Rm Regulatory News (RM.)

27 Nov 2006 07:02

RM PLC27 November 2006 27 November 2006 RM signs partnership agreement with CODA to supply new generation school financial management system RM announces that it has signed a partnership agreement with AIM-listed financesystems specialist CODA to integrate CODA-Financials as the financial element ofits new generation of enterprise school management systems for primary andsecondary schools. The new joint RM and CODA solution is designed to support rigorous financialmanagement but implemented in a practical and straightforward way suitable forschools. Both the new IntegrisG2 Finance software and RM's IntegrisG2 schoolmanagement system are Web-delivered making performance data quick and easy toaccess, analyse and report on. It is possible therefore, with the appropriateaccess rights, for parents to look at information on their child's progress,such as attendance and assessment Commenting on the partnership, Colin Watson, managing director of RM EducationManagement Systems, said: "We were impressed with the power, flexibility and simplicity of CODA-Financialsand believe that our new IntegrisG2 solution is now unrivalled in the schoolenterprise systems market. Schools and all their stakeholders need secure accessto vital operational and performance information and our systems make live datareadily available." Graham Steinsberg, Executive Chairman of CODA plc, added: "We are very pleased to be partnering with RM. This takes CODA into an importantnew area of the public sector, where we believe this integrated system will bewell received." - Ends - For further information, please contact:Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc 08709 200200 Fiona Laffan/Mark Antelme, Brunswick 020 7404 5959 Notes: The RM Group is a leading provider of educational products and services toschools, colleges and universities, local government and central governmenteducation departments and agencies. Founded in 1973, RM works closely witheducationalists to use new products, processes and technology to improveteaching and learning and is recognised as a leading innovator in theeducational information and communications technology (ICT) arena. CODA creates, markets and implements a complete range of software systemsdesigned specifically to meet the needs of Financial Directors and FinanceDepartments. These include financial management systems, analysis applications,and business process management and control software to implement compliancesolutions. Its service oriented architecture also makes CODA software easy forclients and other vendors to integrate with their business applications. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange