This section contains the latest news about Sopra Group in the UK including some of our most recent press releases and resources for the media.  For further details about these or any other stories please contact our press office.

Sopra Group announced its 2008 results in Paris on the 12th February 2009. 

• Revenue: 1.129 billion Euros
  • Total growth: +12.8%
  • Organic growth: +10.5%
• Current operating margin: 9.1%
• Net profit margin: 5.2% (+5.6%)

This performance once again reflects the solidity of the Group's positioning and strategy.

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Sopra Group has once again been chosen to speak at this year's EuroSTAR conference - the premier event for the European software testing community.

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Sopra Group developed the recently launched Scottish National Rural Network Website, and is also providing hosting and support for the application.  In addition, Sopra Group will act as the prime contractor for the moderation of the content in partnership with the Scottish Council for Volunteer Organisations (SCVO).

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Ann Budge, Sopra Group's former CEO, was chosen by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology as one of six Women of Outstanding Achievement in 2009 for her leadership and inspiration to others.

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Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) has awarded Sopra Group a £700,000 multi-year contract to include the supply, configuration and deployment of a new Offers and Claims Management System that will help modernise Invest NI's grant management proces.

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Sopra Group's project work on Northumbria 101: Single Non-Emergency Number has been featured within the BCS magazine "Success - Public Sector Projects Can Work."

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Sopra Group has finalised the acquisition of CIBF – Compagnie d'Ingénierie Bancaire et Financière.  This acquisition reinforces the Group's European positioning in the financial services sector.  The Group has also finalised the acquisition of G2i.

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We are delighted to announce that The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs) has chosen Sopra Group to design, develop and support their new Guide Dogs Interactive system.  This significant project sees a number of disparate manual and IT systems being replaced with an integrated solution based on Microsoft .NET technology.

Guide Dogs Interactive will assist in continuing to drive efficiency within Guide Dogs by streamlining current processes and improving communication with clients.

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A new £300 million contract awarded to the Atos Origin Alliance was signed on the 21st of November by the Minister for Health and Community Care, Andy Kerr.  It provides NHSScotland with end-to-end delivery of its principal IT services for the next 11 years.

The Atos Origin Alliance, comprising Atos Origin, IBM and Sopra Group, is a unique partnership created to provide NHSScotland with the strongest team possible to support the Scottish Health Service of the future.

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