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London, October 14th, 2008 – Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) today announced that King’s College London, one of the top 25 universities in the world, has appointed the global services firm to improve its online admission system, enabling greater interaction and transparency between the university and its students in 2008/09. By enhancing the user experience, Sapient will ensure King’s College London achieves its vision of a “Connected Campus” and help the university strengthen its world-class status. The project is the first for Sapient in the UK education sector but the firm will leverage its experience of similar projects at Ivy League colleges in the United States to meet King’s College London’s objectives.

The College’s three-year “Connected Campus” programme plays a key role in underpinning the university’s strategy to enhance quality and distinction in all areas of business activity, supported by excellent professional services and infrastructure. It envisages developing a state-of-the-art virtual campus for the College that connects people, knowledge, information and services. The virtual campus will enhance mobility, while supporting the College’s world-class researchers by enabling reliable 24-hour access and more opportunities for collaboration.

Integral to the “Connected Campus” programme is the application process. King’s College London has recognised the need to reduce manual process flow for tutors, administrators and internal staff, which can prove costly and time-consuming. In addition to reducing the risk of manual errors, applicants themselves benefit from increased real-time interaction with tutors and administrators at every step of the process. With greater efficiency and transparency, the new application process will enhance the user experience, ensuring Kings College London keeps its competitive edge. 

Ruth Cawthorne, Business Project Manager at King’s College London, said: “Sapient understands our business objectives and presented an innovative approach to designing, implementing and delivering an online system within our desired timelines. Based on their track record and experience gained from doing similar projects in the United States, we have every confidence that Sapient will play a pivotal role in us becoming a truly “Connected Campus” by 2009. Sapient will ensure that we provide seamless ‘anytime anywhere’ access to a diverse range of resources, applications and services as well as improve research and teaching using the latest web technologies.”

Peter Ford, Vice President of Public Sector at Sapient, said: “The public sector continues to be a key focus for Sapient and we are delighted to add one of the leading universities in the world to our UK client portfolio.  We fully support King’s College London’s view that improving business processes only comes from putting users at the heart of the operation.  By helping enhance its online community with existing and prospective students, Sapient is fully committed to King’s College London’s ongoing success and to maintaining its leadership status in education.”

About King’s College
King’s College London is one of the top 25 universities in the world (Times Higher 2007) and the fourth oldest in England. A research-led university based in the heart of London, King’s has 19,700 students from more than 140 countries, and 5,400 employees. King’s has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. The College is in the top group of UK universities for research earnings and has an annual income of approximately £400 million. An investment of £500 million has been made in the redevelopment of its estate.

King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, social sciences, the health sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is the largest centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe and is home to five Medical Research Council Centres - more than any other university.

For more information, please visit: www.kcl.ac.uk

About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, operates two groups—Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting—that help clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.

Sapient’s passion for client success—evidenced by its ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems—is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behaviour used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie, Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on the company’s unique approach to drive growth and market momentum. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Sapient operates across North America, Europe and India.

For more information, please visit www.sapient.com

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