PTY.L Regulatory News (PTY)

30 Jun 2005 06:02

Embargoed for 07:02, 30 June 2005 Parity Group plc New contracts wins valued at ‚£6m Parity Group plc ("Parity"), the international IT services group, announcesthat its Business Solutions division has won two new contracts with a combinedvalue of approximately ‚£6 million in revenues over the next 18 months. Detailsof the contracts are as follows:Ministry of Defence contractParity Business Solutions has been selected to provide external assistancevalued at around ‚£4 million over the next 12 to 18 months, to prepare for andassure the implementation of the MOD's new corporate IT infrastructure.Parity's staff will be working with the MOD preparing their 680 sites worldwidefor a major IT migration project affecting over 200,000 users.e-fire contractParity Business Solutions has also won a contract, valued at around ‚£2 million,to develop e-fire, the UK's first online Fire and Rescue Service Portal. Thecontract is funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Fire & RescueService Directorate and is let by the Greater Manchester Fire and RescueAuthority as Lead Authority.Parity will be using its expertise as a Microsoft certified Gold Partner toimplement e-services based on Microsoft technology for this project.Commenting on these contract wins, John Hughes, Executive Chairman of Parity,said:"We are delighted with these contract wins which are representative of thecomplex and high profile projects on which our Solutions business has built itsstrong reputation and are evidence of the pleasing progress this divisioncontinues to make."EndsEnquiries:Parity Group plc Tel: 020 7776 0800 John Hughes, Executive Chairman Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113 Giles Sanderson Harriet Keen Cass Helstrip ENDPARITY GROUP PLC