Protea Hotels of South Africa Select MICROS's OPERA Enterprise Solution

COLUMBIA, Md., MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS - News), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that Protea Hospitality Corporation has initiated deployment of MICROS's OPERA Enterprise Solution. Protea Hotels will pilot the implementation process in the Protea Hotel Waterfront, Protea Hotel Midrand, Protea Hotel Victoria Junction, Protea Hotel Sea Point, Protea Hotel Kruger Gate, Protea Hotel Edward Durban, Protea Hotel Wanderers, and Melrose Arch Hotel.

The MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution will enhance Protea's long-term vision of establishing and increasing the lifetime value of its guests. This will be achieved through centralized guest profiling, allowing the group to become more guest focused and therefore practice true Customer Relationship Marketing. In addition inventory (rooms) will be centralized enabling a real- time view of the inventory status. "This in essence will enhance room management and, of course, aid in optimizing revenue," explained Bryan Mulliner, Group Revenue Manager. "We expect to implement this new system within the majority of our properties by the end of 2006."

"This is a long term investment for our group, and we are positive that the hotels that form part of Protea are going to benefit enormously, and profit from this decision," said Arnold Cloete, Group Financial Director for Protea Hotels.

"In addition to the selection of pre-eminent technology solutions, Protea Hotels were seeking a relationship with an established global organization," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President of MICROS's Europe, Africa & Middle East Region. "MICROS has sales and service offices all over the world and offers responsive support in all major business centers and resort locations. Our systems are being tested in a number of Protea properties, and we look forward to the full rollout."

About Protea Hospitality Corporation | Africa's largest and leading hotel group, Protea Hotels, now displays its special brand of hospitality in over ten African and Indian Ocean Island countries, as well as London and Russia!

Each Protea Hotel is uniquely different in character and our collection ranges from small country hotels in the Eastern and Northern Cape, sea- and lakeside resorts along the Garden Route, Durban and Cape coasts, to mountain retreats in the Free State, bustling city centre hotels in Cape Town and Johannesburg and our prestigious portfolio of Premier Protea Hotels and Game and Safari Lodges in Mpumalanga.

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 or send an email to [email protected].

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