MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that the Restaurant Association of Maryland has selected the MICROS Mid-Atlantic district office as the 2012 Allied Member of the Year.

MICROS was honored at the 58th Annual McCormick & Company Stars of the Industry Awards Gala hosted by the Restaurant Association of Maryland and held on April 16, 2012, at Martin’s West in Baltimore.

The Stars of the Industry Awards Gala honors the best of the Maryland hospitality industry, as voted on by the general dining public and Restaurant Association of Maryland members.

More than 30,000 votes a year are collected to determine the winners of nine categories including Allied Member of the Year, Restaurateur of the Year, Chef of the Year, and more.

The awards honor the Maryland foodservice industry and showcase those who exemplify the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s vision of promoting, protecting, and improving the foodservice industry throughout the state.

“We are very excited and honored to be awarded Allied Member of the Year as voted on by our peers,” says Henry Pertman, senior sales manager, MICROS Mid-Atlantic, and official recipient of the award.

“MICROS prides itself in supplying world class technology solutions, service, and support and we are thrilled that these efforts have been recognized here in Maryland. We will continue to embody the principles of the Restaurant Association of Maryland by supporting the foodservice industry throughout the state as well as the rest of the globe.”