SWORD’S FUSION TRANSMITTALS MANAGER –
ACCELERATING GLOBAL PROJECTS

Release date September 1st 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SWORD Group, the international specialist IT Products and Services Provider and a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, are delighted to announce availability of the Fusion Transmittals Manager application for their established Fusion solution, an innovative web based Project Document Control tool for streamlining and de-risking Capital Projects.

Fusion Transmittals Manager significantly lowers the cost and commercial risks associated with managing Engineering and Construction Capital Projects whilst reducing errors, improving quality and ensuring reusable Best Practice.

Fusion operates on leading ECM platforms including Cimage, FileNet P8 and SharePoint 2007. Fusion leverages the latest Microsoft .NET2 web platform allowing all remote parties to securely access critical information on demand, from any location, without installing client software. Commercial risk is greatly mitigated through reduction in errors and delays and a full audit trail.

Project lifecycles are reduced both on startup and completion. Reusable templates and distribution lists and matrices enable projects to get up and running quicker. Fusion’s real time handover dossier feature means projects are completed and handed over to Operations in days instead of months saving up to millions of pounds per project, providing better value for clients and delivering competitive advantage to EPC Contractors.

Optional integration with Microsoft SharePoint delivers a simple, friendly and secure collaboration tool for external stakeholders, negating client roll-outs, reducing training costs and delivering low total cost of ownership.

Karl Noakes, Director of Partner Development and Marketing at Microsoft UK said "As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, SWORD is among the elite of the Microsoft partner community. Our Gold partners are highly equipped to deliver business-driven technology solutions to their customers and are highly valued by Microsoft."

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About SWORD Group

The SWORD Group is an International IT Products and Services Company that was founded in December 2000 by its Chairman, Jacques MOTTARD.

Jacques’ vision is for SWORD to become the best performing global Product and Services Company by identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements whilst delivering profitability year on year and returning exceptional value to all stakeholders.

As at the end of July 2007 SWORD employed 1,700 staff across 14 countries, with a 2006 turnover of €142m.

For more information about the SWORD Group please visit www.sword-group.com.

About Cimage

Cimage, a SWORD Group Company, dramatically reduces the cost and risk associated with managing technical information in a regulated environment. Cimage solutions enable organisations to reduce costs, increase operational efficiency and productivity, ensure regulatory compliance and improve business performance and overall return on investment through better management of their information.

Cimage solutions are based upon the Cimage Fusion platform. Fusion combines Document Management, Content Management, Workflow, Collaboration, Knowledge Management and Records Management into a single integrated web framework. A comprehensive web services interface supports web-based integration with popular ECM platforms, web application servers and portal environments.

Fast business benefit, rapid user adoption, reduced training – all benefits that flow from this innovative approach.

Cimage has over 650 installations in over 30 countries and its customers include AMEC, BP Exploration, British Energy, Centrica, Marathon Oil and Talisman.

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