December 12th 2005

OpenEra Coaches National Express in Information Management

National Express, the largest scheduled coach provider in Europe, have chosen OpenEra's Real Estate Information Manager as there portfolio information management tool for their properties in the United Kingdom. The solution rolled out in partnership with their managing agent, NAI Fuller Peiser, includes secure data and document storage, managed collaboration and a customised reporting facility initially covering the National Express coach division. Plans have also been agreed to expand the use of the OpenEra service to include the train and bus division property portfolios.

Commenting on the acquisition of the new customer, Dr Wole Wey, Chief Operating Officer of OpenEra said, “We are delighted to have been chosen by National Express to supply their real estate information management needs, and look forward to working closely with them to develop a comprehensive information service that allows them to maximise their portfolio efficiency and effectiveness for all of their divisions.” The service will bring together the professional expertise of NAI Fuller Peiser with the information management capabilities of OpenEra. National Express will receive a real-time reporting facility that offers up-to-the-minute information, case management, document management and portfolio information management via a dedicated Internet portal.

The OpenEra Real Estate Information Manager is an online information management solution that allows users to share information and documentation about their property portfolio. It provides a single point for clients, their agents and their suppliers to access, update and maintain information about the portfolio and provide real-time information on the performance of the portfolio. It has a flexible, powerful reporting engine combined with an online document repository that offers full-text indexing and searching of any documentation related to the portfolio.

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Notes to Editors

National Express is the largest scheduled coach service provider in Europe. In the UK the distinctive white National Express coaches operate to 1000 destinations and carry over 16 million customers a year. Eurolines coaches additionally operate to over 500 destinations within Europe and Ireland.
www.nationalexpress.co.uk

NAI Fuller Peiser is a leading UK property consultant to the Industrial and Logistics sector with offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield and Edinburgh. Clients in the Industrial and Logistics sector include Rolls-Royce, Bombardier, Exel Logistics, ACR Logistics, and Coca-Cola Enterprises. NAI Fuller Peiser is the UK member of NAI Global, the world's leading managed network of commercial real estate firms with more than 300 offices in 40 countries.
www.nai-fullerpeiser.com

OpenEra Systems Limited was founded in 2001 to provide Internet-based solutions to the real estate industry. The business delivers leading-edge solutions to customers and partners that wish to gain a sustainable competitive edge from simple and efficient technology. It operates from offices in London, United Kingdom and Helsinki, Finland.
www.openera.co.uk

For more information on this press release contact:
Dr B O Wey, Chief Operating Officer, OpenEra Systems Ltd
+44 (0)20 7100 3940
bow@openera.co.uk