LogicaCMG has extended its existing strategic partnership with InBev, the world’s largest brewer by volume, to deliver application management services across 17 countries. This extends the original EUR70 million contract LogicaCMG was awarded in June 2006 to manage InBev’s applications across eight countries in Western Europe into Central and Eastern Europe.

Under the terms of the 5.5-year contract, LogicaCMG will manage InBev’s entire European and Global Headquarters’ Business Systems across 12 time zones in Europe (including all of Russia). The contract, which covers InBev’s existing application environment in these territories, will streamline InBev’s end-to-end application management processes.

The extended contract now covers an additional nine countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania and Bulgaria. As part of the contract extension all affected staff have been offered full employment by LogicaCMG across the areas in which InBev operates.

Commenting on the contract Claudio Garcia, InBev Chief People and Technology Officer, said: “Following the successful transition of our Western European business and application services to LogicaCMG earlier this year, we will now further streamline our application services by also transferring our Central and Eastern European Business Systems to LogicaCMG. This will enable us to have a consistent approach to our application services across Europe and reduce costs while maintaining strong service levels.”

Jim McKenna, chief operating officer of LogicaCMG, said: “The extension of our outsourcing contract with InBev is further testament to LogicaCMG’s ability to leverage its value-based outsourcing and vertical sector expertise to deliver a comprehensive, high quality service to customers. As a key strategic outsourcing partner for InBev, we are using our expanded global presence and our depth of expertise to improve service delivery and reduce costs for our customer. The InBev employees joining LogicaCMG bring with them a wealth of expertise and we look forward to welcoming them to the Group.”

About InBev
InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, Belgium. The company’s origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading global brewer by volume. InBev’s strategy is to strengthen its local platforms by building significant positions in the world’s major beer markets through organic growth, world-class efficiency, targeted external growth, and by putting consumers first. InBev has a portfolio of more than 200 brands, including Stella Artois®, Brahma®, Beck’s®, Leffe® and Skol® – the third-largest selling beer brand in the world. InBev employs some 85,000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2005, InBev realized 11.7 billion euro revenue. For further information visit www.InBev.com.

About LogicaCMG
LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services. It employs around 40,000 people across 41 countries. LogicaCMG’s focus is on enabling its customers to build and maintain leadership positions using LogicaCMG’s deep industry knowledge and its track record for successful delivery. The company provides business consulting, systems integration and IT and business process outsourcing across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE:LOG; Euronext:LOG) and traded on the Xternal List of the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. More information is available at www.logicacmg.com.