COLUMBIA, Md. -- MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS, a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has installed its 9700 Hospitality Management System with NetVuPoint at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The Venetian, a landmark luxury property on the famed Las Vegas Strip, upgraded its original MICROS point-of-sale system to gain advanced management functionality and a highly efficient MS-SQL browser-based reporting interface, NetVuPoint.

McLean, VA -- SynXis, a leading provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality industry, announced today that they have more than doubled their customer base and transactions for the first half of 2003, as compared to the first half of 2002 resulting in one billion dollars in revenue for their customers. SynXis is also pleased to announce that while they have increased the load on their production system, response time to GDS/IDS sell and availability queries has been cut by more than half, ensuring that their customers receive the most bookings possible to drive their revenues.

COLUMBIA, Md., The Chukchansi Resort & Casino, central California's first fully integrated hotel-casino, has chosen the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System with NetVuPoint and Guest Connection to manage operations at this exciting resort, which opened June 2003. The contract with MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS, a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, also includes a comprehensive hardware package featuring Dell servers, Eclipse Workstations, and the revolutionary new CE. NET MICROS Workstation 4.

McLean, VA- SynXis, a leading provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality industry, announced today that of the more than 4,600 hotels using the SynXis Reservation Management System over 900 of them are receiving their direct voice reservations using Voice Agent. The 900 include over thirty independent properties and ten call centers around the world.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - IDeaS, the leading provider of revenue optimization solutions, has signed an agreement with Travelodge UK to provide an automated Revenue Management system tailored specifically to Travelodge's unique market requirements, strategy and business practices. The program begins with a proof-of-concept phase in 8 lodges, designed to verify the expected financial returns to Travelodge. Upon validation of the proof-of-concept, the parties expect to execute an estate-wide rollout to over 230 lodges. To enable this program, IDeaS is fully integrated with the RezView Central Reservation System from Pegasus Solutions, which handles all of Travelodge's reservations.

Since 1977, Visual One Systems has provided software systems to the hospitality industry. Their Windows-based products, using a Microsoft SQL database, include property management, sales & catering, restaurant point-of-sale, back-office accounting, and golf course management. Mike Gadbury - Managing Director of Visual One Systems (Europe) provides the HITEC audience with an update about V1's products and activities outside the US.

When ASSA ABLOY Hospitality was formed last year, it combined four of the most recognized hotel security brands, including Elsafe, Timelox and VingCard, as well as the resources of 100 other global companies of ASSA ABLOY, the world's leading lock group. Paul Zimmerman discusses this alliance and specifics of the Timelox Brand. How is it unique, what are the benefits and an explanation of the features are just a few of the topics covered in this video.

LEKSVIK, NORWAY - Elsafe International a.s., the world's leading supplier of electronic safes to the hospitality industry, has announced that three additional Elsafe models have independently achieved UL®-listing in the 1037 anti-theft device category. In 2002, Elsafe became the world's only in-room safe manufacturer to successfully complete the rigorous testing procedure that is prescribed by Underwriters Laboratories, one of the world's most recognized and respected independent product testing laboratories.

COLUMBIA, Md., MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS, a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has installed its 9700 Hospitality Management System at The Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica and The Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui.