SYNXIS AND MICROS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

Industry leaders to collaborate for enhanced integrated inventory management across property management and reservations systems

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, and Neuss, Germany 22 April – SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides hotel distribution and Internet marketing services globally, and MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, announced today the signing of a partnership between SynXis and MICROS that will enhance their already integrated solution to drive even more value for their joint customers.

SynXis and MICROS will work together to continuously improve value and efficiencies of the integration between the SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS) and the MICROS Property Management System (PMS). One example of the collaboration is the addition of reservation synchronization capabilities providing hotel revenue managers with a true single-image of inventory in both the SynXis and MICROS systems.

“This agreement is a significant step in addressing the very real need for the hotel industry to leverage the advantages of integrating its disparate operations,” said Scott Alvis, President and General Manager of SynXis. “MICROS and SynXis are committed to working together to provide the leadership to move the industry forward in areas that can have a significant impact to customer service.”

“We understand the varying needs of our customers and are committed to delivering on both fully integrated and best-of-breed solutions to the industry,” stated Dr. Peter Agel, Vice President, Distribution Logistics, MICROS EAME. “Our strategic partnership with SynXis will provide the industry with more options for implementing an advanced inventory solution.”

About SynXis®
SynXis, a Sabre Holdings company, provides distribution and Internet marketing services and technology for hotels around the world. SynXis connects hotels with their guests through increased exposure via all channels including GDS, third party travel sites and the hotel’s own website. SynXis operates full-service global call centers offering private label reservation services. SynXis is the creator of the industry unique Technology Partner Program, which ensures customers that it will work closely with partners such as Micros Fidelio in jointly supporting customer needs. SynXis is the technology source for thousands of hotels, resorts, and destinations, including: Harrah’s, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, The Peninsula Hotels & Resorts, Millennium Copthorne, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Shangri-la Hotels & Resorts and Jumeirah Hotels.

SynXis’ corporate headquarters is in Southlake, Texas, with offices in Denver, Boston, Amsterdam, Singapore and Montevideo. For more information on SynXis and its products, please call +1-682-606-4000, e-mail info@synxis.com, or visit our Web site at www.synxis.com.

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world’s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.

About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 310,000 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 21,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through its MICROS-Retail division for more than 90,000 retail stores worldwide.

For more information on MICROS and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, 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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