Micro Focus and Capita Life & Pensions Services Agree Major Modernisation Partnership

Companies agree three-year framework to bring savings through effective mainframe migration

NEWBURY, England, 12 February 2009 – Micro Focus® (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application management and modernisation solutions, today announced that the Micro Focus product portfolio will be used to undertake a number of strategic modernisation projects for Capita Life & Pensions Services, the leading business process outsourcing (BPO) services provider to the UK life and pensions industry. The partnership will provide cost savings and increased efficiency.

The agreement with Capita Life & Pensions Services is an initial three-year framework with a view to a wider ongoing commercial relationship. Micro Focus products will be used in strategic modernisation projects supporting the realisation of significant cost benefits by migrating some core administration systems off the mainframe to more contemporary Windows environments.

Capita selected Micro Focus on account of its significant experience of such projects and its extensive application management and modernisation product portfolio. Products to be used for upcoming migrations include Micro Focus Revolve®, Micro Focus COBOL®, Mainframe Express® and Open PL/I.

Craig Rodgerson, IT Director, Capita Life & Pensions Services, said: “We are delighted to have secured the services of Micro Focus. The ability to modernise existing systems on contemporary platforms is key to providing an effective administration service for our clients in the future.”

“This is the start of a long and fruitful relationship for both companies,” added David Stephenson, UK Country General Manager, Micro Focus. “In a time of economic uncertainty, our products and expertise will enable Capita to drive greater efficiencies by maximising the value of their existing IT.”  

About Micro Focus

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernisation and Management software enables customers’ business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com

Micro Focus and Micro Focus Revolve and Mainframe Express are registered trademarks of Micro Focus. 

About Capita

The Capita Group Plc is the UK’s leading provider of BPO and integrated professional support service solutions.  The Group’s service capabilities encompass customer services, financial services, human resource services, software services, systems and strategic support and property services delivered to both public sector and private organisations.  With more than 32,000 employees at more than 300 offices across the UK, Ireland and India, Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE100 with revenues for 2007 of £2,073 million. Further information on The Capita Group Plc can be found at: http://www.capita.co.uk