MICROS Continues to Roll-out InterContinental Hotels Group With Over 500 OPERA Installations Completed in North America
August 24 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MICROS Continues to Roll-out InterContinental Hotels Group With
Over 500 OPERA Installations Completed in North America Over 750
Installations Worldwide COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a
leading provider of information technology solutions for the
hospitality industry, and InterContinental Hotels Group
(NYSE:IHG)(London:IHG) [ADRs], the world's most global hotel
company, are pleased to announce that over 500 InterContinental
Hotels Group (IHG) hotels in North America have been installed with
the MICROS OPERA and MICROS OPERAXpress solutions. Over 750 IHG
Hotels have been installed worldwide including 29 in Latin America,
122 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and 110 in Asia
Pacific. InterContinental Hotels Group flags properties under the
names InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn
Express, Staybridge Suites, and Candlewood Suites. MICROS OPERA and
MICROS OPERAXpress software were chosen by IHG as one of its
preferred PMS solutions. An aggressive rollout commenced in January
2004. OPERA and OPERAXpress are being rolled-out in conjunction
with HIRO, IHG's revenue management system. Both OPERA products
offer tight integration to HIRO and Holidex, IHG's central
reservations system. Numerous hotels have opted to install the
OPERA Enterprise solution adding additional modules such as Sales
and Catering. In addition, IHG will beta test the MICROS OPERA
kiosk module at the highly anticipated Hotel Indigo opening in
Atlanta in the fall of 2004. "We have been extremely impressed with
the smooth and efficient roll-out of OPERA to the IHG portfolio of
hotels," stated Angela Brav, Senior Vice President, Applied
Technology for InterContinental Hotels Group. "OPERA has proven its
scalability across all of our brands including limited service,
full service and extended stay. MICROS has been a true partner in
this aggressive technology initiative." "MICROS is committed to our
broad-reaching partnership with IHG and the success of this
initiative," stated Robin Layman, Vice President, IHG Business Unit
for MICROS. "We brought together a team of over 100 first rate
resources dedicated to this roll-out effort. This infrastructure
allows MICROS to take over 70 hotels live each month, providing
superior training and support for the hotels, ensuring a smooth
transition." About InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (NYSE:IHG)(
London:IHG) (ADRs), is the world's most global hotel company and
the largest international group by number of rooms.
InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises,
through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 538,000
guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the
world (http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/). InterContinental Hotels
Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel
brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne
Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn (R) Hotels and Resorts,
Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R),
Hotel Indigo(R) and also has a controlling interest in Britvic, the
second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. InterContinental
Hotels Group offers information and reservations capability on the
Internet -- http://www.intercontinental.com/ for InterContinental
Hotels & Resorts, http://www.crowneplaza.com/ for Crowne Plaza
Hotels & Resorts, http://www.holiday-inn.com/ for Holiday Inn
hotels, http://www.hiexpress.com/ for Holiday Inn Express hotels,
http://www.staybridge.com/ for Staybridge Suites hotels,
http://www.candlewoodsuites.com/ for Candlewood Suites,
http://www.hotelindigo.com/ for Hotel Indigo and for the Group's
rewards program, http://www.priorityclub.com/. For the latest news
from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office
at http://www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com/. About MICROS Systems, Inc.
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.ichotelsgroup.com/
http://www.intercontinental.com/ http://www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com/
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