COLUMBIA, Md., June 7 / hotelBANK, Inc., a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc.
[NASDAQ: MCRS]
, announces the availability of its second generation Application Programmer Interface (API) to complement its successful hotel-based corporate travel solution known as "Company Direct." Over 50 European corporations currently utilize the hotelBANK solution, which is connected to over 2,800 hotels.
Company Direct is an Internet solution that allows companies to implement their travel policies to each individual employee via the company's Intranet, utilizing any standard browser and web-enabled device. Through a secure system, employees are empowered to make online reservations directly anytime and anywhere in the hotels and at the special rates defined by the company's travel policy. The addition of capabilities such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and air, rail, and car functionality are a continuation of the value-added approach that clients enjoy on the hotelBANK Exchange. Telia AB, the leading telecommunications company in Sweden, has been using the hotelBANK Exchange Company Direct service since March 1997. It was the first company to use the API for a seamless integration into the company's Intranet, named AKE. Stefan Oeserdahl, Technical Production Manager for Telia AB, stated, "I am very excited about the enhanced features and functionality of hotelBANK's second generation API. I am expecting even higher adoption rates by our employees, which will generate a significant increase of hotel reservations through the hotelBANK Exchange as well as cost savings in our travel expenses." Telia AB is also working on the development of a direct link to SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) by using an API for a seamless connection directly to SAS for all their SAS flight reservations. This new feature will also include an automatic hotel availability check using the existing hotelBANK Exchange. "I am very pleased with the development enhancements and timelines as well as the very successful and professional business relationship between hotelBANK and Telia AB," Oeserdahl continued. "All Telia AB employees are able to interactively make their own travel accommodations with hotels at corporately negotiated rates as well as allow on-line communication between Telia's AKE Intranet solution and participating hotels on the hotelBANK Exchange, including electronic RFP issuance and response. Telia AB will also participate with hotelBANK in the expansion of the hotelBANK Exchange to include air, rail and car booking functionality later this year as well as WAP implementation." About MICROS Systems MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality industry worldwide. Over 120,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, and leisure and entertainment operations in more than 130 countries. MICROS provides property management, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 10,000 hotels worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS. hotelBANK,Inc., a subsidiary of MICROS, provides an advanced e-commerce solution that connects individual hotels, hotel chains, corporations and travel portals allowing them to conduct travel related e-commerce including reservations, electronic RFP solicitation and response, GDS connectivity, yield management, WAP connectivity and e-commerce targeted marketing to corporate employees. In addition to its corporate travel solutions, hotelBANK provides the Internet booking engine behind several hotel chain websites and various portal sites. For more information on MICROS and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact Louise Casamento, Manager, Marketing Communications at (443) 285-8144, or Robert Post, President & COO, hotelBANK, Inc. at (443) 285-6054. You can also visit the hotelBANK website at The MICROS logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. The hotelBANK logo, hotelBANK Exchange, and Company Direct are trademarks of hotelBANK, Inc. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners. About Telia AB Telia is the largest provider of Internet and communication services in the Nordic countries and has 9 million subscribers in the region. Sweden is the world's leading nation in Internet access and computer home ownership, making it the most mature nation globally in terms of information technology. This has led Telia to grow in a number of key areas including mobile communication, broadband and Internet services, as well as IP-based net services. Telia is also the leading Internet operator in Sweden with approximately 650,000 private and company subscribers. Telia has a presence in 30 countries around the globe with over 30,000 employees. You can visit the Telia website at
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