Ruby Tuesday Chooses MICROS as Partner for Centrally Hosted Applications

Initially, Ruby Tuesday will roll out the information portal to approximately 600 restaurants, followed by the introduction of back office applications for inventory and labor management called "myoffice." The web- based applications will interface with existing MICROS 2700 and 3700 Point-of- Sale (POS) installations, providing near real-time reporting over the internet and a complete data warehouse.

In addition, Ruby Tuesday will pilot "iPOS," a centrally hosted POS solution. This application will provide the next-generation POS solution with all the benefits associated with high-speed connectivity for real-time data collection, customer relationship management (CRM), and database management, backed by store-level resilience in case of failure in the communications network. Software for iPOS is deployed automatically to reduce overall cost of ownership.

Sandy Beall, Chairman and CEO of Ruby Tuesday Inc. stated, "Choosing these centrally hosted applications from MICROS represents a significant step forward in the management of our more than 600 restaurants around the country. As a preferred POS vendor of ours for over 8 years, we know MICROS will serve us well as we install the full scope of applications."

"We believe Ruby Tuesday will realize great gains with the modules of in place," said Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman and CEO of MICROS. "Being able to view, analyze and act on up-to-the-minute chain and store-level data available, 24 hours a day, gives Ruby Tuesday a tremendous competitive advantage. Managers will have convenient access to all information from any web browser. We are proud to provide this crucial capability and to expand our alliance with Ruby Tuesday."

About Ruby Tuesday

Founded in 1972, Ruby Tuesday's operates more than 600 locations in nearly every state in America and countries from Iceland to India. Ruby Tuesday restaurants are casual, full-service restaurants with warm woods, whimsical artifacts and classical tiffany style lamps which create a comfortable, nostalgic look and feel. The company operates its own WOW-U(SM) training center that provides managers and franchise partners the opportunity to gather for intensive, on-going instruction and interaction. Ruby Tuesday is a publicly-owned company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange RI.

For more information on Ruby Tuesday, please contact Price Cooper, Vice President of Investor Relations & Planning at 865-379-5702. You can also visit the Ruby Tuesday website at .

About MICROS Systems

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality industry worldwide. Over 120,000 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 10,000 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 [email protected].

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