Packaged Solutions Developed to Enable the Integration of New
SWIFTSolutions Into Existing Business Infrastructures

    LONDON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys Banking Systems (Misys) today
announces the launch of a range of new SWIFTSolutions Enablers. These have
been designed as complimentary packages to allow customers to implement and
integrate the new range of SWIFTNet products and services into their business
in a cost-effective and non-disruptive manner, without the need to replace
their existing messaging infrastructure.
    The new SWIFTSolutions are combinations of messaging standards, service
descriptions and services that offer users a range of business benefits, such
as SWIFTNet FileAct and SWIFTNet Cash Reporting. Targeted to meet the future
requirements of financial messaging, they take advantage of the expanded
capabilities of the SWIFTNet IP-based messaging platform. This gives banks
the ability to concentrate on the business needs of customers, whilst
allowing corporates the ability to integrate SWIFTNet seamlessly with their
back-office systems.
    The new SWIFTSolutions Enablers from Misys will provide customers with
financial messaging applications and integration capabilities that provide
all the processing and connectivity components required to integrate
SWIFTSolutions into their existing infrastructures. Designed to be rapidly
and cost-effectively deployed, these Enablers can be integrated with multiple
third party systems and do not require the support of any existing messaging
solutions. The enablers are therefore completely standalone.
    Malcolm Porter, Head of Strategic Alliances at Misys Wholesale Banking
Systems, comments: "SWIFTSolutions herald a new era for financial messaging,
providing solutions for everything from payments to cash management and trade
services. However, they have presented all banks and thus our customers, with
a challenge - how to take advantage of these solutions without investing
considerable amounts in messaging solutions and processing technology.
Drawing on our close relationship with SWIFT and our expertise with our
SWIFTReady Gold Financial EAI 2005 products, we believe the new enablers will
allow banks and corporates to increase automation, reduce both operational
cost and risk whilst achieving global reach and maintaining a competitive
edge. We look forward to working with our customers to help them maximise the
business opportunities that both Misys and SWIFT can provide."
    Allan Spalding, Business Manager, Partner Solutions at SWIFT comments:
"SWIFTNet is central to the banking transaction process and as such, we need
to ensure that we provide our customers with a robust accessible system,
which constantly evolves to ensure that it can cope with the banking
pressures of today and tomorrow's world. Misys SWIFTSolutions Enablers allows
customers to take full advantage of the extended capabilities of SWIFTNet,
allowing them to operate more efficiently."
    About Misys Wholesale Banking Systems
    Misys Wholesale Banking Systems is a trusted provider of innovative
technology solutions: over 1,000 employees in 30 offices around the world
have built up the domain expertise to deliver world-class solutions with an
understanding of local requirements. Misys Wholesale Banking Systems' staff
are committed to developing and supporting a product family that embraces
trade services, international & regional banking, managed treasury services,
capital markets, confirmation matching, continuous linked settlement (CLS),
multi-channel banking, commercial lending, FX trading, cash management and
financial messaging.
    Misys Wholesale Banking Systems is part of Misys plc's Banking &
Securities Division, which serves over 1,200 customers across more than 120
countries worldwide, including 90% of the world's top 50 banks (Source: The
Banker, July 2004).
    Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves
customers in the international banking and securities, international
healthcare, and UK general insurance industries. Through a wholly owned
subsidiary, Sesame, it also provides business process outsourcing services to
independent financial advisors (IFAs) in the UK. Misys partners with its
customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries, and
employs more than 6,100 people internationally. For more information, visit
http://www.misys.com.

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