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Meritus gets out of starting blocks with Microgen 5Series

Upfront investment in software set to drive growth and provide company with operational control.

Microgen Financial Systems today announced that Meritus Trust Company (Meritus), a newly formed trust company in Bermuda, has selected Microgen 5Series, its market-leading Trust and Corporate Administration software.

In order to increase its competitiveness within the industry, Meritus recognises the value of investing in software that automates key business functions and that gives it the flexibility and control it needs from day one. The implementation of Microgen 5Series will enable Meritus to reduce operational risk, avoid information duplication, and more importantly, remove any constraints on the company's ambitious growth plans.

Microgen 5Series is an easy to use and modern solution that Bermuda-based Meritus has been able to configure to meet its business needs, rather than the business having to adjust to the way the software has been designed.

Its flexible architecture will ensure that as the company evolves, the system can simply be adapted by business users to accommodate their evolving requirements. With its modern architecture and intuitive design, Microgen 5Series is much simpler to implement, learn and use than older, more cumbersome systems on the market. As a start-up, Meritus was also attracted by the annual licence fee payment model for the solution. This makes it much financially easier for smaller companies to access the professional and modern IT systems they need to effectively challenge their competitors.

“The regulatory landscape in which we operate is complex and we wanted to invest now in Microgen 5Series to ensure that we had the right level of control across the business. Ensuring that our business processes are well defined gives us the confidence that we're adhering to best practice across the organisation at all times,” said Michelle Wolfe, Managing Director, Meritus.

“All too often, software vendors have prohibitive cost structures that lead to many new companies muddling along with Excel spreadsheets, which is time-intensive and prone to risk. We didn't want to operate that way and it's great that Microgen is making flexible and professional software accessible to businesses regardless of their size.”

Meritus evaluated a number of technology solutions. It found Microgen 5Series to be the most functionality rich, intuitive and flexible and was therefore the solution that was best placed to meet its business needs. In addition, Microgen has intricate knowledge of the Caribbean marketplace, already working with 35 companies in the region and many more globally.

“The Meritus board has a lot of experience and understands the business value of investing in software that demonstrates to the market and potential clients that it is a professional, modern and forward-thinking company. This is especially important in such a competitive environment and undoubtedly Microgen 5Series will help to establish the company,” said Simon Baines, Managing Director, Microgen Financial Systems Division.

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Microgen

Founded in 1974 and listed on the LSE (MCGN) since 1983, Microgen is an established leader in the delivery of software, solutions and consultancy services. The Group implements bespoke applications, product software solutions for the world's largest financial institutions, multinational corporations and public sector organisations.

The group's portfolio of proven products and solutions enables the intelligent application of technology in a range of sectors, including financial services, energy, asset and wealth management, commercial, transport and logistics and public sector.

The group has offices in Fleet and London in the UK, and international offices in the United States, South Africa, Poland, and Guernsey. For more information, please visit http://www.microgen.com.

For further information, please contact:

North America:
Meghan Gardner
Version 2.0 Communications
+1 857 222 2864
mgardner@v2comms.com

Europe and the Rest of the World:
Sophie Hodgson
Speed
+44 20 7842 3200
microgen@speedcommunications.com

Meritus

Meritus Trust Company (“Meritus”) was formed in March 2010 with one simple objective - to provide unparalleled fiduciary services to select groups of ultra-high-net-worth (“UHNW”) international families.

With this objective in mind, Bermuda's top trust, accounting and legal professionals came together to form the nucleus of its dedicated and motivated fiduciary team. To ensure stability and continuity, the founders are all shareholders and directors of Meritus.

For more information, please contact:

Meritus Trust Company Limited
8 Par-La-Ville Road
Mintflower Place, 2nd Floor
Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

PO Box HM 1436
Hamilton HM FX, Bermuda
Tel: 441 405 9870
Fax: 441 405 9871
info@meritustrust.com
http://www.meritustrust.com

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