COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 29 / MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS, a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has been recognized for excellence by two technology industry groups. MICROS has been named to the 2000 VARBusiness 500, the industry's definitive ranking of the top 500 solution providers -- Internet services companies, consultants, and integrators -- in North America. MICROS also received the Bronze Award for Systems/Sofware Vendor from the Independent Cash Register Dealers Association and Systems Dealer Association (ICRDA/SDA) at the group's annual convention in Las Vegas.

COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 28 / OPUS 2 Revenue Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS has signed an agreement to provide its TopLine(TM) PROPHET Enterprise Revenue Management System to Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, a leader in the luxury, upscale and mid-tier segments of the lodging industry. OPUS 2 will work with Carlson to develop an interface with Carlson's Curtis-C Central Reservations System to offer centralized revenue management throughout Carlson's varied hotel portfolio, which includes Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, Regent International Hotels®, and Country Inns and Suites By Carlson®. Carlson will begin immediately by deploying OPUS 2's TopLine PROPHET revenue management system in two pilot sites for orientation and training purposes.

COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 28 / MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS, the leading provider of information technology for the hospitality industry, will provide its MICROS-Fidelio Front Office Version 7 Property Management System (PMS) to several newly developed luxury hotel properties opening around the country. The MICROS-Fidelio system has been selected by Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, CA; The Grand Hotel Minneapolis in Minneapolis, MN; Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, WA; and the Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA. Bacara Resort & Spa has also purchased the TopLine PROPHET Revenue Management System powered by OPUS 2 for MICROS-Fidelio.

COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 28 / MICROS-Fidelio Asia/Pacific, a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. MCRS, has formed an alliance with Bank of China, headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China, to jointly develop an e-commerce solution to provide a Credit Card Processing System-Payment Gateway (PG), known as Bank of China's Bank Merchant POS (BMP). Bank of China is the oldest bank in China and is the first and only Chinese bank that has an international presence, with 15,228 domestic and more than 530 overseas branches.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, July 12, 2000 - After a detailed study of the different hospitality yield vendors, students of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), as part of their final exam requirements, authored a case study on IDeaS, Inc., and e-yield™, the company's yield management solution. The case study was developed in June 2000 by Elke Carle, Gabriele Frei , Philip Schneider and Renaud Lamoureux.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Newmarket International, Inc. announced today it has launched its Virtual Classroom its latest initiative for providing sales automation and revenue management training to its worldwide customer base of 100,000 users. The Virtual Classroom is a key educational component of Newmarket's new line of e-Business solutions. Based on technology from Centra Software, Inc. CTRA, the Newmarket Virtual Classroom uses Centra's award winning integrated voice-over-IP capabilities, shared workspace environment, and intuitive interface that enables live conversation and human interaction over the Internet.

Newmarket International, Inc. announced today the appointment of Russell H. Boekenkroeger to the newly created position of Vice President of Development. Boekenkroeger will direct all of Newmarket's development teams, with a special emphasis on the rapid deployment of the next phase of the company's Web-enabled automation solutions. Boekenkroeger reports to Newmarket President & CEO Steve Giblin.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / Aug. 9, 2000-- Newmarket International, Inc. announced today it has secured a $20 million equity investment from a major Fortune 500 international financial services group.

COLUMBIA, Md. -- In a move to create dedicated regional service in South America, MICROS Systems Inc. MCRS has acquired Hospitality Technologies S. A., of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company will now be known as MICROS-Fidelio South America, and it will be headquartered in Argentina, with additional offices and dealers in Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru, and Montevideo, Uruguay. This new subsidiary will market and support the full line of MICROS products: MICROS point-of-sale restaurant products, Fidelio Express, and the MICROS-Fidelio line of hotel software products, along with a complete line of service products for the hospitality industry.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Newmarket International, Inc. announced today that has signed as a lead publishing partner for , Newmarket's Internet service that unites meeting planners, electronic Request For Proposal (e-RFP) sites, and member hotels and destinations with space to sell.