Vianet Grp Regulatory News (VNET)

Press Release

Brulines Group plc

James Dickson, Chief Executive

Tel: +44 (0) 1642 358 800

james.dickson@brulines.com

Cenkos Securities plc

Stephen Keys / Camilla Hume

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

www.cenkos.com

Abchurch Communications

Sarah Hollins

sarah.hollins@abchurch-group.com

Tel: +44 (0) 207 398 7780

www.abchurch-group.com

Dispense Monitoring

(DMS)

The Group's core product, DMS, is widely used by owners and operators within the UK licensed on-trade, especially the tenanted / leased pub sector. Flow meters connected to draught beer dispense lines send data via an on-site communication panel to a secure central database. Liquid volumes by fount, draught wine or post mix are tracked as they are served, thereby helping customers to maximise sales, service and quality as well as managing their costs. DMS is installed in over 22,000 pubs and manages data for more than one in three UK pubs.

i-draught

(formerly BQM)

A more recent and rapidly growing product offer is i-draughtTM, an extension of the Group's DMS, which scrutinises the quality of products running through beer lines in a bar; measuring volume, temperature, flow rate and liquid type (e.g. beer, cleaning fluid or water) at the point of dispense. i-draught is the first system to provide effective measurement of true yields on draught products. Actual dispense volumes are compared with till transactions to identify shrinkage from products given away, pilferage and wastage. i-draught measures the precise temperature of every pint as it is dispensed, the time taken to dispense each drink, and automatically identifies the liquid allowing customers to know exactly when lines are cleaned. Wherever they are, customers can stay in control through accessing their information on a secure web site. 

Gaming 

Machine Data Services

The acquisition of Coin Metrics in May 2007 was a strong strategic fit with Brulines' existing Machine Insite business which already provides gaming machine data management and consultancy services to operators within the pub, club and leisure markets. Customers benefit from state-of-the-art real-time data capture and reporting systems that deliver improved machine profitability and operational security.

Vending 

Telemetry

The Group's subsidiary Vianet is a pan-European provider of telemetry solutions and data applications to the vending industry. Vianet provides services for all vending management needs; from operations, sales, field services, national accounts to senior management.

Through its Forecourt Services Division, Brulines offers a market leading, integrated toolbox of data management, analysis, and associated services that allow forecourt operators to optimise return on investment from their fuel stocks and the assets designed to store, control and issue fuel.

The Forecourt Services Division and its associated services have been built through a series of strategic acquisitions starting with Edensure, a wet stock management business, in October 2008. The acquisition of Energy Level Systems Ltd (ELS) Ltd; the gauging systems, tank lining, LPG and forecourt services business followed in April 2010. In June 2010, the Group acquired Retail Forecourt Solutions Ltd (RFS), the UK market leader in fuel pump calibration, adjustment and legal verification, and also a leading provider of forecourt audit and compliance services.

Under the leadership of Managing Director Phil Maud, formerly Morrisons Supermarkets Forecourts Director, who joined in September 2009, the Forecourt Division supplies services to forecourt retailers that account for more than 60% of the fuel sold in the UK, including all the major supermarkets and the majority of the leading oil company brands.