Italian e-Commerce Software Business Bought

Anite Group PLC
6 December 1999


    Anite Group buys Italian e-commerce software business
                              
Anite   Group  plc,  (the  'Company')  the  IT  consultancy,
software  and  services business, announces that  it  is  to
acquire the issued share capital of Opentur SRL ('Opentur'),
for  a  cash  payment  of  up to 6.5 billion  lire  (£2.1m),
together  with potential earn out cash payments  up  to  3.5
billion lire (£1.1m) payable based on profits achieved up to
December 31st 2001.

Open   Tur  is  the  market  leader  in  the  provision   of
reservation  software to tour operators in Italy.   Most  of
the  systems  currently  being supplied  provide  e-commerce
capability for the customer. Opentur's profits before tax in
the  year  to December 31st 1998 were £300,000 on  sales  of
£1.2m.   This acquisition extends the activities of  Anite's
Travel  subsidiary to Continental Europe, as well as further
developing its e-commerce activities.

John  Hawkins,  Chief Executive of Anite Group  said,  'This
acquisition  continues  our  strategy  of  focusing  on  key
vertical  sectors  and concentrating on building  e-commerce
into every activity in which Anite is involved.'

For further information please contact:

Anite Group plc
John Hawkins, Chief Executive            0118 963 7708 
Simon Hunt, Finance Director

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