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The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is in charge of creating sustainable communities, in relations with other Government departments, local councils, businesses, the voluntary sector and communities themselves.

Steria will work closely with the ODPM to identify those areas of its activity that could perform more effectively and efficiently through the introduction of enabling technologies. Steria's sub-contractor, Capgemini, will support the ODPM through the changes brought about by implementing such technologies.

In addition to providing a fully managed infrastructure service to all users, two major projects will be launched in 2006. The first, known as LINK, is a project to design a new infrastructure based upon Microsoft (MS) Exchange technology and to roll it out across the ODPM user base working at various regional sites. A key challenge is to migrate all data from the existing Novell/Groupwise infrastructure to MS Exchange and the new LINK environment by the end of 2006. LINK will provide more user-friendly tools and IT services, particularly personal productivity tools such as Microsoft Office.

In parallel with the LINK project, Steria is to develop a pilot Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS), which will initially be tested by a panel of 300 users from the same department. Currently, data storage methods vary from one department to the next but the new system should make sharing information between offices an easier task. It will be rolled out at the other departments once the pilot phase is complete.

The ODPM will benefit from Steria's extensive experience in delivering IT services and solutions through the integration of new and innovative enabling technologies throughout the duration of the contract. Steria will also be responsible for the day-to-day delivery and management of the ODPM's wide and local area networks (WAN/LAN), as well as for IT support services via its Intelligent Service Desk. Steria will provide on-site support for users at the ODPM's London offices and roaming support at the other sites in order to ensure that all employees experience the same high standard of IT service, regardless of their geographical location or field of activity.

Steria: modernising European public authorities

Steria has sound knowledge of the public sector and provides a comprehensive offer, combining its skills in consulting, systems integration and managed services. This expertise enables it to partner European governments in rolling out large-scale modernisation projects. The Group's ability to manage large-scale IT projects with commitment to results and deadlines and to take control of its customers' IT infrastructures makes it a trusted partner for public services. More than 50 ministries and 60 public bodies currently work with Steria in Europe, from customs authorities in Denmark and Norway, Swedish social security, police forces in Norway, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden, the Belgian and French Ministries of the Interior, the Spanish, Belgian and French Ministries of Economy and Finance, the British and French Ministries of Defence, the German and Norwegian Armed Forces and the French Navy, the French Ministry of Culture, the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Health, the British Home Office and the Ministry of Modernisation in Norway to Oslo City Council.

About Steria (www.steria.com)
Extensive expertise in its three core businesses of consulting, systems integration and managed services has madeSteria a leading end-to-end IT services provider for companies and public authorities throughout Europe.
With a revenue of nearly €1.2 billion and 9,000 employees, Steria is one of the top ten European IT servicescompanies.
Understanding the challenges facing its customers enables Steria to design business-specific solutions with highadded value in all of its fields of expertise – the public sector, healthcare, banking/insurance, telecommunications and utilities/transport/manufacturing – as well as innovative technological solutions.
Based on over 35 years' experience in managing large-scale projects, an exceptional ability to respond and an industrial approach to business, Steria has developed a result-based culture with a commitment to service quality and customer satisfaction.
Steria's employees, who hold 24% of the Group’s capital, draw on its core values of simplicity, creativity,independence, respect and openness to transform the latest technology into added-value services, enabling Steria to help its customers achieve and maintain competitive advantage.

Steria is listed on Euronext Paris, Eurolist (Compartment B).