Product Launch

Z Group PLC
11 January 2006

11 January 2006

Z GROUP PLC

  Release of new version of ONSPEED to accelerate Broadband connections and to
                      further improve Dial-up acceleration

      ONSPEED Version 5.0 speeds up Broadband connections by up to 5 times
                 and increases Dial-up speeds by up to 10 times

Z GROUP PLC ('Z GROUP') announces the release of Version 5.0 of ONSPEED, the
leading web and email acceleration service.

Using multiple patent-pending algorithms, the advanced ONSPEED Version 5.0 can
now deliver up to five fold speed increases for Broadband connections of up to
2Mb capacity, as well as up to ten fold speed increases for Dial-up connections
or double the speeds of ONSPEED's previous Version 4.0.  Many Broadband users,
who through latency or contention are receiving slower than advertised Broadband
speeds or have subscribed to a slower Broadband connection, can add ONSPEED
Version 5.0 on top of their service and increase their connection five fold.

Version 5.0 also introduces a unique image compression technology called '
Advanced Imaging', delivering quicker and sharper images, thereby offering users
the faster download speeds without degradation in image quality.

Jamie True, co-founder of Z GROUP, comments 'We are very pleased to release the
latest version of our award-winning ONSPEED software.  It not only gives a 10
times speed increase to Dial-up customers but simultaneously brings them
superior image quality through Advanced Imaging.  ONSPEED Version 5.0 also
represents a breakthrough in acceleration of Broadband connections. This new
version will enable us to market to the Broadband sector while increasing
customer satisfaction within our Dial-up client base.'

ONSPEED Version 5.0 is available immediately for an annual payment of £24.99
from www.onspeed.com as a small 1.36Mb download, which takes less than 4 minutes
to install. All existing ONSPEED customers will be updated to Version 5.0 at no
extra charge.

ONSPEED Version 5.0 Features include:

  • Up to five fold speed increases for all Broadband connections (up to 2Mb
    capacity)
  • Up to ten times faster Dial-up service (double the speeds of previous
    ONSPEED Version 4.0)
  • Advanced Imaging technology:
      • Facilitates concurrent, instantaneous loading of Web images
      • Provides enhanced quality images loaded progressively as user stays on
        the Web page
  • Supports TIF, PNG and BMP images
  • Further improves Flash acceleration

Z GROUP expects to announce a number of other new product launches by the end of
the first quarter of 2006, including the launch of its groundbreaking OnShare
service.

About Z GROUP

Founded in 2002, Z GROUP is an AIM quoted ('ZGP') London-based technology
company which acquires, licences and develops technologies and profitably
commercialises them through proven branded marketing techniques, offering
cutting edge, easy to use and affordable software.  With over half a million
customers to date, Z GROUP currently has three existing software businesses:

  • ONSPEED, the fastest Internet acceleration software on the market, which
    instantly enables any PC, Mac and now for the first time Pocket PC user to
    browse and email at near Broadband speeds by using a 9 patented compression
    technology
  • Net2Roam and NetAway, services that allow individuals and SMEs to obtain
    local Dial-up access numbers worldwide at rates below normal international
    rates
  • Onbidder, a service that seamlessly integrates into eBay, making a user's
    bid at the last second of an auction - giving the user the best chance to
    obtain the bid item at the best possible price.

For more information, visit www.zgroupplc.com

Enquiries:

Z GROUP PLC                                                        08700 111 173
Jack Bekhor/Jamie True, Joint Chief Executive Officers
Saskia Hopmann, Public Relations                                   020 7952 4026
Holborn PR                                                         020 7929 5599
David Bick/Mike Feltham
Panmure Gordon & Co                                                020 7459 3600
Aubrey Powell/Stuart Gledhill

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