Further Doncasters Group Win

3 Jan 2007 07:00

K3 Business Technology Group PLC03 January 2007 KBT.L K3 Business Technology Group plc ("K3" or the "Company") announces Further contract agreed with Doncasters Group K3, the IT solutions provider to the supply chain sector, is pleased to announcethat its manufacturing software subsidiary, K3IEG has agreed a further contract,worth £0.5 million, with the Doncasters Group ("Doncasters"), a leadinginternational engineering group. The contract will help to underpin revenues in2007. This second contract follows the successful completion in October of a majorsoftware implementation programme for Doncasters worth over £2 million. Underthe programme, K3IEG installed SYSPRO's enterprise resource planning softwareacross 13 of Doncasters' 25 sites. The new contract is for the installation of business intelligence software,SYSPRO Analytics, across all of Doncasters' 25 sites in the UK, ContinentalEurope and North America. SYSPRO Analytics is specifically tailored to allow enterprises to analyse andmanipulate business information and data for maximum benefit. It is compatiblewith most software technologies. Andy Makeham, CEO of K3, commented "This order demonstrates the strong working relationship that has beenestablished between K3 and Doncasters during the 13 site SYSPRO roll out whichcompleted successfully earlier this year. At the time of its completion in October 2006, we were hopeful of winningfurther business with Doncasters, based on the success to date, and thiscontract is one such example of the ways in which we can continue to workeffectively together with Doncasters." Enquiries: K3 Business Technology Group T: 01282 864111Andy Makeham, Chief Executive Biddicks T: 020 7448 1000Katie Tzouliadis About Doncasters Group The Doncasters Group is a leading international engineering group thatmanufactures precision components and assemblies for the aerospace, industrialgas turbine, specialist automotive, medical orthopaedic and petrochemicalmarkets. Clients include Boeing, GE, Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Smith & Nephew.Doncasters operates from 25 sites across the UK, Continental Europe and NorthAmerica. The group employs over 4,500 staff worldwide This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange