Toyota Park and Chicago Fire Install the MICROS 9700 HMS Integrated POS Solution to Streamline Operations and Elevate the Fan Experience

COLUMBIA, Md., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that the Village of Bridgeview, the owner and management company of Toyota Park, has selected a fully integrated MICROS point-of-sale solution for the stadium, home to the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.  Toyota Park is a Chicago-based stadium which hosts a wide array of sporting and entertainment events for the area.  The solution includes MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System (HMS) with 92 Keyboard Workstation 270 (KW270) POS terminals for concession operations, 5 Workstation 5A (WS5A) touchscreen terminals for premium operations, and the MICROS Perpetual Inventory and Event Management Solution for increased control of operations.

With high maintenance and support costs for Toyota Park's legacy POS solution, the Village of Bridgeview selected MICROS technology to help streamline operations, reduce the cost of overall system support, increase the bottom line, and improve the fan experience.  The MICROS solution provides Toyota Park with a more reliable technology solution with hardware that uses standard TCP/IP Ethernet Topology, reduced overall maintenance costs, and  expedited service with a local MICROS service and support team.  Fans will also benefit from the new MICROS solution at Toyota Park with increased speed-of-service at the venue and a future offering of stored-value ticketing and other loyalty solutions.

"We selected MICROS's solution as we found it to be the most advanced and user-friendly technology in the marketplace," declared Jonathan Butkas, Information Technology Manager, Village of Bridgeview.  "MICROS is a strong partner we can trust to support us in the long-term with any of our future initiatives.  Having local service and support is a huge benefit for us as we know that all of our needs will be addressed effectively and in a timely manner."

"MICROS is very excited about the Village of Bridgeview and Toyota Park's move to MICROS as its technology partner," stated Don DeMarinis, Vice President of MICROS Leisure and Entertainment Business Unit.  "We are proud to offer technology solutions that will improve its operations and the fan experience.  MICROS's solutions are very flexible and scalable and will easily expand with both the Village of Bridgeview and Toyota Park well into the future."

About Toyota Park and Village of Bridgeview
Toyota Park is the heart of soccer for much of the Midwest and a must-see destination for world-class concerts and other sporting events.  Each year, more than a half million people go by the stadium's trademark brick arch, many achieving or reliving what has become a rite of passage for sports and music fans alike. Toyota Park regularly hosts blockbuster concerts by the likes of Jimmy Buffett, Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, Phish and B96 Pepsi Summerbash on its permanent dedicated music stage.  Since opening its doors in 2006, Toyota Park also has treated fans to rugby and football games, as well as wrestling and mixed martial arts events.  Toyota Park's expansive parking lots regularly host large festivals and special entertainment, such as circus acts. The 20,000 seat soccer facility (28,000 for concerts) is owned and managed by the Village of Bridgeview.  It features 42 executive suites including six stage suites (available for sporting events).  The Village of Bridgeview is a well-balanced community of residential, commercial and industrial properties.  For more information visit, http://www.toyotapark.com or http://www.bridgeview-il.gov/.

About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 330,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 180 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 26,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through its MICROS-Retail division for more than 100,000 retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.

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