NASA.L Regulatory News (NASA)

3 Oct 2007 07:00

Nasstar PLC03 October 2007 Nasstar Plc 3 October 2007 Contract Win: easyGroup Nasstar plc ("Nasstar", AIM: NASA) which provides software on demand has beenappointed by the easyGroup, the private investment vehicle of Stelios, theserial entrepreneur, to provide hosted desktop, hosted exchange email, hostedBlackBerry and hosted sharepoint services to easyGroup including licenseeseasyCar, easyBus, easyHotel and easyCruise. The easyGroup is the owner of theeasy brand and licenses it to all of the easy branded businesses. The contract is for an initial period of 1 year with an immediate requirement inexcess of 130 users subscribing for a combination of Nasstar's on demandservices namely hosted desktop, hosted exchange email, BlackBerry and hostedsharepoint. Stelios said:"We are always looking to drive down cost and do things better - with Nasstar wecan do just this. Nasstar's services will allow us to concentrate on managingour businesses rather than our IT. Nasstar reflects our core values ofinnovation, accessibility and great value." Charles Black, Nasstar plc Chief Executive said"We are delighted to have been appointed by easyGroup. Our services will alloweasyGroup and its licensees to focus on growing their core business withoutdiverting capital and management resources away from their business objectives.Our services enable easyGroup and companies to access their desktops and emailfrom anywhere in the world for a monthly subscription, making IT simple andgreat value." ENDS Contact information Nasstar plcCharles Black, Chief Executive0870 240 1634 - Telephone W.H. Ireland Limited, Nominated Adviser to Nasstar plcNicola Rayner0121 616 2101 - Telephone EasyGroupAnthony Robb-John, easyGroup IP Licensing Managing Director020 7241 9013 - Telephone About Nasstar plcNasstar was founded in 1998 by Charles Black with the vision of providing ondemand software as a an alternative to traditional on-premise software.Nasstar's software broadcasting service distributes business software from acentral source to end users so that businesses can access their software on asubscription basis in the same way they subscribe for cable and satellitetelevision services or mobile phone services. Software broadcasting provides aninnovative alternative to the traditional on-site local PC and perpetual licensemodel of software delivery. Hosted Desktop is Nasstar's core subscription package enabling subscribers toaccess their 'My Documents', company data and software applications includingMicrosoft Office, accounts software, other applications from anywhere, providinga subscription based 'pay monthly' service. Hosted Exchange is Nasstar's hosted email service which enables subscribers toaccess their email, calendar and contacts from anywhere including using Windowsmobile phones or BlackBerry. Nasstar is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a BlackBerry Alliance Member andCisco Partner. Nasstar plc was admitted to trading on the London Stock ExchangeAlternative Investment Market in December 2005, (AIM:NASA). About easyGroupeasyGroup is the private investment vehicle of Stelios, the serial entrepreneur.The easyGroup is the owner of the easy brand and licenses it to all of the easybranded businesses, including easyJet plc, the airline Stelios started in 1995and in which he remains the largest single shareholder. The easyGroup profits by either selling shares in the businesses or by licensingor franchising the brand to reputable partners. The easy brand currentlyoperates more than a dozen industries mainly in travel, leisure, telecoms andpersonal finance. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange