COLUMBIA, Md. -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS - News), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that PGA Golf Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of The PGA of America, has selected and implemented the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System and the MICROS Workstation 4 (WS4) throughout their entire enterprise dining and retail operations.
The centrally hosted solution resides at the PGA Headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens FL, and connects to the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, FL, which includes The PGA Golf Club, The PGA Learning Center, and the PGA Country Club. Operations at the exclusive Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY, host of the 2000 PGA Championship and the 2004 Senior PGA Championship are also connected and a significant part of the enterprise.
MICROS partnered with PGA Golf Properties to deliver enhanced system integration to applications managing tee time reservations, financial performance and merchandise inventory systems. The 9700 System Interface Module (SIM) and NetVuPoint applications provide a solid foundation upon which the integration functionality is built. Enhanced guest/player experience is a driving factor behind the integration development.
"PGA Golf Properties required a true enterprise-wide solution that we could rely upon," stated Soren Spiers, Regional Controller for PGA Golf Properties. "A single view of our diverse operations, as well as MICROS's commitment to the partnership, were key factors behind our decision to select MICROS."
"We are truly pleased to be selected by an organization as prestigious as PGA Golf Properties," stated Dan Interlandi, Executive Vice President of North America Distribution. "MICROS continues to work closely with PGA Golf Properties to assure a seamless enterprise solution with our industry leading technology."
About PGA Golf Properties
PGA Golf Properties include the award-winning PGA Golf Club, PGA Country Club, The PGA Learning Center, and The PGA Historical Center, all located in Port St. Lucie on Florida's Treasure Coast. PGA Golf Club, the only facility open to the public that is owned and operated by The PGA of America, is a 54- hole complex of world-class golf and has been awarded the coveted Audubon International Signature Sanctuary status for meeting rigid environmental standards.
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, Vice President of Marketing at (443) 285-8144 or (800) 638-0985. You can also visit the MICROS website at http://www.micros.com or send an email to info@micros.com.
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