Danka To Outsource Information Technology Operations To MCI

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005; 04:31 PM

Danka Business Systems PLC (www.danka.com) and MCI, Inc. (www.mci.com) announced a five-year agreement in which Danka Business Systems will outsource the balance of its U.S. information technology (IT) operations to MCI. As Danka's primary technology provider, MCI will manage all of Danka's core network services, including its IT operations and applications support, Wide Area Network, Local Area Network, IP services, servers, desktops and phone systems, as well as oversee Danka's network of ancillary technology vendors and partners.

As part of this $70 million agreement, Danka will transition more than 60 employees to MCI and its application support provider, Titan Technology Partners. Danka expects to generate substantial yearly savings once the agreement is fully implemented, enabling Danka to drive productivity and enable further growth of its business.

"This agreement with MCI is another step forward in our Vision 21 program to reduce our costs and improve our business practices. MCI is providing a fully managed, integrated IP-based IT infrastructure, scalable to our current and future needs which will enable us to elevate our IT environment," said Todd Mavis, Danka's chief executive officer. "At the same time, we are able to substantially reduce our IT costs. We view MCI as a world-class technology company, and this new agreement builds on an existing relationship under which we provide services to them."

"Providing MCI's Managed Services expertise to meet Danka's advanced IP requirements, we were able to showcase our complete portfolio of services, from the desktop to the network," said Wayne Huyard, president of MCI U.S. Sales and Service.

MCI, Inc. is a leading global communications provider, delivering innovative, cost-effective, advanced communications connectivity to businesses, governments and consumers.