Subsidiary's Acquisition of Sheridan Systems Ltd

Anite Group PLC
9 March 2000

                     ANITE GROUP PLC
                            
         ACQUISITION OF SHERIDAN SYSTEMS LIMITED

Anite  Group plc ('Anite'), the I.T. Systems consultancy,
today  announces that it has agreed, through  its  newly-
formed  subsidiary,  Anite  Public  Sector  Limited,   to
acquire  the  entire  issued share  capital  of  Sheridan
Systems Limited ('Sheridan').  The consideration is £1.5m
payable  on  completion, together with  an  earn-out  not
exceeding  £4.1m based on profit and cash targets  up  to
April  2002.  £1.3m of the initial purchase consideration
is payable in cash, the balance being met by the issue of
Anite ordinary shares.

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

Sheridan is the market leader in providing software-based
solutions  supporting  key business  functions  within  a
local  authority's Social Services department. Its  SWIFT
solution,  released in March 1999, has won  nine  out  of
eleven  Social Services tenders issued since the  launch.
Sheridan's  solutions include the provision  of  software
within   the  functions  of  Case  Management,   Resource
Management,  Finance and Personnel to  Local  Authorities
throughout the United Kingdom.

John  Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of Anite said 'The
Group  has  taken another important step in building  its
Public Sector portfolio with this acquisition.  It builds
on  recent  acquisitions in a number of vertical  markets
and    strengthens   Anite   Public   Sector    Limited's
capabilities  as  a  supplier of joined-up  software  and
services in Local Government.

By  combining  our  e-commerce enabled workflow  products
with  the core Sheridan application software, Anite  will
be  able  to create additional web enabled solutions  for
the Public Sector'.

For further information, please contact:

Anite Group plc         www.anite.com/profiles/imasys.htm

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

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