BDI.L Regulatory News (BDI)

10 Feb 2006 15:18

Bond International Software PLC10 February 2006 For Immediate Release 10 February 2006 BOND INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PLC ("Bond" or "the Company") CareerStaff Chooses Bond To Host Its Adapt Software Solution Large Healthcare Staffing Provider Cites Cost-Effectiveness in Move to ASP Bond International Software, the world's leading provider of integrated staffingand recruitment solutions, today announced it has signed a hosting agreement forits software solution Adapt with CareerStaff Unlimited, a leading provider ofhealthcare staffing in America. CareerStaff has been using Bond's flagship Adapt solution for several years andhas signed an agreement to allow Bond to begin hosting Adapt at its tier-1best-of-class ASP (Application Service Provider) facility in Richmond, Va. "It came down to cost-effectiveness," said CareerStaff president Rick Peranton."Once we had examined all the numbers, it made sense to take advantage of Bond'shosting service. We visited their facility and were very impressed by the fullyredundant systems and the professional way everything is run." Peranton said his company routinely reviews its systems and originally choseAdapt because "you can make it do exactly what you want without changing sourcecode - there's no other staffing product out there in the market that I am awareof that can do that.""CareerStaff's decision to have Bond host its system provides further evidencethat it's not just small companies that want to outsource their systemsanymore," said Bond president and CEO David Read. "Now it makes sense for biggercompanies, too." For further information, please contact: Bond International Software Plc:Tim Richards Tel: 01903 707070 Notes to editors : Bond International Software :Bond International Software (www.bondadapt.com) (AIM: BDI) is the world'sleading supplier of fully configurable staffing and recruitment software andsupports over 50,000 staffing professionals in 42 countries from offices in theUS, UK, Australia and South Africa. Its Adapt software is acknowledged as anindustry-leader and is used by many of the biggest names in the recruitmentindustry as well as by large corporates to control their human resourceprocesses. CareerStaff UnlimitedCareerStaff Unlimited and TravelCare Unlimited, a division of CareerStaff, areleading providers of temporary medical staffing, finding positions fortherapists, nurses, pharmacists, medical technicians and other healthcareprofessionals at skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, outpatient clinics,schools and other situations. CareerStaff is a subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., a national healthcare company providing long term healthcareservices, rehabilitation therapy and home healthcare services. For moreinformation, visit www.sunh.com on the Web. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange