Sydney, Mar 3, 2008 AEST (ABN Newswire) - IBA Health Group Limited (ASX: IBA) - Australia's largest listed specialist information technology company, today announced that iB Solutions has secured a $445,000 (EUR275,000) contract with the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) for a system for its Legal Metrology Service (LMS) to enforce laws governing weights and measures.

The solution for LMS is to ensure that over 50,000 traders across Ireland are complying with weight and measures regulations. The solution will allow full synchronisation of data between the mobile devices and a central database at the NSAI’s head office in Dublin and is due for completion in July 2008.

Replacing paper based methods, the new database will include trader information, details of measuring instruments used and their performance, details of goods sold by measure, inspection reports, alerts and reminders, and detailed test results.

Eamonn Morris, managing director of iB Solutions, said: "iB Solutions has been providing solutions to healthcare providers, local government and statutory bodies like the NSAI for over 30 years. These solutions have enabled our customers to gain significant competitive advantage, streamline business process flows, increase efficiency and productivity and produce significant cost savings. This win highlights the importance of the services offered and underpins our reputation in the marketplace."

John O'Halloran, director of Finance and IT at NSAI, said: "iB Solutions has a highly experienced project team with a track record of delivering similar distributed systems and an in depth knowledge of the public sector. The company's partnership approach to the development was another important factor in their selection."

Contact

Gary Cohen
Executive Chairman & CEO
IBA Health Group Limited
Phone: +61 2 8251 6700
Email: gary.cohen@ibahealth.com

Media
Greg King
Group Communications & Marketing Director
IBA Health Group Limited
Phone: +61 413 621 111
Email: greg.king@ibahealth.com


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