COLUMBIA, Md. -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Hospitality-Travel and Retail subsidiaries of RedSky IT, one of the UK's premier IT application software developers.
RedSky IT Hospitality-Travel software is a single source for the delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of integrated, highly functional hotel PMS software solutions targeted toward the limited-service, independent and economy hotel market. RedSky IT Retail has unparalleled expertise in the food and retail marketplace, offering an industry leading lifecycle management and supply chain traceability product to the grocery industry. RedSky IT's Retail customers include the 4 largest grocers in the United Kingdom. With the acquisition of RedSky IT Retail, MICROS's retail division will now boast an expanded infrastructure and presence in the UK through which to offer its complete portfolio of feature-rich retail applications. "The acquisition of RedSky IT provides MICROS a complementary set of products and allows us to expand our customer footprint," stated Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman, President and CEO of MICROS Systems, Inc. "Current RedSky IT customers will also benefit by the acquisition as they will be working with an established company with a long history and a deep product portfolio. We look forward to welcoming RedSky IT's employees and customers to the MICROS family." The total purchase consideration for the stock in the acquired companies is approximately $32 million in cash. The transaction is expected to be neutral to MICROS's earnings per share in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and accretive to earnings per share in fiscal year 2008 and beyond. In fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009, MICROS expects sales in connection with the acquisition in the amount of approximately $22 million to $25 million and $30 million to $32 million, respectively.
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