Boston, MA 05/06/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) has expanded its parternership with MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), which is a premier information technology solutions provider for the retail and hospitality sectors. Through which, Marriott has initiated the deployment of MICROS Simphony Enterprise Solution for its operations in food and beverage at its brand hotels across Canada and the United States. The full engagement that is inclusive of MICROS mobile devices and workstations will be completed by the end of the current year.
Deploys MICROS Simphony
The full deployment of the MICROS will enable Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) to singly pointedly manage the complete system within a single application facilitating it to ensure menu item standardization, reduction in redundancy and to maintain configuration consistency. By placing the IT solution, Marriott will be able to reduce the requirement of IT solutions at each location. MICROS Simphony is a highly scalable and adaptable enterprise system that provides speedy deployment of thousands of its devices across the Marriott Canada and US properties. Marriott’s Vice President of Global Operations, Kermit Littlefield said that MICROS simphony helps the group in providing a high-class Point-of-Sale that improves the customer experience.
Opens 4,000th Hotel
Apart from this, the group has come to record another milestone as its brand, Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR), opens up 4,000th hotel in Washington D.C. The hotel named as Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C. is owned by Quadrangle Development in partnership with Capstone and is managed by the group. The hotel adds as another landmark for the group as well as the District, and features all-glass rooftop, offers its customers with cutting edge technology that ranges from the latest interactive TV’s to mobile services app.The Marriott Marquis encompasses 105,000 sq feet of meeting space, five signature dining experiences and 1,175 rooms consisting 49 suites. Marriott Marquis Washington, DC is one among the only five Marriott Marquis properties in the country.