COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology
solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, and PayPal, a
leader in online and mobile in store payments, announced today a
new strategic global collaboration to integrate PayPal into MICROS'
widely deployed POS platforms to enable better payments experiences
for consumers – whether using a card, online, mobile phone,
checking in to pay, or by simply typing in a mobile number and PIN
. Central to this collaboration, multiple MICROS hospitality and
retail point-of-sale (POS) platforms used in hundreds of thousands
of merchant locations around the world will soon offer the ability
to seamlessly work with the innovative PayPal mobile
application.
In addition to integrating PayPal's payment methods in new
releases of most of MICROS' range of POS and online platforms, the
companies are making it easier for hundreds of thousands of
business, large and small, with existing MICROS systems to offer
PayPal at their business. As part of the collaboration,
MICROS will establish a Center of Excellence to provide
subject matter expertise to support the building, activation and
collaborate to optimize merchant and consumer experience.
"Leveraging the capabilities and infrastructure provided by our
MICROS Payment Gateway technology, we were able to quickly
integrate PayPal with several popular MICROS hospitality and retail
POS platforms, and have the ability to support a mass scale
deployment of the solution to merchant locations around the world,"
stated Michael L. Russo, MICROS
Chief Technology Officer, Food & Beverage.
"PayPal is thrilled to collaborate with industry leaders like
MICROS to deliver unique and useful experiences for both merchants
and consumers," stated Don
Kingsborough, Vice President, Retail Services, PayPal.
"MICROS provides PayPal a broader and deeper reach into
hospitality and retail verticals, where they are tremendously
strong, and where opportunities are limitless to build amazing
payments experience at the point of sale."
"Through the PayPal mobile experience, millions of active PayPal
mobile users can easily locate near-by MICROS clients that enable
PayPal online, or in-store," stated John E. Gularson, Executive
Vice President, MICROS eCommerce. "We are happy to provide
our clients with yet another innovative way to accommodate the
digital wallet consumer, and we look forward to strengthening and
expanding our relationship with PayPal."
About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc.
provides leading enterprise-wide applications, services and
hardware for the hospitality and retail industries. Serving an
extensive portfolio of clients worldwide, MICROS solutions are
utilized in over 567,000 hotels, casinos, table and quick service
restaurants, retail, leisure and entertainment, fuel and
convenience, cruise, and travel operations in more than 180
countries, and on all seven continents. MICROS combines its
industry knowledge and expertise to provide cloud-based, mobile and
on premise solutions that allow its clients to streamline
operations and successfully engage their customers.
MICROS applications include point of sale, property management,
central systems, business intelligence, eCommerce, loyalty, CRM,
loss prevention, distributed order management, labor management,
inventory management, and merchandise planning solutions. MICROS
services include hosting and SaaS, platform implementation and
integration, strategic business consulting, interactive marketing,
design services including creative and user experience, and managed
services. 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.
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Contact:
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Louise J.
Casamento
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Vice President of
Marketing
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443-285-8144
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lcasamento@micros.com
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SOURCE MICROS Systems, Inc.