"I selected the MICROS handheld system because of the efficiency of service it provides," said Jerry Dal Bazzo, owner of the Stinking Rose and several other California restaurants. "Handheld terminals improve service in many ways, including speed of service and order accuracy. This newest generation of MICROS handheld works extraordinarily well, allowing orders to be entered quickly and easily. Our waiters can now stay on the floor with guests rather than having to go back and forth to a fixed terminal or the kitchen. It actually helps our waiters to become better servers."
Ed Chapel, Vice President, North American Sales of MICROS, stated, "Mobile MICROS 3700 was developed specifically for table service and quick service restaurants, and includes all the features restaurant managers want in a rugged, reliable package. Handhelds allow convenient service to patios, decks, and poolside areas that have been difficult to service effectively in the past. Handhelds can also be used in traditional restaurant settings to enhance guest service and increase table turns. It's a system that many of our customers are implementing with excellent results."
The MICROS 3700 POS features a powerful combination of applications to streamline operations for food and bar business, and to simplify back-office management with accurate, up-to-the-minute reporting and analysis. MICROS' third-generation handheld system, Mobile MICROS, runs on the user-friendly Windows(R) Pocket PC platform, utilizing industry-standard wireless network protocols and supporting magnetic card readers, scanners, and local and remote printing.
In conjunction with the MICROS 3700 POS installation at the Stinking Rose, MICROS also implemented the restaurant's new credit card approval system. By transporting credit card data via the restaurant's DSL connection, transactions can now be approved within 2-4 seconds, as compared to an average 15 seconds per transaction with a dial-up process.
About The Stinking Rose
Located in North Beach, San Francisco's renowned Little Italy, the "original" Stinking Rose has become famous for celebrating the culinary euphoria of garlic and serving over 3,000 pounds of the pungent herb each month. Named after an historical term for "garlic," The Stinking Rose offers sumptuous, contemporary California-Italian cuisine prepared and adorned with garlic -- and strives to accommodate every palate. There is hearty fare for the truly adventurous, mild for the novice, and sans garlic for those finding the herb's folklore and aroma more appealing than its taste. For more information on The Stinking Rose, please visit .
About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality industry worldwide. Over 135,000 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 15,000 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.
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