COLUMBIA, Md., MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that Lapland Hotels has selected myfidelio.net and the OPERA Enterprise Solution as its next generation technology solution for its 9 unique resort hotels in Finland.

Portsmouth, NH, Newmarket International Inc., the leader in sales, group catering and banquet software solutions for the global hospitality and entertainment industries, has announced that Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group of San Francisco will deploy Delphi Select Multi Property Edition in its 38 U.S. properties.

Portsmouth, NH -- Sean O’Neill, President and Chief Executive Officer of Newmarket International, the leader in group sales and catering software solutions for the hospitality industry, announced today that the company has acquired Daylight Software.

MINNEAPOLIS -- IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of the industry's fastest growing technology companies today announced that Cliff Atkinson and Adam Werner, both long time hospitality professionals, have joined the company's Americas based sales organization.

Dallas -- Successfully completing an 18-month consulting agreement to help reorganize operations and strengthen its security positioning, Tod Fitzpatrick has stepped down as President of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality North America. Effective immediately, global security expert Marc Freundlich will assume the post, spearheading operations in the United States and Canada and carrying on the momentum for security brands VingCard Elsafe® and TimeLox®.

Strand Development Company started out as a small owner-operator specializing in Holiday Inn properties, but they did not stay that way long. Three decades of growth refocused Strand’s operation and transformed its business. Now, Hilton-branded flags make up half of its franchises and Strand operates 26 properties, many for outside owners with unique financial reporting requirements. To meet the needs of its 13 separate ownership groups Strand centralized all of its property accounting and business analyses processes on one system to deliver daily asset reporting, and the new automation platform has formed a solid foundation for the company’s further expansion.

MOSS, NORWAY | Signature by VingCard’s first installation in Europe took place at the MAVIDA Balance Hotel & Spa (www.mavida.at) in Zell am See in Austria. MAVIDA Balance Hotel & Spa is a member of Design Hotels (www.designhotels.com) and opened their doors on December 17. 2005. MAVIDA Balance Hotel & SPA creates tailor-made holidays for their guests in order to be successful on their way to find personal balance.

Visual One Systems will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Hostec/Eurhotec Show in London from 19-23 February. The Exhibition will be at the ExCel Centre in London.

Visual One Systems are very pleased to announce the signing of a contract with The Aston Hotel Group of Hotels, for the supply of the Visual One System to the three hotels in the group. Visual One modules being supplied include the market leading, fully integrated Property Management, Sales and Catering, Point of Sale and Web Bookings.

COLUMBIA, Md., MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, and InterContinental Hotels Group, are pleased to announce that over 2,000 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hotels have been installed with the MICROS OPERA and MICROS OPERA Xpress solutions in North America. Over 2,300 IHG Hotels have been installed worldwide including over 147 in Latin America and Asia Pacific, and over 169 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.