Acquisition

Anite Group PLC
3 May 2000

                     ANITE GROUP PLC
                            
     OPTION TO ACQUIRE IMASYS ONLINE LIMITED ('IOL')
                 FOR UP TO £1.5 MILLION

Anite  Group  plc ('Anite'), the IT services consultancy,
today  announces  that  it  has  acquired  an  option  to
purchase the entire issued ordinary share capital of  IOL
for £1 plus a maximum earn-out of £1.5 million subject to
performance  targets being met.  In addition,  Anite  has
subscribed  for 300,000 preference shares of £1  each  in
the capital of IOL at par.

Anite  Public  Sector Limited is the Group's fast-growing
consultancy  and  solutions business  within  the  public
sector.

IOL  is  a  company  in its foundation  phase  developing
managed services that assist organisations in the use  of
electronic   document  handling.  The   business   offers
services that capture document images and related data on
behalf  of customers before shipping the resulting images
and   data  to  the  customer  electronically.  IOL   has
developed  skills  in  operating managed  services  on  a
continuing  basis,  delivering high  levels  of  customer
satisfaction   in  line  with  contractually   negotiated
service level agreements while meeting budgetary targets.

John Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of Anite said:  'We
believe  that  the  management of IOL  has  laid  a  firm
foundation and that IOL's services have the capability to
achieve  very  rapid sales growth and  long  term  annual
revenues. We think we can enhance the competitiveness  of
our  local  government finance software by  significantly
reducing  the  start-up  costs  and  life-time  costs  of
ownership of these systems.'

For further information, please contact:

Anite Group plc                             www.anite.com

John Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer       0118 945 0129
Simon Hunt, Group Finance Director

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