Misys achieves IBM Banking Industry Framework certification

LONDON and HONG KONG -

- Misys Message Manager now Available for IBM Clients Looking for a SWIFT and Payments Solution

Misys (LSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that its payments solution, Misys Message Manager (MMM), has achieved IBM’s Banking Industry Framework certification. The certification means that clients now have the option of benefiting from Misys and IBM expertise when modernising their SWIFT and payments solutions.

The IBM Banking Industry Framework is an enterprise-wide SOA foundation for implementing payments solutions. The framework provides pre-built industry assets and accelerators to help payments organisations renovate their existing payments infrastructures one project at a time. IBM awards the Banking Industry Framework to solutions that have been proven on IBM technology supported by the framework. MMM has been tested and certified for use with IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and IBM WebSphere Message Queue. As a result of achieving certification, MMM is now also listed in IBM’s SOA Business catalogue.

“Misys and IBM have been partners for many years and we recognise the value that the partnership offers clients, this is why we ensure that Misys products work with the best available technology to improve the customers experience,” said Barry Kislingbury, Solutions Manager for Payments and Messaging at Misys. “Achieving this certification with IBM is an important step to enable even more companies looking for payments solutions to be able to take advantage of the Misys Message Manager solution. IBM clients looking for SWIFT and payments solutions can now consider Misys, confident that MMM is fully compatible with their IBM solutions.”

Misys Message Manager is - a modern thin client, standards-based Java EE banking application for integrating and managing all financial, SWIFT and payment messages. As a centralised global hub, Misys Message Manager is used by banks to remove duplication, modernise processing, build shared services and protect legacy applications when implementing new products. It is proven to reduce time to market for new services, control costs and help banks adapt quickly to regulatory and market changes.

Misys Message Manager is also SWIFTReady Financial EAI 2009 accredited and provides a truly scalable payments solution, supporting platforms from Windows, to IBM System p (AIX, UNIX, Linux), IBM System i (iOS) and has even been performance tested on the IBM mainframe, IBM System z (zOS) at the IBM labs in Boblingen, Germany,.

About Misys plc

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), provides integrated, comprehensive solutions that deliver significant results to organisations in the financial services and healthcare industries. We maximise value for our customers by combining our deep knowledge of their business with our commitment to their success.

In banking and treasury & capital markets, Misys is a market leader, with over 1,200 customers, including all of the world’s top 50 banks. In healthcare, Misys plc owns a controlling stake in NASDAQ-listed Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc, a clear leader in the provision of healthcare technology, serving more than 150,000 physicians, 700 hospitals and nearly 7,000 post-acute and homecare organisations. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries.

We aspire to be the world’s best application software and services company, delivering results for the most important industries in the world.

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Contact us today, visit: www.misys.com

For further information please contact Edward Taylor Global Head of Public Relations Misys Solutions for Banking and Treasury & Capital Markets +44(0)20-3320-5530 edward.taylor@misys.com Sebastian Mathews FD +44(0)20-7269-7158 sebastian.mathews@fd.com

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For further information please contact Edward Taylor, Global Head of Public Relations, Misys Solutions for Banking and Treasury & Capital Markets, +44(0)20-3320-5530, edward.taylor at misys.com . Sebastian Mathews, FD, +44(0)20-7269-7158, sebastian.mathews at fd.com .