Press Release

Northgate wins Boots pensions contract

2/07/2007

~ contract worth over £1.3 million, covering 90,000 records and 1.4 million paper and microfilm images ~

Northgate HR, the UK’s largest supplier of HR, payroll and pensions applications, has announced that it has signed a six year pensions administration contract with Alliance Boots plc (“Boots”).

The contract, worth in excess of £1.3million, covers the pensions administration services for over 90,000 records of the Boots Pension Scheme.
The contract will also cover back scanning of historical records including over 1.4 million paper and microfilm images.

Clive Weston, head of pensions at Boots said, “We identified a need to upgrade and improve our core pensions administration system. After investigating our options, we concluded that the most efficient and effective way to do this was to implement Northgate HR’s hosted PS Pensions solution, integrating it with the HR and payroll services already provided by Northgate HR. We are looking forward to working with Northgate to provide this solution which will help us maintain our position as a modern, competitive and efficient retailer.”

Keith Galliford, pensions director, at Northgate HR, said, “I am delighted that Boots has chosen to use Northgate’s PS Pensions. I am confident it will benefit from proven software and support to deliver its requirements and form a robust platform for future development. We have a long standing relationship with Boots and the decision confirms Northgate’s position as a long-term provider of HR solutions.”

NOTES TO EDITORS
About Northgate HR (www.northgate-is.com/hrs) With over 40 years’ experience, Northgate HR is the UK’s largest supplier of HR, payroll and pensions applications. Northgate HR solutions are developed to provide maximum flexibility and seamless integration. They can cater for the diverse requirements of HR, payroll, benefits and pension management across all market sectors and in organisations of any size.

Solutions can be delivered in-house, via an Application Service Provider (ASP) or outsourced, providing forward thinking and state-of-the-art business management tools. With a comprehensive suite of software solutions combined with unparalleled levels of expertise, Northgate HR can fulfil its vision to provide solutions that simplify key business tasks and deliver value added benefits to customers, enabling them to provide vital human capital information to assist in HR management and business strategy.

Northgate HR is the specialist HR and Payroll systems division of Northgate Information Solutions. Northgate Information Solutions plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE 250 index. For further information visit Northgate Information Solutions at www.northgate-is.com