Contract Win - Fujitsu

System C Healthcare plc 13 September 2006 System C and Fujistu sign contract for work in Southern Cluster System C Healthcare plc is pleased to announce that is has signed a contract with Fujitsu Services for work with them for NHS Connecting for Health in the Southern Cluster. System C will provide support to Fujistu in the provision of expert domain staff to augment the Fujistu deployment teams in the rollout of the NHS Care Records Service (NHS CRS) across the Southern Cluster. Fujistu are the Local Service Provider (LSP) for the South of England and are providing local systems and services to healthcare professionals across the south to access and use the new NHS CRS. The new contract means that System C will be working in partnership with Fujistu to help deploy the new systems within the NHS Connecting for Health Southern Cluster to deliver the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in that region. System C CEO, Dr Ian Denley said, "This is an exciting time for System C to be involved in the deployment of the National Programme within the Southern Cluster. We are looking forward to a successful relationship with Fujistu in the deployment of their new systems using our experience gained from working within the NHS IT sector for over fourteen years." Maz Kostuch, Deployment Director, Fujitsu Service, NHS Account, said: "System C are a company with excellent people and know-how in the UK Healthcare market. We are pleased to have System C working with us in the deployment space." Notes to Editors About System C System C Healthcare plc, established in 1983, specialises in the provision of information systems and solutions to the healthcare sector. Its team of professionals has an average of 14 years healthcare experience and can provide all aspects of systems design, development and deployment services. System C is founded upon the belief that IT solutions, when effectively implemented, can significantly contribute towards improving patient care. System C has installed patient-focused IT systems at over 30 NHS Trusts. The company also offers a wide range of services to Local Service Providers, the NHS and third-party suppliers. These include programme/project/change management, design, build and test, implementation, training, data migration, interfacing and helpdesk/support services. System C employs around 180 staff who are divided between the company's offices in Maidstone, Warrington and Bristol as well as being located throughout the UK at customer sites. System C was recently voted 60th in the Sunday Times 100 best SMEs to work for in 2006. The company has ISO 9001 quality accreditation and encourages staff development through the National Standard, Investors in People, and has accreditation from the Institute of IT Training. System C is a member of Health Level Seven UK (HL7 UK), a group of leading suppliers promoting effective and consistent implementation of healthcare information standards in the UK. Website: www.systemc.com About Fujitsu Services Fujitsu Services is one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa. It has an annual turnover of £2.29 billion (€3.33 billion); employs almost 18,000 people and operates in over 20 countries. It designs, builds and operates IT systems and services for customers in the financial services, telecom, retail, utilities and government markets. Its core strength is the delivery of IT infrastructure management and outsourcing across desktop, networking and data centre environments, together with a full range of related services, from infrastructure consulting through integration and deployment. Headquartered in London, Fujitsu Services is the European-centred IT services arm of the Fujitsu Group. The Fujitsu Group is a US$40.6 billion (€33.4 billion) leader in the provision of IT systems and services for the global marketplace. Fujitsu Services website: uk.fujitsu.com For further information please contact: Ian Denley, Chief Executive, System C Healthcare plc t: 00 44 (0) 1622 691 616 Chrissie Kennedy, Communication Manager, NHS Account t: 00 44 (0) 1753 604 742 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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