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Myfidelio.net Powers Nordic Airlink's Hotel Booking Engine STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Airlink, the Low Cost Carrier (LCC) of Finnair, signed a co-operation agreement with Myfidelio.net, a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. , under which myfidelio.net will power the hotel booking engine available on the Nordic Airlink website http://www.flynordic.com/. "As a general sales agent, it is very important for Nordic Airlink to follow the trends of the travel and hospitality industries, especially when these trends dictate a new way to handle and operate distribution services. The booking functionality provided by Myfidelio.net via the Nordic Airlink portal offers flexibility and creativity beyond industry standards currently being practiced," stated Johnny Gardesater, Administrative Director of TMS Ab, the company that delivers flight tickets and voice services for Nordic Airlink. "Myfidelio.net enhances our product offering and allows Nordic Airlink to serve its customers better," said Krister Aarnio, Vice President of Nordic Airlink. "Being a Low Cost Carrier does not prevent Nordic Airlink from offering the latest advancements in technology. As with our flights, an efficient and real-time booking engine is crucial to our success and continued growth. Myfidelio.net has a similar business model and provides access to more than 700 hotels in Scandinavia and more than 1,900 hotels around the world. We believe that our combined product offering will make Nordic Airlink an excellent partner for the business community and hotel industry in Scandinavia." "Myfidelio.net has been serving the Scandinavian hotel market since 1985 with a product distribution solution, and was the first company to introduce transaction based pricing without sales and marketing or brochure representation," added Ari-Pekka Heiskala, Managing Director of Myfidelio.net EAME. "One could describe Myfidelio.net as a Low Cost Product Distribution Provider that has its focus on high quality customer service and very cost effective rates. Thus, we find that the Nordic Airlink and Myfidelio.net partnership is very complementary." About Nordic Airlink Nordic Airlink is one of the largest low cost carrier in the Nordic Countries and 85 percent owned by Finnair. It operates a fleet of eight McDonnel Douglas MD 80 aircraft throughout Scandinavia and offers high-density services between key cities such as Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen. For bookings and further information please visit http://www.flynordic.com/. About MICROS Systems MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 150,000 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 15,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point- of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage for more than 50,000 specialty 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, Director of Marketing at (443) 285-8144 or (800) 638-0985. 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, Director of Marketing, of MICROS Systems, Inc., +1-443-285-8144 Web site: http://www.micros.com/ http://www.flynordic.com/

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