in the classrooms. MICROS OPERA will be used in student
curricula to educate hospitality management students in hotel,
events, and condo management. Up to 200 students at a time will be
taught on OPERA applications in various classes. "Students at our
college are fully exposed to the world of hospitality and leisure
services, and this includes educating them on our industry's
leading software applications," stated Stuart Mann, Dean of UNLV's
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. "MICROS
understands the importance of preparing our students for immediate
success as they enter the work force, and has been very generous in
its support of our programs." "We are delighted to further develop
our relationship with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas," stated
Tom Giannopoulos, President and CEO of MICROS. "And we are pleased
that our software and services will help educate the future leaders
of the global hospitality industry." About UNLV In its 50-year
history, UNLV has undergone an amazing transformation from a small
branch college into a thriving urban research institution of 28,000
students and 3,300 faculty and staff. Along the way, the urban
land-grant university has become a dynamic resource for one of the
country's fastest-growing and most enterprising cities. UNLV's
350-acre main campus, located on the Southern tip of Nevada in a
desert valley surrounded by mountains, is home to more than 220
undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs, all
accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and
Universities. About MICROS Systems, Inc. MICROS Systems, Inc.
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. 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, +1-443-285-8144 Web Site:
http://majors.unlv.edu/
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