Parity Regulatory News (PTY)

16th April 2010

PARITY GROUP PLC

£1.4m contract win

Parity Group PLC ("Parity"), the UK IT services group, is pleased to announce that its Solutions business has won a contract with NHS Direct to develop and support a new Health Information Search Portal. The contract, valued at £1.4m, and is due for completion in March 2011.

Parity Solutions, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, will develop this innovative new system to assist NHS Direct call centre staff in dealing with requests for information and enquiries from the general public. The new portal's most advanced feature is an improved search function which retrieves information from a variety of disparate databases and websites and also is the first project of this scale to utilise Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Using this innovative technology the new system will allow NHS Direct call centre staff to handle calls from the public far more efficiently, pulling in accurate information in a much more timely manner.

Parity's CEO, Alwyn Welch, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen to deliver this programme, which builds on our strong presence in the healthcare market. The contract was won against stiff competition, leveraging our strong skill set in delivering advanced knowledge sharing systems and underlining our reputation for high quality service delivery."

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Notes to the editor

Parity is a business and IT solutions company with over 40 years' industry experience. Parity delivers a range of recruitment and business and IT solutions to clients across the public and private sector. Parity works with its customers to bring out the best in their businesses, drawing on vast personal experience to help organisations meet the challenges they face. Strong relationships with customers make Parity a trusted partner for hundreds of clients across the UK and Ireland, including; BT, The Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence, BAT, Northamptonshire County Council, The Charity Commission and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

Their collaborative approach coupled with an unrivalled track record in the use of Web 2.0 tools and techniques, enables their customers to harness the power of information helping their clients to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and maximise customer service. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Parity recorded a turnover of over £119m in 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.parity.net/.