Intelligroup Secures Multi-Million Dollar COSMOS Implementation with Almac Clinical Services


PRINCETON, New Jersey, January 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Intelligroup Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ITIG), an information technology
and outsourcing services provider principally focused on enterprise resource
planning (ERP) and extended ERP solutions, today announced that it has been
selected by Almac Clinical Services to implement a Clinical Services Ordering
and Supply Management Operating System (COSMOS) based on Oracle E-Business
Suite(R) Release 12, Oracle Clinical and integration with multiple
third-party systems. COSMOS will further integrate, standardise and globalise
Almac Clinical Services processes across Almac's locations, and is a key
component of the continued expansion of Almac's value added services directed
at the clinical supply marketplace. The agreement was announced by Dr. Robert
Dunlop, President and Managing Director, Almac Clinical Services and Vikram
Gulati, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelligroup, at Almac
Clinical Services' headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.

Intelligroup was selected for the project following a rigorous five month
process. The multi-million dollar agreement, which represents the first time
the two companies have worked together, will include approximately 50
resources working for a period of 18 months.

"Selecting a partner who possesses a comprehensive understanding of our
business and strong skills across all phases of the life cycle with Oracle
E-Business Suite(R) Release 12 implementations was of paramount importance to
us," said Dr. Robert Dunlop, Managing Director of Almac Clinical Services.
"Intelligroup presents an excellent strategic partner for this project,
demonstrating a thorough understanding of our business and ERP and a track
record of executing Oracle rollouts across all phases of implementation."

"Intelligroup is very pleased to have been selected by Almac," stated
Vikram Gulati, President & Chief Executive Officer of Intelligroup. "Our
fundamental focus is on our clients, and I believe our ability to help
clients achieve business value with Oracle solutions is unmatched in the
industry. The expertise of our Oracle team, along with that of our Life
Sciences practice, were instrumental in securing this project. We are
committed to meeting the objectives of the COSMOS project and look forward to
a long and successful partnership with Almac."

About Intelligroup, Inc.

Intelligroup is an ERP-focused enterprise applications systems integrator
providing consulting, implementation, testing, application management and
other IT services for global corporations. The Company possesses deep
expertise and proprietary tools in industry-specific enterprise solutions and
has been recognized by clients, partners including SAP and Oracle and IT
industry analysts for consistently exceeding expectations. Intelligroup won
the 2007 global annual Pinnacle Award from SAP, was a finalist in Oracle 2007
Titan Awards, and was recognized by NASSCOM as a Top 100 Innovator.
Intelligroup's global service delivery model combines onsite teams and
offshore development capabilities to deliver solutions that accelerate
results, reduce costs and generate meaningful ROI for clients. Intelligroup
clients include Varian Medical, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Greenland, SAP, GE,
Magellan, Hershey's, Eastman Chemical and Hitachi.

About Almac Clinical Services

Almac Clinical Services is a global company focused on clinical trial
supply solutions, with sites in Craigavon (UK), Audubon (PA, USA) and Durham
(NC, USA). Almac Clinical Services enable clients to meet their trial start
dates by leveraging skilled and experienced personnel coupled with robust
quality systems and operational flexibility. Services provided include
blinding, packaging, labelling, global distribution, QP release, analytical
testing, drug supply management and online randomisation.

About Almac

The Almac Group comprises five closely integrated divisions offering a
broad range of services from R&D, translational genomic services, API
manufacture, product development, clinical trial supply and technology
(IVRS/EDC), to commercial-scale manufacture. Almac provides services to over
600 companies including all the world leaders in the pharmaceutical and
biotech sectors.

The company has over 2,200 employees and is headquartered in Craigavon,
Northern Ireland. US operations are based in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and
California. Construction of the company's new US$100m North American
Headquarters started in July 08 and is expected to be completed 2010.

To find out more about Almac visit www.almacgroup.com.

For more information, please contact:

    Pat Gray                               Investor Relations
    Director Marketing                     Norberto Aja, David Collins
    Intelligroup Inc.                      Jaffoni & Collins Inc.
    marketing@intelligroup.com             Itig@jcir.com
    +1-646-810-7405                        +1-212-835-8500

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