New professional services agreement and order

Acuity (AIM: ACRM), the software group, is delighted to announce that its subsidiary, Acuity Risk Management Ltd ("ARML"), which supplies the award-winning STREAMâ software platform for the Governance, Risk and Compliance ("GRC") market, together with associated consultancy services, has signed a new professional services agreement ("Agreement") with Sopra Steria.

ARML has worked successfully over the past two years with Sopra Steria and won some of Acuity's larger contracts. This move to a formal Agreement is a further indication that both parties see a future that is stronger when working in collaboration. Sopra Steria has 47,000 employees in nearly 30 countries around the world. It is a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development.

ARML also announces it has won a new contract in collaboration with Sopra, which is for consulting services, with further opportunities for upsell of STREAMâ to the end client which is the British Government.

Kerry Chambers, Chief Executive ARML, commented; "I am delighted to announce our Agreement with Sopra Steria. Whilst we have worked together for the past two years the Agreement demonstrates the confidence that the parties have in each other. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for Acuity Risk Management Ltd. We believe it will open more significant contract opportunities in the future."