Re edefice licenses

Intercede Group PLC
25 September 2003

                              Intercede Group plc

              Major UK Clearing Bank licenses Intercede's edefice

Major UK Clearing Bank licenses Intercede's edefice smart card and identity
management system in support of deploying Identrus enabled smart cards to
selected customers

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom-25 September 2003-Intercede Group
plc, today announces that a major UK Clearing Bank has signed a contract to use
Intercede's edefice smart card and identity management system to manage the
issuance of Identrus enabled smart cards and associated digital certificates to
selected customers.

This contract, with a committed first year value of £300,000, will be delivered
within six months of contract award.

Under this contract edefice will be integrated with both a third-party smart
card bureau and a third-party managed service provider to enable a highly
scalable and robust smart card deployment platform.

Intercede Chief Executive, Richard Parris stated, 'We are delighted to have
secured this important contract after a comprehensive competitive procurement
process. This represents a major addition to our customer list and a prestigious
reference site for edefice'.

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About Intercede

Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of digital identity
management software and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L).
Intercede's edefice provides OEM partners, service providers and end-user
organizations with the tools required to quickly deploy, maintain and manage
smart cards, hardware and software tokens, biometrics, Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) technology, applets and other digital credentials. Intercede's customers
cover a range of industries and include ActivCard, AIB, Bank of Ireland,
Barclays Bank, Colt Telecommunications, Datakey, Fujitsu Services, Lloyds TSB,
the NHS, the Royal Bank of Scotland and a number of US Federal Government
agencies.

For more information, visit Intercede's home page at http://
www.intercedegroup.com/ or call [phone].

ENQUIRIES:

Intercede Group plc          Tel. [phone]

Richard Parris               Chairman & Chief Executive
 
Andrew Walker                Finance Director


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