Bank of Hawaii Enhances Trade Finance Service to its Customers With Misys Trade Portal


LONDON, February 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- E-Business System Gives Bank of Hawaii's Customers Optimal
Front-End Support

Misys, a global leader in banking application software and services,
today announces that Bank of Hawaii has gone live with Misys' front-end
corporate initiation solution for trade finance, Misys Trade Portal.

This means that it is now using the complete front-to-back trade finance
solution, Misys Trade Portal and Trade Innovation. The integrated end-to-end
solution gives Bank Hawaii unrivalled functionality across the whole of its
trade finance business supporting the bank's business plan, strengthening its
operations and bringing further value to its customers.

Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE: BOH) is a regional financial services
company serving businesses, consumers and governments in Hawaii, American
Samoa and the West Pacific. The Company's principal subsidiary, Bank of
Hawaii, was founded in 1897 and is the largest independent financial
institution in Hawaii.

The bank has been using Misys Trade Innovation since 2002 and determined
that the advanced capabilities and proven record of Misys Trade Portal was
the right trade finance system to provide the front-end solution. The
partnership ethos and support quality given by Misys was also a key factor.
In the highly competitive banking environment, the enhanced functionality
offered by Misys Trade Portal will give Bank of Hawaii unrivalled levels of
efficiency and client service, giving clarity and improved options for follow
up and value-added services to clients.

Long Lac, Vice President and Manager of International Trade Operations at
Bank of Hawaii comments, "We have benefited from Misys Trade Innovation since
2002 at which time we introduced our customers to the initial version of the
end to end solution. The move to Misys Trade Portal provides our customers an
opportunity to leverage the additional functionality of this front-end
corporate initiation solution. Bank of Hawaii customers will benefit from the
efficiencies that Misys Trade Portal will bring to their internal operations
as well as their business with Bank of Hawaii's International Trade
Operations."

"Bank of Hawaii's decision to implement our Misys Trade Portal solution
is an excellent validation of both the strength of our working relationship
and the quality of our solutions", adds Olivier Berthier, Solutions Director,
Transaction Banking, Misys. "We are the bank's single provider of all its
trade finance systems, which translates into improved operating efficiencies,
better functionality and improved client-facing services for the bank."

Misys has built a vast amount of knowledge and expertise in the trade
finance and financial supply chain market, with award-winning solutions from
the front office through to the back office, as well as the first and most
advanced SWIFTNet Trade Services Utility (TSU) enabled solution. This
experience in both traditional trade instruments as well as Open
Account-based transactions enables Misys to add real value to customers and
continue to lead the innovations in the market.

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 technology, serving more than 150,000 physicians, 700 hospitals
and nearly 7,000 post-acute and homecare organisations. Misys employs around
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.

Misys: experience, solutions, results

Contact us today, visit: http://www.misys.com

About Bank of Hawaii

Bank of Hawaii Corporation is a regional financial services company
serving businesses, consumers and governments in Hawaii, American Samoa and
the West Pacific. The Company's principal subsidiary, Bank of Hawaii, was
founded in 1897 and is the largest independent financial institution in
Hawaii. For more information about Bank of Hawaii Corporation, see the
Company's web site, http://www.boh.com.

For further information please contact

    Edward Taylor
    Global Head of Public Relations
    Misys Banking Systems
    +44(0)20-3320-5530
    edward.taylor@misys.com

    Sebastian Mathews
    Financial Dynamics
    +44(0)20-7269-7158
    sebastian.mathews@fd.com

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