Next generation, service oriented, smart client architecture delivers Misys Opics functional richness with market leading flexibility and scalability

24th May 2006 - Misys Banking Systems has launched Misys Opics Plus, the next generation of the market-leading Misys Opics system. Building on over a decade of successful implementations, Misys has created Opics Plus as a front-to-back treasury and capital markets solution on a single platform. This gives financial institutions better performance, more efficiency and lower costs than more fragmented alternatives.

Misys Opics Plus enables the user to process a wide range of cross-asset financial instruments seamlessly from front office to the back. A single system, Misys Opics Plus handles vanilla and complex derivatives, fixed income, and equity and treasury trades, all on one platform. Existing Misys Opics customers will see faster performance, new functionality and a new architecture enabling multi-tiered and parallel processing. This provides the scalability to support growth in both future volumes and transaction complexity.

Misys Opics already plays a valuable part of over 140 financial institutions, spanning more than 250 sites across the globe. Misys Opics Plus customers will benefit from the addition of new functionality in structured products, with additional options structures, complex exotic options and advanced pricing capabilities. The end user experience is enhanced through a single, intuitive user interface which will allow them to efficiently customise their desktop and screens to display only the information they require. Menus, trading screens, blotters and position enquiries are all easily customised for each user or for groups of users.

"This is a highly significant launch," commented David Stewart, Opics Product Manager, Misys Banking Systems. "With trading volumes increasing at their current rates, our customers are looking for reassurance that the products they use are viable and can support their business, not just now, but long into the future. Misys Opics Plus meets that need with its industry-leading architecture and functional enhancements."

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For further information, please contact:

Edward Taylor
Global Head of PR
Misys Banking Systems
+ 44 208 486 1661
edward.taylor@misys.com

Caroline Parker / Nick Parker
Financial Dynamics
+ 44 207 269 7295
caroline.parker@fd.com / nick.parker@fd.com

About Misys Banking Systems
Misys Banking Systems supplies over 1,200 customers in over 120 countries, among them 49 of the world's top 50 banks, with software and solutions for retail banking, wholesale banking, treasury and capital markets and risk management. It has 2,600 people around the world, over 70% of whom are outside of the United Kingdom, and sales, implementation and customer support teams in over 28 countries. Misys Banking Systems is part of Misys plc.

About Misys plc
Misys plc (FTSE: MSY), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to about 7,800 financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com
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