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Ovation
Brands Selects Cloud-based MICROS Simphony™
and MICROS iCare™
as
its Next Generation Technology Solution for all Locations
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Columbia,
MD – May 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / MICROS
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information
technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is
pleased to announce that Ovation
Brands, operator of Old Country Buffet®, HomeTown® Buffet and
Ryan’s® brands, has selected MICROS cloud-based Simphony™ along with
MICROS iCare™ Gift and Loyalty solution for all of its 337 locations. The
solution, which supports the Ovation Brands mobile strategy for future
table-side ordering and line management, is hosted in MICROS’ Data Center.
The roll-out of MICROS Simphony began in April 2014 and is scheduled to
conclude in the fall. The roll-out of MICROS iCare will follow.
Ovation
Brands selected MICROS Simphony for its ability to easily manage the entire
Ovation Brands enterprise from a single location in the cloud, while standardizing
its technology across all 337 locations. Ovation Brands is also benefiting
from Simphony’s web services architecture, which enables easy system growth
and deployment, the elimination of back-office servers in stores, a lower
total cost of ownership, and eases the process of upgrading to newer versions
of software. Simphony’s POS design supports full resiliency, guaranteeing
that the systems will remain fully operational in the event of internet
failure.
With
MICROS’ iCare Gift and Loyalty solution, Ovation Brands is able to track
and analyze customer activities. MICROS iCare’s real-time, stored value
and loyalty tracking with coupon issuance and redemption, will increase
customer visits and spending. All of these valuable components enable Ovation
Brands management and staff to spend more time focusing on the business
and guest experience and less time managing technology.
“We
are committed to providing our team members with a POS system that will
allow them to do their job more efficiently, while creating a better guest
experience for our guests,” stated Patrick Benson, Senior Vice President
of IT for Ovation Brands. “We are impressed with MICROS’ tablet strategy,
and we look forward to implementing mobile POS and guest engagement for
table-side ordering and line management.”
“We
are very pleased that Ovations Brands selected MICROS as its technology
partner and understands the value in standardizing its operations with
cloud-based tools that simplify deployment, maintenance and support,” stated
Ed Chapel, Executive Vice President, US & Canada Food & Beverage
for MICROS Systems, Inc. “Simphony will provide Ovation Brands the enhanced
technology and control needed to better operate its business now and in
the future.”
About
Ovation Brands
Ovation®
Brands currently operates 337 restaurants in 35 states, comprised of 328
steak-buffet restaurants and nine Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse restaurants.
The restaurants are principally operated under the Old Country Buffet®,
HomeTown® Buffet and Ryan’s® brands. Ovation employs over 17,000
team members and serves approximately 100 million customers annually. Corporate
headquarters are based in Greer, SC. For more information, visit www.OvationBrands.com.
About
MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS
Systems, Inc. provides leading enterprise-wide applications, services and
hardware for the hospitality and retail industries. Serving an extensive
portfolio of clients worldwide, MICROS solutions are utilized in hotels,
casinos, table and quick service restaurants, retail, leisure and entertainment,
fuel and convenience, cruise, and travel operations in more than 180 countries,
and on all seven continents. MICROS combines its industry knowledge and
expertise to provide cloud-based, mobile and on premise solutions that
allow its clients to streamline operations and successfully engage their
customers.
MICROS
applications include point of sale, property management, central systems,
business intelligence, eCommerce, loyalty, CRM, loss prevention, distributed
order management, labor management, inventory management, and merchandise
planning solutions. MICROS services include hosting and SaaS, platform
implementation and integration, strategic business consulting, interactive
marketing, design services including creative and user experience, and
managed services. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol
MCRS.
For
more information on MICROS and its advanced information technology solutions
for the hospitality and retail industries, please contact Louise Casamento,
Vice President of Marketing at 443-285-8144 or 866-287-4736. You can also
visit the MICROS website at www.micros.com
or send an email to info@micros.com.
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Contact:
Louise
J. Casamento
Vice
President of Marketing
Phone:
443-285-8144 |