There are approximately 325,000 employees at headquarters, managed and franchised properties. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 18 brands, including Marriott Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Bulgari, EDITION, Renaissance, Gaylord Hotels, Autograph Collection, AC Hotels by Marriott, Courtyard, Fairfield Inn & Suites, SpringHill Suites, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, Marriott Executive Apartments, Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with more than 3,800 properties in 74 countries and territories and reported revenues of nearly $12 billion in fiscal year 2012. 'MICROS OPERA provides Marriott the most advanced PMS solution in the industry, allowing Marriott to further innovate its business and enable memorable connections with its guests.' Patz, Executive Vice President of MICROS Systems. 'We are pleased to grow and strengthen our partnership with Marriott International, which has one of the most powerful brand portfolios in the world,' stated Thomas L. 'Additionally, having used MICROS OPERA in our international properties, we are confident it is a superior solution for our properties in North America as well.' 'After considerable evaluation, we selected the cloud-based MICROS OPERA as a proven system that provides the stability and feature functionality, including the mobility, that we require,' stated Kermit Littlefield, Vice President of Global Property Management Systems for Marriott International. With the advanced interface capabilities that are offered with MICROS OPERA, hotels have an invaluable solution to increase productivity, drive sales and customer satisfaction, and boost profits. From handling reservations to managing accounting and billing, OPERA offers a feature set that can be configured to any hotel's requirements.

MICROS OPERA PMS is a robust property management system that is designed to address the needs of any size hotel, and manage all daily activities necessary in a hotel's operation.

Under the new partnership agreement, Marriott will deploy MICROS hosted OPERA PMS. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Marriott International has expanded its partnership with MICROS by selecting the hosted MICROS OPERA Property Management System (PMS) as the property management system (PMS) to be used in all Marriott brands worldwide. COLUMBIA, Md., Ap/PRNewswire/ - MICROS Systems, Inc.

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