COLUMBIA, Md., May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology
solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to
announce that Ovation Brands, operator of Old Country Buffet®,
HomeTown® Buffet and Ryan's® brands, has selected MICROS
cloud-based Simphony™ along with MICROS iCare™ Gift and Loyalty
solution for all of its 337 locations. The solution, which supports
the Ovation Brands mobile strategy for future table-side ordering
and line management, is hosted in MICROS' Data Center. The
roll-out of MICROS Simphony began in April
2014 and is scheduled to conclude in the fall. The roll-out
of MICROS iCare will follow.
Ovation Brands selected MICROS Simphony for its ability to
easily manage the entire Ovation Brands enterprise from a single
location in the cloud, while standardizing its technology across
all 337 locations. Ovation Brands is also benefiting from
Simphony's web services architecture, which enables easy system
growth and deployment, the elimination of back-office servers in
stores, a lower total cost of ownership, and eases the process of
upgrading to newer versions of software. Simphony's POS design
supports full resiliency, guaranteeing that the systems will remain
fully operational in the event of internet failure.
With MICROS' iCare Gift and Loyalty solution, Ovation Brands is
able to track and analyze customer activities. MICROS iCare's
real-time, stored value and loyalty tracking with coupon issuance
and redemption, will increase customer visits and spending. All of
these valuable components enable Ovation Brands management and
staff to spend more time focusing on the business and guest
experience and less time managing technology.
"We are committed to providing our team members with a POS
system that will allow them to do their job more efficiently, while
creating a better guest experience for our guests," stated
Patrick Benson, Senior Vice
President of IT for Ovation Brands. "We are impressed with MICROS'
tablet strategy, and we look forward to implementing mobile POS and
guest engagement for table-side ordering and line management."
"We are very pleased that Ovations Brands selected MICROS as its
technology partner and understands the value in standardizing its
operations with cloud-based tools that simplify deployment,
maintenance and support," stated Ed
Chapel, Executive Vice President, US & Canada Food &
Beverage for MICROS Systems, Inc. "Simphony will provide Ovation
Brands the enhanced technology and control needed to better operate
its business now and in the future."
Ovation Brands
Ovation® Brands currently operates 337
restaurants in 35 states, comprised of 328 steak-buffet restaurants
and nine Tahoe Joe's Famous
Steakhouse restaurants. The restaurants are principally operated
under the Old Country Buffet®, HomeTown® Buffet and Ryan's® brands.
Ovation employs over 17,000 team members and serves approximately
100 million customers annually. Corporate headquarters are based in
Greer, SC. For more information,
visit www.OvationBrands.com.
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 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.
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.