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MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) Selects MICROS 9700 Enterprise POS Solution and MICROS RES 4.0 POS Solution
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MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that the MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) has selected the MICROS 9700 point-of-sale solution for its food and beverage operation. |
In addition, all of the leased outlets within the MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R), including Alta Strada, Junior's Restaurant and Coffee Bar, Shrine, Craftsteak, and The Food Market have selected the MICROS RES 4.0 point-of-sale solution. This new luxury property opened in May 2008.
The MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) includes an 825-room hotel, 4,000-seat grand theater, a convention center and ballroom, nightclubs, and 1,500 more slot machines. To accommodate this new property, Foxwoods increased its current MICROS 9700 solution by 50 terminals to a total of 270 terminals. This enterprise solution, which includes the mymicros.net web-based reporting tool, allows Foxwoods to receive real-time business intelligence about its operations. By deploying MICROS RES 4.0 in all of the leased outlets within the property, there is seamless integration to Foxwoods many casino interfaces, such as player tracking and the hotel property management system.
"We have been very pleased with the advanced technology and efficiency of MICROS 9700 and mymicros.net," stated Brian Charette, Vice President of Information Systems at Foxwoods Resort Casino. "By deploying MICROS throughout our enterprise, including the MGM expansion and the leased outlets, we get a true 360 degree view of our operations. This allows us to address needs quickly and offer an exceptional guest experience to our clientele."
"Foxwoods has been a key MICROS customer for over a decade," stated Jenny Kurdle, Executive Vice President, Leisure & Entertainment Business Unit for MICROS Systems, Inc. "MICROS 9700 is specifically designed to allow for large scale additions like the MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R). We are proud of our successful and long-term partnership with Foxwoods, and look forward to supporting the needs of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as it continues to grow and strengthen its operations."
About Foxwoods
North America's largest casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino(R) is located in the rolling hills of southeastern Connecticut and is easily accessible from Boston, New York, Hartford and Providence. Owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Foxwoods features six casinos with more than 7,200 slots, 380 table games, the only WPT World Poker Room(TM) in New England, High Stakes Bingo and Ultimate Race Book. There are 1,416 guest rooms and suites in three hotels, more than 30 restaurants, a luxurious spa, more than 50,000 square feet of premium meeting and event space, 24 retail shops and five entertainment venues, including the 1,400-seat Fox Theatre. Conveniently located adjacent to Foxwoods is Lake of Isles(TM), featuring two, 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Rees Jones and a state-of-the-art Golf Academy. In May 2008, the $700 million MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) debuted, adding 825 luxurious guest rooms, 115,000 square feet of meeting space, a 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater, 21,000-square-foot spa as well as more dining, retail and gaming facilities, bolstering Foxwoods' preeminence as the East Coast's ultimate casino resort destination. Foxwoods supports responsible gaming, and plays a leadership role in the Connecticut Council of Problem Gambling, of which it was a founding entity. For more information, call 1-800-FOXWOODS or visit http://www.foxwoods.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. 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, 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 [email protected].
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