Re US Venture -- Aberro

Angle PLC 17 November 2005 For Immediate Release 17 November 2005 ANGLE PLC US VENTURE, ABERRO: PRODUCT IN BETA TRIALS ANGLE is delighted to announce that it has officially launched Aberro, a software testing company (formerly known as ContraSoft). Aberro is 57 per cent. owned by ANGLE and is ANGLE's first US venture founded since ANGLE's flotation in 2004. Aberro has developed a beta release of its product, AberroTest, which is in use at several companies. The product solves a number of issues in the software industry and is expected to be released commercially later this year. Aberro is previewing the technology at STARWEST, the world's largest software testing event, which is being held this week in Anaheim, California. A recent IDC report projected that in 2006, companies will spend over $1 billion on tools to help improve their software testing capabilities. Aberro's Adaptive Automated Testing delivers easy and rapid test creation, with no programming skills required, coupled with low-cost execution that automatically adapts to changes in the target application. With Aberro's technology, tests are automatically created in a matter of minutes. This allows testers to find and repair defects sooner and more easily, while reducing development costs and improving overall software quality. In developing Aberro, ANGLE has assembled an experienced management team headed by CEO Douglas Smith and Vice President of Marketing Steve Lafferty. Smith joined the company from ANGLE, where he served as an Entrepreneur in Residence. He has over 20 years of management experience, including CEO and COO roles at three start-up companies and senior management positions at Digital Equipment, Compaq and EMC. Lafferty previously served as Business Unit Director with Manugistics and has held senior-level marketing roles at Cadre, Iona, Sterling Software and Green Hills Software. Additionally, Aberro's Co-Founder and CTO William Rogers, Ph.D., brings over 20 years of research and development experience to the team. Rogers was the originator of Aberro's revolutionary software testing technique, Adaptive Automated Testing, which enables rigorous automated testing of software far earlier than any other solution on the market. Rob Kornblum, Managing Director of ANGLE Ventures (US) said: 'We are delighted with our progress at Aberro in delivering product to beta users so rapidly. We already see a tremendous amount of interest in Aberro's products from the software community.' For more information: ANGLE plc 01483 295830 Andrew Newland, Group CEO Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000 Richard Darby, Suzanne Brocks, James Strong Notes to Editors Founded in 1994, ANGLE is an international venture management and consulting company focusing on the commercialisation of technology and the development of technology-based industry. ANGLE creates, develops and advises technology businesses on its own behalf and for its clients. ANGLE is listed on AIM (AGL.L) and operates from offices in the UK, the US and the Middle East. Further information can be found on www.ANGLEplc.com For more information on Aberro, please visit www.aberrosoftware.com or contact Steve Lafferty at 240.715 3333 x208. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange D MSCPKAKPDBDBADD

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