BDI.L Regulatory News (BDI)

19 May 2005 07:00

Bond International Software PLC19 May 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 MAY 2005 BOND INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PLC Contract win Bond International Software plc, the specialist provider of software for theinternational recruitment and human resources industries, with operations in theUK, USA and Australia, is delighted to announce a six figure deal to deploy itsmarket leading Adapt recruitment software throughout the UK branch network ofRandstad - a global recruitment leader. Randstad will use Adapt's sophisticated features to further improve theprovision of temporary and permanent employees through its network of over 100branches and in-house locations across the UK. Steve Russell, Group Chief Executive of Bond said: "The Randstad deal is one ofour largest ever, and we are thrilled to add such a prestigious name to ouralready enviable list of blue chip clients. The initial deployment will be inthe UK and we are excited about the potential future opportunities within theRandstad group and are determined to ensure that the partnership is a greatsuccess." "The sheer scale of the implementation will be an exciting challenge, but wehave a proven track record of successfully deploying systems with hundreds ofusers across the UK and Europe, so we feel confident that Randstad will see arapid return on their investment." The Randstad group is one of the world's largest and most experienced specialistemployment businesses. Operating through some 1,600 branches and 500 in-houselocations at customer sites in Europe and North America, the group employs anaverage of around 200,000 people everyday. Randstad UK was recently ranked inthe Sunday Times "100 Best Companies To Work For" List 2005. With a reputation as a pioneer of innovative solutions and enduringrelationships with clients and candidates, Randstad recognised the need for aflexible customer relationship management system to meet their needs now and inthe future. Director of Business Services, Patrick Green said: "We are constantly looking atways to improve the services we offer to both candidates and clients, and prideourselves on driving the recruitment sector forward by over-reaching theexpectations of all our stakeholders. We needed a system that could be tailoredto exactly match our current and future business processes, and one that couldcomfortably cope with the large number of users and transactions typical of abusiness our size." "We also wanted a partner that understood our needs, and had proven experienceof large scale roll-outs. Ultimately, Bond was the most experienced provider tomeet all of our requirements and has the reputation and credentials we expected." For further information, please contact: Bond International Software Plc:Steve Russell: Group Chief Executive Tel: 01903 707070Tim Richards: Managing DirectorBruce Morrison: Group Finance Director Buchanan Communications: Tel: 020 7466 5000 Tim ThompsonNicola Cronk Notes to Editors: About Bond International Software Bond (BDI.L), with a 30 year track record, is the world's longest establishedprovider of fully configurable staffing and recruitment software, with over40,000 users in 42 countries with offices in the US, UK, Australia and SouthAfrica. ( www.bondadapt.com ) About Randstad The Randstad Group is active in 16 countries across Europe, North America andCanada, has 12,260 corporate employees and 224,260 flex-workers. With it's UKheadquarters in Newbury, Berkshire the company provides it's clients with arange of flexible staffing solutions including temporary staffing, permanentplacement, transport, call centre and light industrial staffing as well as theon-site management of flex-workers to manufacturing, logistics and distributionbusinesses. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange