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Micros Systems

Logo: MICROS Systems, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American technology company

Micros Systems, Inc. was an American computer company that manufactured hardware and developed software and services for the restaurant point of sale, hotel, hospitality, sports and entertainment venues, casinos, cruise lines, specialty retail markets, and other similar markets. Analyst estimates cited in 2003 put Micros' market share at about 35% of the restaurant point-of-sale business.3 It is part of Oracle Corporation.1 Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1977Founded1

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  • TickerMCRS on NASDAQ1
  • Industrycomputer hardware industry1
  • HeadquartersColumbia1
  • Websitewww.micros.com
  • Incorporated inMD5
  • Business address7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, Md 21046-22895
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer5

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Micros Systems, Inc. was an American computer company that manufactured hardware and developed software and services for the restaurant point of sale, hotel, hospitality, sports and entertainment venues, casinos, cruise lines, specialty retail markets, and other similar markets. Analyst estimates cited in 2003 put Micros' market share at about 35% of the restaurant point-of-sale business. Independently active from 1978 to 2014, Micros is now owned by Oracle Corporation and renamed Oracle Food and Beverage and Oracle Hospitality (two of the global business units at Oracle Corporation). Micros was headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, United States, and the current business unit is still based there.3

Corporate structure

Micros Systems is part of a group headed by Oracle Corporation. 63 entities, 15 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Micros Systems reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Machinery and equipment$15.7M7 Jun 30, 2014$14.4M7 Jun 30, 2013+9.4%
Furniture and fixtures$22.2M7 Jun 30, 2014$21.7M7 Jun 30, 2013+2.1%
Computer equipment and software$131.2M7 Jun 30, 2014$107.6M7 Jun 30, 2013+21.9%
Leasehold improvements$16.0M7 Jun 30, 2014$14.9M7 Jun 30, 2013+7.5%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$185.0M7 Jun 30, 2014$158.6M7 Jun 30, 2013+16.7%
Accumulated depreciation$127.1M7 Jun 30, 2014$114.5M7 Jun 30, 2013+11.0%
Property and equipment, net$58.0M7 Jun 30, 2014$44.1M7 Jun 30, 2013+31.4%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$626.4M7 Jun 30, 2014$486.0M7 Jun 30, 2013+28.9%
Marketable securities, current$73.4M7 Jun 30, 2014$148.0M7 Jun 30, 2013−50.4%
Debt securities available for sale$73.4M7 Jun 30, 2014$148.0M8 Jun 30, 2013−50.4%
Long-term investments$08 Jun 30, 2013$34.5M8 Jun 30, 2012−100.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$458.8M7 Jun 30, 2014$432.9M7 Jun 30, 2013+6.0%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$35.1M7 Jun 30, 2014$37.8M7 Jun 30, 2013−6.9%
Accumulated amortization$37.4M7 Jun 30, 2014$30.5M7 Jun 30, 2013+22.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$37.0M8 Jun 30, 2013$44.3M9 Jun 30, 2012−16.4%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$57.6M7 Jun 30, 2014$49.3M7 Jun 30, 2013+16.9%
Raw materials$1.5M7 Jun 30, 2014$1.1M7 Jun 30, 2013+44.0%
Finished goods$56.0M7 Jun 30, 2014$48.2M7 Jun 30, 2013+16.3%

The story

The company was incorporated in 1977 as Picos Manufacturing, Inc. and changed its name to Micros Systems, Inc. in 1978. Micros Systems, Inc. was headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. The name Micros is an acronym for Modular Integrated Cash Register Operating Systems.

Products

Oracle offers multiple products under the Micros name. Oracle Micros Simphony is a cloud-based restaurant POS system. Opera is the Micros property management system used in many large hotel chains, such as Accor Hotels, Meliá Hotels International, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Travelodge Hotels UK, Crown Resorts, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Rydges Hotels & Resorts, Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, Jupiter Hotels, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Resorts and Suites, Radisson Hotels and Resorts (subsidiary of Carlson Companies), the InterContinental Hotels Group and the Thistle Hotels.

With the purchase of the company Torex from Cerberus Capital Management, Micros acquired MiRetail Hub, a Workflow application written using Windows Workflow Foundation and designed for the Retail market.

From Wikipedia’s article on Micros Systems, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Micros Systems, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Athanasios L. Giannopoulos2006–2012
  2. Peter Altabef2013

Chair

  1. Athanasios L. Giannopoulos2006–2014

President

  1. Peter Altabef2013

Chief financial officer

  1. Gary C. Kaufman2006–2008
  2. Cynthia A. Russo2010–2013
19801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (21)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 2, 2013New chief executive Peter Altabef becomes CEO10
  2. Jan 9, 2006New chief executive Athanasios L. Giannopoulos becomes CEO11
  3. 1977Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Micros Systems is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARMICROS SYSTEMS INC2
  • CIK0000320345
  • Employer ID (EIN)52-11014882
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer2
  • Incorporated inMaryland2
  • Fiscal year endsJune 302
  • Industry code (SIC)7373 Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design2
  • Business address7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046-22892
  • Phone44328560002
  • Shares outstanding74,932,869 as of Jul 31, 20147
  • Public float$4.3B as of Dec 30, 20137
  • On EDGAR sinceMar 6, 19952
  • Filings793 in all: 4 (356), 8-K (89), SC 13G/A (72), 10-Q (58), SC 13G (33), S-8 POS (20), DEF 14A (19), S-8 (19)2
    All 35 form types

    UPLOAD (19), 10-K (18), CORRESP (18), 3 (13), 11-K (9), SC 14D9/A (9), SC TO-T/A (8), 8-K/A (3), PRE 14A (3), S-3/A (3), SC 13D/A (3), SC14D9C (3), 10-K405 (2), 424B3 (2), SC 13D (2), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 3/A (1), 4/A (1), DEFA14A (1), DEFR14A (1), NT 10-Q (1), NT 11-K (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-T (1), SD (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Aug 22, 2014
    Quarterly report (10-Q) May 1, 2014
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Oct 11, 2013
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 8, 2014

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