Additionally, MICROS is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Bass to begin the roll out of the OPERA Property Management System at its newly acquired Posthouse properties in the United Kingdom. Most of the properties will be re-flagged as Holiday Inn hotels. This implementation of OPERA PMS is scheduled to commence this Summer. The parties anticipate that the definitive license agreement will be signed in July.
Further, Bass has named the OPERA Property Management System as the system of choice for Bass' Inter-Continental brand.
The OPERA Property Management System is a full-featured, scalable property management system solution capable of meeting the requirements of all segments of the hospitality industry -- from limited service, to business class, to full service and luxury. With its intuitive graphical user interface, screen painter tools and parameter driven functionality, the OPERA Property Management System is able to meet the varied requirements of Bass Hotels & Resort's sizeable and diverse hotel portfolio.
In addition to the scalability and ease of use, Bass Hotels & Resorts selected MICROS because of the company's unparalleled international presence and its ability to support installation, training and service requirements in the 100 countries and territories in which Bass Hotels & Resorts operates. "Both MICROS's global infrastructure and the product's' international feature set will support our current installation base and future global expansion," says Doug Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bass Hotels & Resorts. Lewis adds, "Our testing at Crowne Plaza and Inter- Continental hotels has been very successful and we anticipate similar success as we continue testing and deployment."
"We are very honored to be selected by Bass Hotels & Resorts," says Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MICROS. "The scalable functionality of the OPERA Property Management System will provide Bass Hotel & Resorts with a consistent, competitive edge worldwide to meet the needs of both the hotel operators and guests."
About Bass Hotels & Resorts®:
Bass Hotels & Resorts®, the hotel business of Bass PLC of the United Kingdom, operates or franchises more than 3,000 hotels and 490,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries and territories.
The following are some of the service marks owned by Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates: Holiday Inn®, Crowne Plaza®, Express by Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Select®, Holiday Inn Garden Court(SM), Holiday Inn SunSpree® Resorts, Staybridge Suites® by Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Family Suites(SM) Resort , Holidex®, Priority Club® Worldwide, Inter-Continental®, Forum®, and Six Continents Club®. Centra® in Canada and Mexico; Centra(SM) in the U.S.; Parkroyal® in the U.S. and Canada; Parkroyal® in Mexico.
Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc. offers information and reservations capability on the Internet -- , www.interconti.com for Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for Holiday Inn hotels, for Express by Holiday Inn hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn, and www.priorityclub.com .
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About MICROS:
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 systems and central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 16,000 hotels 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 www.micros.com or send an email to info@micros.com .
The MICROS logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: MICROS Systems, Inc.
