COLUMBIA, Md., May 16, 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 it has expanded its partnership with world-renowned
amusement-resort operator, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company selected MICROS' Simphony
Enterprise Solution for implementation at Knott's Berry Farm, California's Great America, Worlds of Fun, and
Valley Fair amusement parks. The installation across these
four parks includes a total of 836 Simphony Clients loaded onto 522
easy-to-use MICROS Workstation 5A (WS5A) terminals and 290
ruggedized MICROS Keyboard Workstation 270 (KW270) terminals, in
addition to 32 MICROS Kitchen Display Systems (KDS).
MICROS Simphony is already implemented at Dorney Park &
Wildwater Kingdom, Carowinds, Cedar
Point, and Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park.
With an enterprise consisting of 11 amusement parks, four
outdoor water parks, and one indoor water park, Cedar Fair's parks
entertain more than 23 million guests annually. Moving guests
through the park's restaurants in an efficient manner and managing
operations is a key role of MICROS Simphony with its ability to
seamlessly integrate business processes and reporting across all
locations.
"By continuing to invest in MICROS Simphony across our
enterprise, we benefit from a standardized POS platform, which
reduces training time for our employees and streamlines maintenance
of the system," stated Jim Rein,
Corporate Vice President of IT for Cedar Fair Entertainment
Company. "Cedar Fair also benefits from standardized
reporting across all of our locations."
"MICROS is proud to provide its cutting-edge Simphony POS
product offering to Cedar Fair's amusement parks. Simphony
aids the parks in improving processes and creating a smoother
visitor experience," stated Don
DeMarinis, Vice President Leisure and Entertainment, MICROS
Systems, Inc. "As Cedar Fair is a long-time partner and
industry leader, we look forward to working together on future
projects."
About Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
Cedar
Fair is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, and one of the largest
regional amusement-resort operators in the world. The Company
owns and operates 11 amusement parks, four outdoor water parks, one
indoor water park and five hotels. Its parks are located in
Ohio, California, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Toronto, Ontario. Cedar Fair also
operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in California under a management contract.
Cedar Fair's flagship park, Cedar
Point, has been consistently voted the "Best Amusement Park
in the World" in a prestigious annual poll conducted by Amusement
Today newspaper.
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 and retail industries,
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.