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MICROS Systems, Inc.
7031 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD USA 21046
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Release Date: April 13, 2005 Contact: Louise Casamento
Columbia, MD —April 13, 2005—MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, a division of ARAMARK
(NYSE:RMK), has signed an agreement to implement the MICROS OPERA
Xpress Property Management System (PMS) in most of their locations by 2007.
With OPERA Xpress, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging can leverage the advanced integrated technology of the full service OPERA PMS, yet choose only the feature, functionality settings and/or parameters that are applicable to its conference center’s business needs. And, using OPERA’s XML Xchange
Interface (OXI), ARAMARK Harrison Lodging will have seamless connection to previously selected third party systems. OPERA Xpress functionality allows
ARAMARK Harrison Lodging to deliver uniquely tailored services for each of its client locations while executing service excellence across all properties
“ARAMARK Harrison Lodging has aggressive growth plans in place,” stated Rory
Loberg, President ARAMARK Harrison Lodging. “It was critical that we select a partner and a product that could continue to grow with us. ARAMARK has had great success with MICROS as a long-standing business partner, and our evaluation of PMS options proved OPERA Xpress to be a perfect fit.”
“We are pleased to continue to expand our relationship with ARAMARK Harrison
Lodging,” stated Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman and CEO of MICROS Systems,
Inc. “The breadth and flexibility of MICROS products allow us to provide many options to a company like ARAMARK, which has a broad range of business requirements.”
About ARAMARK Harrison Lodging
Offering a collection of the world’s most effective environments for learning, communication and personal growth, ARAMARK operates more than 50

conference centers, corporate training centers and specialty hotels in educational environments. Each is strategically located close to leading business destinations. The company supports the stringent standards of IACC and harnesses the power and expertise of its founding entities to expand its contributions to the industry.
To learn more about ARAMARK Harrison Lodging or to book a meeting, log onto www.aramarkharrisonlodging.com
or call the company’s National
Accounts Offices at 1-800-422-MEET.
About ARAMARK
ARAMARK Corporation is a world leader in providing award-winning food and facilities management services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, international and domestic corporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry in the 2004 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of
"America's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE magazine in 2004, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 200,000 employees serving clients in 19 countries.
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About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 200,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 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 20,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage for more than 50,000 specialty retail stores 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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