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Rowan Dartington announces significant investment in market-leading stockbroking solution Altimis

London - October 27, 2009 - 3i Infotech – Western Europe, a global provider of IT solutions, today announces that Rowan Dartington & Co., providers of Investment Management and Stockbroking Services, has successfully implemented the Altimis Order Management System (OMS) with RSP (Retail Service Provider) Link. Rowan Dartington has also made known that they have selected to sign a five-year renewal for Altimis Bureau Services.

The significant investment in market-leading stockbroking solution Altimis, demonstrates both firms’ commitment to the UK Investment Management and Stockbroking arena.

The Altimis OMS complements existing portfolio enquiries through increasing automation, eliminating paper-based processes from the firms dealing function, and strengthening the audit trail. RSP Link enables Rowan Dartington to interface directly with the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) Proquote RSP Gateway.

“Rowan Dartington is using both the RSP Gateway and dealing queue for live business. Altimis OMS with RSP Link provides Rowan Dartington with a complete view of all the firms’ orders, from single orders to client bulks.” said Piers Farbrother, Product Director - Altimis, 3i Infotech, Western Europe.

Altimis is a market-leading solution for stockbroking and portfolio management which provides extensive functionality spanning the front, middle and back office. The Web-enabled system is suitable for all aspects of stockbroking and investment management, offering a truly integrated, straight-through approach to the entire dealing and investment process.

David Couch, Managing Director of Rowan Dartington, said, “We immediately began to enjoy the benefits in STP, reduced risk and reduction in FTE resource. What's more, the outlay in technology will provide a superior service to clients.”

Piers Farbrother added, “This successful implementation again demonstrates that Altimis is highly client-centric, and we are committed to ensuring that Altimis will continue to support all our clients’ requirements.”


About 3i Infotech
3i Infotech is one of the top 3 Indian Software Products Companies*. The Company provides software products and IT services (Managed IT Services, Application Software Development & Maintenance, Payment Services, Business Intelligence, IT Consulting, Transaction Services, Document Imaging & Digitization and Data Warehousing) for the Insurance, Banking, Capital Markets, Mutual Funds, Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution, Wealth Management and Government verticals. The company services customers in over 50 countries across 5 continents.

The Company's quality certifications include SEI CMMI Level 5 for Software Business, ISO 9001:2000 for BPO, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 for Data Center Operations and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 for Data Center Management Services.

* Source: Dataquest , August 2009


For more information, please contact:

Nicola Harley
Head of Marketing
3i Infotech (Western Europe)
Switchboard: +44 (0) 20 7071 3000
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7071 3012
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7071 3001

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