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Bull and Alphinat announce partner agreement for the commercialization of the Alphinat SmartGuide suite

^{Published on 2011-10-04 14:04:44 - Market Wire}
 

PARIS and MONTREAL, Oct. 4, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Bull SAS and Alphinat Inc. (TSXV: NPA), today announced they have signed a partnership agreement in Paris for the commercialization, integration and related professional services of Alphinat's SmartGuide software suite.

This partnership agreement is the logical progression of the collaboration that the two companies started with the successful implementation of the MDEL (Ma démarche en ligne or My On-Line Procedures) project for the French State Modernization Agency (the DGME), an inter-ministerial body reporting to the Ministry for the Budget. The DGME had set out an ambitious program to put many public services on line, with the objective of simplifying and optimizing the way users interact with government at different times and situations in their daily life. Putting these government services on line involved implementing a factory-style platform built around SmartGuide which takes into account the constant evolution of on-line services offerings and responds to extremely demanding constraints in terms of timescales, load, security and costs.

The current global economic context pressures governments and enterprises to quickly adopt cost saving measures while enhancing the quality of services they render. This demand places the Alphinat-Bull offering at the forefront of innovative solutions to satisfy organisations' and their clients' needs for increased agility and productivity for their online services.

"Alphinat is excited about this agreement as it confirms Bull's and Alphinat's commitment to offer innovative eBusiness solutions to government and enterprise", said Philippe Lecoq, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alphinat. Joint sales efforts currently focus on various private and public sector customers in France including financial services organisations, municipalities and federal government ministries and agencies.

In parallel, the two companies are pursuing mutual opportunities in other countries where Bull has an established presence, with an initial focus on Spain, Brazil and on the European Union. "This partnership is part of the strategy of industrializing online services and focusing on value-added offerings of our Business Line" adds Thierry Siouffi, Executive Vice President of Bull Business Integration Solutions, "Our clients will greatly benefit from the combination of Bull's expertise in integration of mission critical solutions and Alphinat's innovative SmartGuide technology."

About Bull

Bull is an Information Technology company, dedicated to helping Corporations and Public Sector organizations optimize the architecture, operations and the financial return of their Information Systems and their mission-critical related businesses.

Bull focuses on open and secure systems, and as such is the only European-based company offering expertise in all the key elements of the IT value chain.

For more information visit: [ http://www.bull.com ]

About Alphinat

Software for the Smart Enterprise™ providing agility to leverage existing IT assets and lower costs.

Alphinat develops, markets and supports software technology that enables non-technical managers to configure and deploy form based Web and mobile applications and utilities that helps organizations and governments better serve clients whether they are looking to deploy on premise or in the Cloud. This technology uses sophisticated data organization and processing software to automate interactions between systems, employees, clients, suppliers and partners. The software seamlessly integrates into complex environments permitting a high level of collaboration in delivering user-centric services while leveraging existing IT assets. It provides efficient and cost-effective solutions to clients at both the time of acquisition and on an ongoing basis.

Alphinat technology could also be used in the healthcare, banking, insurance, telecommunications and other sectors, in modernising, automating and rendering cost-effective a number of business processes at a fraction of the cost associated with conventional customized solutions. For more details about Alphinat or its software suite, please visit [ www.alphinat.com ]