MICROS and Hospitality Solutions International to Provide POS Solutions for Hilton Family of Hotels

MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the consummation of a preferred vendor agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, MICROS and its division Hospitality Solutions International (HSI) are preferred point-of-sale (POS) providers for more than 800 Hilton Family Hotels, including Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, and Hilton Garden Inn hotels.

Currently, MICROS and HSI have installed over 500 Hilton Family hotel sites, running a combination of MICROS 9700, MICROS 8700, MICROS 3700, MICROS 2700, and HSI Profit Series point-of-sale systems.

"Hilton is committed to providing its hotels with several point-of-sale technology solutions that support our standardized offering," stated Robert Machen, Vice President of Corporate and Brand Solutions. "Through a preferred vendor agreement with MICROS and HSI, Hilton is able to work with one core company and still provide hotels with choices."

"Hilton Hotels has been a MICROS customer for many years, first installing the MICROS 470 back in the early 1980's," stated Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman and CEO. "We are pleased that Hilton, MICROS, and HSI will continue and expand the strong relationship we have enjoyed for years, and we look forward to serving its technology needs well into the future."

MICROS Systems is online at www.micros.com.