COLUMBIA, Md., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology
solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to
announce that Best Western International and MICROS have entered
into an agreement under which MICROS may now offer hosted property
management system (PMS) services to Best Western hotels. The
MICROS hosted solution is available for new installations and Best
Western hotel conversions.
MICROS's OPERA PMS, OPERA Xpress and OPERA Lite systems are
available in the MICROS hosting environment. This hosted solution
is available to all Best Western locations in North America, offering Best Western enhanced
control and management with tight security, and proactive
monitoring for optimal performance. The hosted solution
provides a lower total cost of ownership as installation and
upgrades can be provided centrally.
"Best Western and MICROS have partnered for years," stated
Scott Gibson, Chief Information
Officer for Best Western International. "We have had success
working with MICROS, and are pleased to offer this hosted solution
to our properties. We see a benefit in having mission-critical
business services managed by a qualified and experienced business
technology hosting team."
Hotels with the MICROS OPERA hosted solution also benefit from
24/7 alert monitoring, daily system checks, reduced IT personnel
required on location, and secure and enhanced security
capabilities.
"We are honored to work with Best Western International as it
expands its alliance with MICROS," Dan
Bell, MICROS Senior Vice President of Hotel Business Unit
states. "The hosting of the entire property management system in
our hosting facility demonstrates the confidence Best Western
International has in MICROS and our industry leading OPERA
Enterprise Solution."
About Best Western International, Inc.
Best Western International, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel
brand made up of more than 4,000* BEST WESTERN®, BEST WESTERN PLUS,
BEST WESTERN PREMIER hotels in more than 100* countries and
territories worldwide. Now celebrating 67 years of hospitality,
Best Western welcomes hundreds of thousands of guests nightly. Best
Western provides its hoteliers with global operational, sales,
marketing and promotional support, and online and mobile booking
capabilities. More than 15 million travelers are members of the
brand's award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards®, one of
the few programs in which members earn points that never expire and
can be redeemed at any Best Western hotel worldwide. The brand's
partnerships with AAA/CAA, race car driver Michael Waltrip, and Harley-Davidson® provide
travelers with exciting ways to interact with the brand. In 2012,
Best Western won a record number of awards, including AAA's Hotel
Partner of the Year, CAA's Partner of the Year, TravelClick's
eMarketer of the Year and Compuware's Best of the Web Gold
awards.
About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc.
provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail
industries worldwide. Over 370,000 MICROS systems are currently
installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels,
casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more
than 180 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition,
MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation
and customer information solutions for more than 30,000 hotels
worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and
cross-channel functionality for more than 150,000 retail stores
worldwide and 17,000 Fuel and Convenience stores. 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
info@micros.com. Follow MICROS on Facebook, LinkedIn,
YouTube, and the MICROS Blog.
The MICROS logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems,
Inc.
All other product and brand names are the property of their
respective owners.
Contact:
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Louise
Casamento
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443-285-8144
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lcasamento@micros.com
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SOURCE MICROS Systems, Inc.