Local Authority Software Provider Bought for £1.2m

Anite Group PLC
6 December 1999

       Anite Group buys Local authority application software
                     provider for £1.2 million

Anite Group plc (the 'Company'), the IT consultancy, software  and
services  business,  announces that its wholly  owned  subsidiary,
Imasys Local Government Limited ('ILG') has acquired from Business
Computer  Technology  Limited the business known  as  'ORBIS'  and
certain  of the assets relating to such business for an  aggregate
purchase price of up to £1.24 million (the 'Acquisition').

Orbis  develops  application software which is marketed  to  Local
authorities'  revenues  departments.   These  products   will   be
marketed by ILG to its Local authority customer base.   ILG is the
market  leader  in  the  supply  of  workflow  systems  to   Local
authorities.

The  initial consideration payable for the Acquisition amounts  to
£1.09  million of which £640,000 is to be satisfied  in  cash  and
£450,000 is to be satisfied within 14 days by the issue of 506,757
new  ordinary  shares of 10p each in the Company  subject  to  the
production  of  a satisfactory report under section 103  Companies
Act  1985  and,  if  such  report cannot  be  produced,  in  cash.
Additional  deferred  consideration of up to £150,000  is  payable
dependent  upon future sales of ORBIS's products.  Such additional
consideration  would  be satisfied by the  issue  of  further  new
ordinary  shares  in the Company, subject to the production  of  a
satisfactory report under section 103 Companies Act 1985  and,  if
such report cannot be produced, in cash.

Accordingly,  an  application has been made to  the  London  Stock
Exchange for 506,757 ordinary shares in the Company to be admitted
to  the  Official List.  Conditional permission to admit  the  new
shares was granted on 3 December 1999 and dealings are expected to
commence by 20 December 1999.  These shares would rank pari  passu
with the existing issued ordinary shares in the Company.

John  Hawkins, Chief Executive of Anite Group, commenting  on  the
acquisition  said:  'The inclusion of Orbis within  our  portfolio
adds  revenue applications to our existing workflow offer  to  our
Local authority clients.'

For further information please contact:

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

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