Danubius Selects MICROS 9700 HMS, OPERA
MARCH 3, 2008. MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Danubius Hotels Nyrt. has selected MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System (HMS) and OPERA Central Systems solutions for all of its 56 hotels.
The OPERA component includes OPERA Customer Information System (OCIS), OPERA Reservation System (ORS), OPERA Sales Force Administration (SFA), OPERA Web Services, and myfidelio.net. The initial deployment of 38 hotels will occur in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK, and later in its hotels in Romania. The complete roll out is scheduled between September 2008 and November 2009.
Founded in 1972, this Budapest based company owns and operates the majority of its hotels in central & eastern Europe. Offering diverse facilities, including, spas, business and conference accommodations, meeting rooms, and fitness centers, Danubius required an all-inclusive POS and Central Systems solution capable of managing large, complex operations for its entire hotel chain. MICROS 9700 HMS offers Danubius, a scalable and web-enabled enterprise point-of-sale solution with a powerful technology platform. The OPERA Central Systems suite provides centralized and fully-integrated tools for database management, central reservations, sales support, and web-based inventory management. In addition, myfidelio.net offers an advanced e-commerce solution that directly connects Danubius' hotel chains to worldwide all of the global Distribution Systems.
"Essential to our criteria for a technology provider was the capability to deliver deep integration of systems," stated Andreas Schuster, Vice President of Operations & Business Development for Danubius Hotels Nyrt. "MICROS fulfilled this requirement with an innovative, centralized, and integrated solution for Danubius' complete hotel portfolio. We also value MICROS's extensive industry experience and strong presence in all of our local markets."
"Partnering with a leading hotel company like Danubius boosts our visibility in the emerging central and eastern European markets," stated Kaweh Niroomand, President for MICROS-Fidelio EAME. "We are delighted to provide Danubius the advanced integration capabilities of MICROS 9700 HMS, OPERA, and myfidelio.net solutions and are committed to sustained support of its technology requirements in the future."
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