LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarity Systems, a leader in corporate performance management (CPM) and Information Management Group (IMGROUP), an award-winning provider of information management services, today announced a partnership to provide planning, budgeting, financial consolidation and performance reporting solutions to UK businesses, public sector and not-for-profit organisations.

We are very excited about the solutions we are able to deliver to customers, working with Clarity Systems in the UK, said John Taylor, IMGROUP's Practice Director of CPM Services. Clarity is a well-established leader in the CPM market, with a product that IMGROUP can harness to provide cost effective, innovative and flexible solutions. Clarity 6 uses the Microsoft database and business intelligence platform and adheres closely to Microsoft standards. IMGROUP has a recognized and pre-eminent track record in implementing Microsoft database and business intelligence technologies, so this partnership is a great combination, which will yield huge benefits for our customers.

IMGROUP has built an enviable reputation in the UK and beyond for delivering innovative solutions to its customers, resulting in excellent customer satisfaction ratings, said Paul Hill, Chief Operating Officer, Clarity Systems. This reputation aligns with Clarity's own commitment to product and service excellence, and we look forward to working together to bring powerful CPM solutions to the UK customer community.

Clarity remains the largest independent CPM vendor, deploying solutions based on Microsoft's technology across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Clarity is ranked as having the No. 1 Budgeting and Planning software solution, by Forrester Research, scoring the highest of 10 vendors in the planning and budgeting solution category in The Forrester Wave: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2007 report. As well, BPM Partners ranked Clarity as No. 1 in overall Customer Satisfaction in their latest customer survey, Beyond the Hype 2009: An Unbiased Look at BPM Vendors and Trends.

About Information Management Group (IMGROUP)

IMGROUP delivers a range of information management solutions to major UK organisations. IMGROUP's services make use of Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Business Intelligence, combined with market-leading software products to leverage this infrastructure, including Clarity 6, as well as Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft PerformancePoint Server and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Please visit http://www.imgroup.com for more information or call +44-(0)207-842-7800 or +44-(0)161-226-1142.

For more information on IMGROUP, please contact: Rav Atwal, Marketing Manager - Rav.Atwal@imgroup.com or John Taylor, CPM Practice Director - John.Taylor@imgroup.com +44-(0)20-7842-7800

Clarity Systems

Clarity Systems delivers software solutions to the Office of Finance. The company's software helps organisations around the world improve their budgeting, planning, consolidations, scorecarding and management reporting processes, and also automates the external reporting processes required to produce regulatory and statutory reports. Clarity's unified applications help CFOs reduce risk while simultaneously improving operational efficiency. For more information, please visit Clarity's website at http://www.claritysystems.com or call +44-(0)2031784038 in the UK or 1-877-410-5070 in North America.

For more information on Clarity Systems, please contact: Catriona Bull Clarity Systems Limited +44-203-178-4038 cbull@claritysystems.com

For further information: For Press and Analyst Inquiries: Dave Paolini, Communications Manager, Clarity Systems Limited, +1-(647)-242-1184, dpaolini@claritysystems.com

For more information on IMGROUP, please contact: Rav Atwal, Marketing Manager - Rav.Atwal@imgroup.com or John Taylor, CPM Practice Director - John.Taylor@imgroup.com, +44-(0)20-7842-7800. For more information on Clarity Systems, please contact: Catriona Bull, Clarity Systems Limited, +44-203-178-4038, cbull@claritysystems.com. For further information: For Press and Analyst Inquiries: Dave Paolini, Communications Manager, Clarity Systems Limited, +1-(647)-242-1184, dpaolini@claritysystems.com