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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5130A Focus Solutions Group PLC 04 August 2008 \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4th August 2008\n\n\n\n\n\nFocus Solutions Group \n(\"Focus\" or the \"Group\")\n\n\nNew Strategic Alliance with Unisys UK\n\n\n\nFocus Solutions, (AIM:FSG), a leading provider of proven enterprise solutions to the financial services market, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Unisys, a worldwide information technology consulting services and solutions company. \n\nThe partnership will provide Unisys with innovative technology from Focus Solutions for use on their multi-channel mortgage origination platform. Unisys selected focus:technology after a strategic review of the leading technology suppliers in the market.\n\nBased on Focus' experience of creating sales automation and advanced web based applications, Unisys is set to tap into this expertise to create a powerful straight-through processing model aimed at the major banks and building societies across the UK and Ireland, selling high volumes of mortgage related business. \n\nLenders for many years have been looking for a single solution from a single supplier in order to reduce the overall cost of ownership - this new partnership between Focus and Unisys will provide an innovative alternative. \n\nFocus' technology is currently being used to power Trigold's Electronic Trading Centre and this partnership deal now enables a lender to develop an e-application process and deploy this across multiple channels including;\n\n\nBranch\n\n\nIntermediary portal\n\n\nTrigold\n\n\nCall-Centre\n\n\nConsumer portal\n\n\n \nThe same data is transferred directly into Unisys origination platform avoiding the need to re-key. \n\nRichard Stevenson, Chief Executive, Focus Solutions Group plc, comments;\n\n\"We are delighted to be working with Unisys as we look to grow our brand further in the mortgage sector. The latest version of focus:technology dramatically reduces the associated costs for developing intermediary and consumer portals in an intelligent and dynamic fashion. Our clients want fast an...