Columbia, MD, January 9, 2008 – MICROS-Retail, the retail solutions division of MICROS Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), which includes its subsidiary companies Datavantage, CommercialWare and eOne Group, today announced that Blain Supply and Blain’s Farm & Fleet stores have implemented MICROS-Retail’s XBR: Loss Prevention and Store Analytics. With the upgrade to the new solution, the stores are very easily able to set up control thresholds in order to alert the point of sale (POS) associates to suspicious activity and then quickly resolve any issues.

Founded in 1955, Blain’s Farm & Fleet stores (www.farmandfleet.com) are specialty discount retailers with 33 locations throughout Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Receiving management, merchandising and distribution services from Blain Supply, Inc., each retail store is a division of one of the Farm and Fleet Corporations. The company remains steadfast in its commitment to offering customers high quality products, competitive prices and reliable service.

Because of XBR’s quick implementation time and ease-of-use, MICROS-Retail was able to train us on the product using our own live data, said Gary Hilt, vice president of loss prevention, Blain Supply, Inc. From the start we saw immediate cost benefits from the improved efficiency of our corporate investigators while researching suspicious transactions.

As the most widely used loss prevention and store data analysis tool, XBR uses exception-based reporting methods to easily identify, track, manage and resolve issues such as fraudulent transactions, productivity concerns and training or compliance issues. The robust analysis features and multiple report types make it easier to use than the traditional in-house systems. The application offers retailers many opportunities for increased efficiency and ease-of-use. For example, XBR provides a Java and browser based web client portal to enable remote loss prevention and field management personnel to easily access and run queries over the Internet. This allows staff to work anywhere and still access key analytics to aid decision-making.

Blain Supply and Blain’s Farm & Fleet stores knew it needed a loss prevention solution because of the volume of transactions that were occurring per store, and did a competitive search to find the best option, said John Gularson, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, MICROS-Retail. As we’ve seen many times before, XBR gave Blain Supply and Blain’s Farm & Fleet stores the ability to act quickly to solve transaction fraud and help improve productivity.

About Blain Supply & Blain’s Farm & Fleet

Founded in 1955, Blain’s Farm & Fleet stores are specialty discount retailers with 33 locations throughout Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Throughout the years, the company remains steadfast in its commitment to offering customers high quality products, competitive prices and reliable service.

The retail stores described in this press release are owned by individual corporations listed. They are not owned by or a subsidiary of Blain Supply, Inc. For further information about Blain Supply, Inc., please contact Renee Tarnutzer via phone at 608.754.2821 or via email at [email protected].

About MICROS-Retail

MICROS-Retail (the new retail solutions division of MICROS Systems Inc. which includes its subsidiary companies Datavantage, CommercialWare, eOne Group, and Redsky IT), is the leading worldwide provider of comprehensive, best in class solutions for the worldwide retail and direct markets, enables retailers to deliver on the customer experience while optimizing operational efficiency across all channels. MICROS-Retail offers a full suite of solutions in a choice of deployment options. Java technology, rich functionality, support flexibility and successful experience in demanding environments explain why hundreds of retailers around the world rely on MICROS-Retail to strengthen their businesses and deliver results. For more information visit www.micros-retail.com.

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