MICROS Systems, Inc. a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that it has been ranked the #1 information technology company based in the Washington, DC area, in the 2006 Post 200, conducted by the Washington Post. 

More than 260 companies based in the District, Virginia or Maryland are directly surveyed by The Washington Post. Information provided by these companies is cross-checked against audited financial statements and annual reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All public and private companies are ranked by annual revenue, except the financial institutions, which are ranked by assets.

“We are thrilled to be ranked the number one information technology company for the second consecutive year in the Post 200,” stated Tom Giannopoulos, Chairman and CEO of MICROS Systems, Inc.  “The Washington, DC area is known to have some of the most acclaimed technology companies in the United States.  We are honored to remain at the top of that list.”

About MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 220,000 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 20,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale and loss prevention products through its subsidiary Datavantage for more than 50,000 specialty retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.

For further information on information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact Ivan Mifsud, Business Development Executive on (356) 21421600 (Ext. 270) or email on ivan.mifsud@megabyte.net