DNK.L Regulatory News (DNK)

3 Oct 2005 13:30

Danka Business Systems PLC03 October 2005 Embargoed until 1.30pm 3 October 2005 Danka Business Systems PLC ("Danka") Danka Announces Next Phase of Vision 21 Reengineering Initiative Expanded relationship with MCI to further reduce costs Danka Business Systems PLC, (NASDAQ: DANKY; LSE: DNK), a leading independentglobal provider of office imaging systems and services, today announced the nextphase of its Vision 21 initiative by broadening its existing relationship withMCI, Inc ("MCI") in the United States. The agreement with MCI to outsourceadditional back office functions will enable Danka to further reduce costs, andimprove business practices. In July, Danka announced a five-year agreement to outsource the balance of itsU.S. information technology (IT) operations to MCI, including core networkservices, IT operations and applications support, Wide Area Network, Local AreaNetwork, IP services, servers, desktops and phone systems. Under this phase of Danka's Vision 21 initiative, MCI will provide managed,optimised back office and call centre functions that will fully integrate withthe existing U.S. information technology (IT) operations already outsourced toMCI. As part of this agreement, Danka will transition more than 250 employees toMCI and its application support provider Titan Technology Partners. "This broadened agreement with MCI is designed to further streamline businessoperations, and reduce call centre costs," said Todd Mavis, Danka's chiefexecutive officer. "This is a logical next step in our efforts to create a morecustomer-centric platform, improve our business processes and provide keyenablers to our Manage Print Services strategy." - ends - For further information please contact: Danka Business Systems PLCDonald Thurman, Danka Investor Relations 001 770 280 3990Paul Dumond, Company Secretary 020 7605 0150 Weber Shandwick Square MileJames Chandler/Helen Thomas 020 7067 0700 About Danka Danka delivers value to clients worldwide by using its expert technical andprofessional services to implement effective document information solutions. Asone of the largest independent providers of enterprise imaging systems andservices, the company enables choice, convenience, and continuity. Danka'svision is to empower customers to benefit fully from the convergence of imageand document technologies in a connected environment. This approach willstrengthen the company's client relationships and expand its strategic value.For more information, visit Danka at www.danka.com. Danka is a registered trademark of Danka Business Systems PLC. All othertrademarks are the property of their respective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange