Award of Contract

7 Nov 2007 13:34

Manpower Software PLC07 November 2007 MANPOWER SOFTWARE PLC ("the Company") AWARD OF CONTRACT Manpower Software plc announces a new contract with NATO. NATO's operational military headquarters, known as Supreme Headquarters AlliedPowers Europe (SHAPE), has contracted with London-based Manpower Software plcfor an integrated software system to help manage their Special Operations Forces(SOF). NATO's Special Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC) is a new branch currently beingestablished within SHAPE near Mons, Belgium. In the new SOF application, itwill support NSCC in the planning, training and generation of SpecialOperational Task Groups and staff augmentation to the required levels ofreadiness to fulfil future operational objectives. Multinational forces such as the NATO International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) in Afghanistan are coordinated by SHAPE, and Special Forces from 26nations will use the Centre under the current leadership of an American two starAdmiral. The NSCC will be the centre of all Special Operations Forces (SOF) doctrine,planning, training and force generation within NATO. It is designed to ensurethat Special Forces from all NATO nations, large and small, use the samedoctrine and methods for command and control, logistics and intelligence whileconducting operations. SHAPE already use the Manpower Analysing and Planning System (MAPS, by ManpowerSoftware plc) both to manage their 15,000 Peace-time Establishment employeerecords and for their Force Generation management. Enquiries: Manpower Software plc Simon Thorne, Chief Financial Officer 020 7389 9500 Shore Capital Alex Borrelli 020 7408 4090 7 November 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange