NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Climate Registry, a standards-setting organization for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting in North America, announced the next generation of its online emissions reporting system, supporting both voluntary and mandatory reporting, will be developed through a new technical partnership with Misys Open Source Solutions, a division of Misys plc, a premier IT solution and services company. The new version of The Climate Registry system is due for release in early 2010. It will feature robust and flexible technology capable of introducing a new level of efficiency. The announcement comes at a critical time as a growing number of companies begin relying on voluntary GHG emissions reporting to meet internal operational, analytical and environmental goals.

The Climate Registry currently supports voluntary emissions reporting for over 340 businesses, organizations, academic institutions, local governments and government agencies and also supports mandatory emissions reporting programs. It developed a data collection application for the State of Nevada, and in June, The Climate Registry was awarded a contract to develop the GHG data collection system for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Climate Registry and Misys will work together to design and build the Commonwealth of Massachusetts mandatory emissions reporting program.

By working jointly, The Climate Registry and Misys plan to debut an enhanced online emissions reporting system that will feature the ability to generate more comprehensive emissions reports, a more robust verification module, the support of both mandatory and emissions reporting and higher levels of flexibility, navigation and ease-of-use.

“With Misys, we will be taking GHG emissions reporting to the next level. As more value is being placed on accurate emissions reporting, the requirements for our online reporting system are becoming more sophisticated. We not only need to meet these requirements, we need to exceed them. We are pleased to be tackling this challenge with such an accomplished and proven technology leader,” said Diane Wittenberg, Executive Director of The Climate Registry.

As The Climate Registry’s preferred software vendor, Misys will be drawing on its experience gained in the carbon and treasury and capital markets sectors to help Registry Members develop accurate, rigorous and respected corporate footprint reports.

“Since our open source solutions team came together in 2007, we have been focused on two priorities: developing solutions to create health information exchange and helping organizations manage their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,” said Bob Barthelmes, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Misys Open Source Solutions. “Our work with The Climate Registry is the perfect complement to our growing portfolio of environmental solutions. We’re excited to be working with them and look forward to using our technology and technical expertise to shape this market.”

About Misys Open Source Solutions

Misys Open Source Solutions, LLC, a division of Misys plc, supports the Misys banking, treasury & capital markets and healthcare customers by leading the development of open source projects to create new services and applications to address these industry’s most difficult problems. Misys Open Source Solutions is currently leading projects to dramatically reduce atmospheric pollution and improve healthcare delivery.

About Misys plc

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY-L), provides integrated, comprehensive solutions that deliver significant results to organisations in the financial services and healthcare industries. We maximise value for our customers by combining our deep knowledge of their business with our commitment to their success.

In banking and treasury & capital markets, Misys is a market leader, with over 1,200 customers, including all of the world’s top 50 banks. In healthcare, Misys plc owns a controlling stake in NASDAQ listed Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc, a clear leader in the provision of healthcare information technology, serving more than 150,000 physicians, 700 hospitals and nearly 7,000 post-acute and homecare organisations. Misys employs 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries.

We aspire to be the world’s best application software and services company, delivering results for the most important industries in the world.

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About The Climate Registry

The Climate Registry is a nonprofit collaboration among North American states, provinces, territories and Native Sovereign Nations that sets consistent and transparent standards to calculate, verify and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions into a single registry. The Registry supports both voluntary and mandatory reporting programs and provides comprehensive, accurate data to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Please visit www.theclimateregistry.org.

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Misys Open Source Solutions
Carla DeRasmo, 212-898-9410
carla.derasmo@misys.com
or
The Climate Registry
Jennifer Weiss, 213-891-6934
jennifer@theclimateregistry.org