Lafarge Selects Trintech to Help Improve Performance in its UK Financial Shared Services Environment


LONDON and DUBLIN, Ireland, September 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Lafarge to Automate Reconciliation Workflow with Trintech's ReconNET

Trintech Group Plc (Nasdaq: TTPA), a leading provider of integrated
financial governance, risk management, and compliance solutions for
commercial, financial, and healthcare markets worldwide, today announced that
Lafarge has selected ReconNET to automate bank account reconciliation and to
reduce exposure to risk.

Lafarge Services (UK) Limited is the Shared Services operation that
provides services to Lafarge operating entities in the UK, including Lafarge
Aggregates, Lafarge Cement UK, and Lafarge Plasterboard. Lafarge is a leading
supplier to the professional construction industry and the home improvement
market.

"We're introducing a new ERP system into our environment. It was this
project that led us to investigate other advanced technology solutions," said
Harry Ruprah, Controller for Lafarge UK One. "We chose ReconNET for its ease
of use, flexibility, and scalability. We're also interested in incorporating
other solutions from Trintech into our Shared Service Centre in the future.
By eliminating our current manual processes, we expect to improve key
controls, ensure compliance, and increase efficiency by substantially
reducing reconciliation and exception resolution time."

Trintech's ReconNET will automate complex daily, monthly, and periodic
processes, including daily verification of deposits, payments, and reporting
functions, to help Lafarge finance and treasury groups tighten controls,
reduce risks, cut costs, leverage cash, and make more informed decisions.

"We're pleased to help Lafarge make this transition from largely manual
reconciliation processes to automated functionality that fully integrates
with the new ERP system," said Tony Bethell, VP EMEA. "Furthermore, we look
forward to working with Lafarge on future projects as they continue to
streamline processes within their Shared Services organization."

"Effective management of operational risk is extremely important to large
enterprises. We're delighted that Lafarge has selected Trintech to more
effectively manage transaction and account reconciliation," said John Harte,
EVP and General Manager for Trintech. "Our financial governance solutions are
driving the evolution of how global corporations look to solve their
ever-changing and complex financial accounting and compliance
requirements."

About Lafarge

Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking
positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum.
With 71,000 employees in over 70 countries, Lafarge posted sales of Euros 17
billion in 2006. Lafarge has been committed to sustainable development for
many years, pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with
performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures,
environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and
energy. Lafarge is the only company in the construction materials sector to
be listed in the 2007 '100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the
World'. To make advances in building materials, Lafarge places the customer
at the heart of its concerns. It offers the construction industry and the
general public innovative solutions bringing greater safety, comfort and
quality to their everyday surroundings.

About Trintech Group

Trintech Group Plc (Nasdaq: TTPA) is a leading provider of integrated
financial governance, transaction risk management, and compliance solutions
for commercial, financial, and healthcare markets worldwide. Trintech's
recognized expertise in reconciliation underpins its suite of financial
governance solutions, enabling businesses to address critical business
objectives leading to more informed decision making and better overall
business performance.

Over 500 leading global organizations, including -- North Fork Bank,
7-Eleven, Kroger, Regal Entertainment, Accor, UPMC, Farmer's Insurance
Group, YUM! Brands Restaurants, Rohm and Haas, Verizon Wireless, and 
Ameren -- realize the benefits of Trintech's configurable and highly scalable
solutions everyday to: improve performance through stronger management of the
revenue cycle and disbursements; ensure the accuracy and integrity of
financial data; identify and reduce transaction risk; improve the quality and
timeliness of financial reporting; and strengthen internal controls to
support compliance requirements.

For more information on how Trintech can help you gain greater visibility
and control of your critical financial processes, please contact us online at
http://www.trintech.com or at our principal business office in Addison,
Texas, or through an international office in Ireland, the United Kingdom, or
the Netherlands.

Trintech -- 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 900 -- Addison, TX 75001 -- Tel
    +1-972-701-9802

    Trintech Technologies -- Block C, Central Park -- Leopardstown, Dublin
    18, Ireland -- Tel +353-1-293-9840

    Trintech Press Contact:
    Dallas: Donna Martinez, Marketing Communications Manager, Trintech
    Tel. +1-972-739-1611. email:donna.martinez@trintech.com

Web site: http://www.trintech.com

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