Simphony

Simphony is a cloud-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) platform used in hospitality sectors such as restaurants, hotels, and cruise ships. It was developed by MICROS Systems, a company known for enterprise hospitality technology, and has been marketed as a modern, scalable POS solution designed to run on mobile devices and integrated back-end systems. Since Oracle Corporation's acquisition of MICROS in 2014, Simphony has been positioned as part of Oracle Hospitality, the vendor's hospitality technology portfolio.

Features include front-of-house ordering with touchscreen interfaces, tableside service on tablets, kitchen display integration, payment processing, and support for multiple dining formats. It offers back-office capabilities such as inventory management, labor scheduling, procurement, and comprehensive reporting. The platform supports cloud-based operation with offline data caching and offers APIs and integrations with other Oracle Hospitality systems and third-party applications.

In deployment, Simphony typically runs on iPad or Android tablets for the front end, with a cloud-hosted services layer and optional on-premises components for legacy infrastructure. It is used by various operations including full-service restaurants, quick-service outlets, hotel outlets, stadium venues, and cruise lines, across multiple regions worldwide.

Historically, Simphony originated as a next-generation POS solution from MICROS and was integrated into Oracle Hospitality after the acquisition. It has since evolved with periodic updates to support modern payment methods, loyalty programs, and analytics capabilities.