Manpower chooses Bond International Software in $12m global deal

Issued by Global Research Partners for MCI
Johannesburg, 22 Nov 2006

MCI, the exclusive distributor for Bond International Software in South Africa and the largest distributor of staffing software in South Africa, today announced that the latter had been chosen by Manpower to deploy its pioneering Adapt software as the basis for Manpower's global front office system throughout the worldwide network of 4 400 offices in more than 70 countries.

The deal, worth up to $12 million over five years, has been awarded to Bond following an in-depth technical and functional review.

The decision is based on several key criteria; primarily, Adapt's multilingual support allows any number of languages to be embedded within one database and all text can be presented in the native language and character set of the specific user wherever they may be.

In addition, Adapt is fully platform and database independent, scaleable and configurable, with comprehensive self-service features. Thirdly, Bond is the largest and most experienced provider of staffing software solutions worldwide, with 30 years experience, a global support presence and thousands of clients in more than 40 countries.

"These robust and versatile capabilities place the Adapt suite of software at the cornerstone of most of the world's leading staffing companies," explained CEO Steve Russell. "This important responsibility is underpinned by our continuous programme of product and service development."

"We are honoured to partner an organisation that has been at the forefront of managing human resources for over 50 years, and we look forward to the challenge of helping them continue to improve standards through the international employment services industry."

This deal represents the largest ever obtained by Bond International.

For further information, please contact Aliki Droussiotis, MCI: telephone 011 454-3420, fax 011 454-3417, e-mail aliki@mci.co.za.

Manpower

Manpower is a world leader in the employment services industry. It is a $16 billion company with a worldwide network of 4 400 offices in 72 countries serving 400 000 clients. Manpower offers employers a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting.

Bond International

Bond International Software Group, based in the UK and listed on the LSE's Alternative Investment Market (AIM), is a pioneer in the development and provision of staffing software, support and consultancy services to the staffing and recruiting industries. Since its foundation nearly 30 years ago, Bond has consistently combined innovation, dedication and market focus to forge ahead of its competitors. Its products and services have achieved prestigious acclaim and are now the market choice of many of the largest and most well respected personnel organisations throughout the world. The group's consistent, visionary perspective has enabled its network of global users to interpret and manage dynamic, complex markets and realise tangible competitive advantage in the race for human capital.

MCI Consultants

MCI Consultants is a South African-based business information systems consulting firm specialising in providing software solutions to the business community, specifically to the financial services and personnel recruitment industries.

It offers a complete solution, which can include project management, consulting services, installation, training and support, packaged software implementations, product development including e-commerce solutions, hardware supply, installation and design services.

The company's approach is to continuously provide solutions to meet clients' changing requirements. It takes pride in delivering excellent customer service and building lasting partnerships with clients.

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