Acquisition

Anite Group PLC
21 December 2000



          ANITE GROUP PLC ('Anite' or the 'Company')
                               
   Acquires Telecom solutions company for up to £50 million
                               
Anite  Group  plc,  the European IT consultancy  and  services
company, today announces that it has entered into an agreement
to  acquire  the  entire  issued  share  capital  of  Calculus
Solutions  Limited  ('Calculus'),  a  provider  of  integrated
customer  care  and  billing software  solutions  to  European
telecoms  companies  for  a  maximum  consideration  including
earnout  of  £50  million.   The  consideration  comprises  an
initial consideration of £14.9 million, plus a maximum earnout
of  £35  million  payable on the satisfaction by  Calculus  of
certain profit targets to 30 April 2003.

Calculus  is  a  leading  supplier  of  pan-European   retail,
wholesale  and  interconnect solutions for  telecommunications
companies.

As  at  31  August  2000 (being the date to which  the  latest
published  audited accounts for Calculus have  been  prepared)
the value of the net assets the subject of the transaction was
£940,126 and the profits before tax was £1,306,211.

The  initial consideration of £14.9 million will be  satisfied
as  to  £6.4  million by the issue by Anite to the sellers  of
Calculus  ('Sellers')  of Anite loan  notes  and  as  to  £8.5
million  by  the  issue and allotment by  Anite  of  5,045,109
ordinary  shares  of  10 pence each in the  capital  of  Anite
('Anite  Shares'), at the rate of £1.6848 per  ordinary  share
('Consideration Shares').  The Consideration  Shares  will  be
allotted   in  instalments,  the  first  of  which   comprises
3,398,221  Anite Shares.  The earn-out will also be  satisfied
by   the  issue  and  allotment  by  Anite  of  Anite  Shares.
Application  will be made to the Financial Services  Authority
and  the London Stock Exchange plc for 3,398,221 Anite  Shares
to  be  admitted to the Official List.   It is  expected  that
admission of these shares will be granted on 28 December  2000
and  that  dealings  will commence on 29  December  2000.   In
addition, Anite will make a contribution to the Sellers' costs
in the sum of £100,000.

Anite Group's Chief Executive John Hawkins, commenting on  the
acquisition, said:

'This  addition  complements our extensive telecoms  offering.
As  our  telecoms  product set develops we  will  be  able  to
service  an  even  greater number of leading telecoms  clients
with   a  broader  and  more  sophisticated  set  of  telecoms
solutions.'

For further information please contact:         www.anite.com

Anite Group Plc                                 0118 945 0121
John Hawkins, Chief Executive

Anite Telecoms                                  01252 775 200
Nigel Coxon

Golin/Harris Ludgate                            020 7253 2252
Edward Macquisten