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(Alliance News) - GRC International Group PLC on Friday said it had signed a multi-year payment card industry security testing contract, marking a "strong" start to the year.
Shares in the Ely, England-based provider of products and services for IT governance, risk management & compliance were up 5.7% at 28.00 in London on Friday afternoon.
The multi-year PCI contract, which has been signed with an unnamed "provider of managed network solutions", is expected to generate GBP140,000 over a three-year term.
Further, the company said that its recently launched cloud security consultancy service had signed its first contract.
GRC said that the two contracts combined represent a "strong" start for company's strategy going forward.
"In the first seven weeks of this financial year, the value of customer contracts won in our technical security business is 107% up on the same period a year ago," Chief Executive Alan Calder added.
By Sophie Rose; sophierose@alliancenews.com
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