Bull Group signs exclusive agreement with a view to selling the activities relating to the Eagle software system of its subsidiary Amesys

Paris, March  8, 2012 -

The Bull Group has signed an exclusivity agreement with a view to negotiating the sale of the activities of its subsidiary, Amesys, relating to the Eagle software system; designed to build databases supporting lawful interception activities on the Internet.

This activity is non-strategic for the Bull Group, which wishes to focus on its expertise on mission-critical electronic systems and, in particular, on areas involving the protection of personnel and national security. The business to be sold represents less than 0.5% of the Bull Group's revenues.

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Bull is a leader in secure mission-critical digital systems. The Group is dedicated to developing and implementing solutions where computing power and security serve to optimize its customers' information systems, to support their business.

Bull operates in high added-value markets including computer simulation, Cloud computing and 'computing power plants', outsourcing and security.

Currently Bull employs around 9,000 people across more than 50 countries, with over 700 staff totally focused on R&D. In 2011, Bull recorded revenues of €1.3 billion.

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