Acquisition etc

Interregnum PLC
4 May 2000


             Interregnum plc ('Interregnum')

  Alchemy Equity Partners Ltd and Interregnum plc fund
  acquisition and merger of CallCentric Limited and the
    global operations of Datapoint Corporation, Inc.

Interregnum  plc ('Interregnum'), which  floated  on  the
Alternative  Investment Market in March,  is  pleased  to
announce   its  involvement  in  a  series   of   related
transactions      involving      CallCentric      Limited
('CallCentric')  an Interregnum portfolio  company.  When
complete, these transactions will result in the  creation
of  a  newly formed entity, to be called Datapoint,  with
the  capacity to become a global leader in the  provision
of value added call centre solutions.

The  new  Group  will  result from  the  acquisition  and
integration  of CallCentric and the global operations  of
Datapoint Corporation, Inc. ('Datapoint'), excluding  its
subsidiary,  CoreByte, Inc.  The transactions  are  being
orchestrated  and funded by Alchemy Equity  Partners  Ltd
('Alchemy'),  Interregnum  and CallCentric's  management.
Interregnum  will  be  investing  £3.8  million  (US   $6
million)  in  addition  to  its  current  5.2%  share  in
CallCentric, resulting in an 8.4% equity share  and  £4.2
million  (US  $6.6  million) of debt in  the  new  Group.
David  Berger,  CallCentric's  Managing  Director,   will
become  Chief  Executive  of  the  new  Group.   He   had
previously   also  been  Vice  President  of  Datapoint's
European  operations.  Ken Olisa, Interregnum's  Chairman
and CEO, and CallCentric's Chairman, will become Chairman
of the new company.  CallCentric and Alchemy were advised
by KPMG Corporate Finance.

Datapoint Europe

San-Antonio, Texas-based Datapoint Corporation  announced
yesterday  that  it  has entered into  a  Stock  Purchase
Agreement to sell its global operations (other than its e-
commerce initiative), including the 'Datapoint' name  for
US   $49.5  million  (£31.5  million)  in  cash  and  the
assumption  of  net liabilities of US $10  million  (£6.4
million).   The  purchase  price  is  funded  by  Alchemy
Partners and Interregnum.
In  the  year  ended 31 July 1999, Datapoint  Europe  had
sales  of  US $133 million (£84.7 million) and  operating
profit of US $9.3 million (£5.9 million).

CallCentric

CallCentric,  a Windsor, Berkshire-based company  founded
in  1997  which  provides  consulting  advice  and  total
solutions in the fast-growing area of call centres,  will
be  acquired  by  the  new  company  for  an  undisclosed
consideration.  Interregnum will roll their  shareholding
into  the  new company in exchange for equity  and  loan-
stock.   Prior to the transaction, Interregnum's stake in
CallCentric was 5.2%.

CallCentric will retain its name and operate as a  wholly
owned subsidiary in the newly formed company.

Ken  Olisa  comments  'this  has  been  accomplished   by
blending  the talents of CallCentric management,  Alchemy
and Interregnum to identify an exceptional (but difficult
to  exploit) opportunity, and to orchestrate and fund it.
This  is  an  endorsement  of our  strategy  of  applying
intellectual   and   financial   capital   to   transform
technology into wealth.'

For further information, please contact:

Interregnum                             020 7494 3080
Ken Olisa, Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Merryman, Chief Investment Officer

Ludgate Communications                  020 7253 2252
Vanessa Anderson/Liz Ware

Teather & Greenwood Limited
Adrian Dewey                            020 7426 9000

NOTES TO EDITORS

*   Interregnum is a pioneering IT venture marketeer  and
    investor.    It   works  with   high   potential   IT
    entrepreneurs  to  develop,  resource  and  implement
    aggressive, marketing-led, value building  strategies
    and to 'transform technology into wealth'.

*   Interregnum services under two main categories:

    Intellectual Capital

    -   Venture   Marketing:  working  as   non-executive
        directors  with high-potential IT  companies  to
        develop,  fund and implement aggressive business
        strategies,  in  order  to  increase  realisable
        market value and create wealth;
    
    -   Research   &   Consulting:  working   with   both
        innovators  and  investors on specific  projects
        where  the  critical analysis or development  of
        strategies is involved;
    
    -   Mergers   &   Acquisitions:  helps  the   parties
        involved  in M&A transactions to understand  and
        justify  the  unique  value attributable  to  IT
        companies.

    Financial Capital
     
    -   Venture      Capital:      co-investing      with
        institutional and private investors.

*   Interregnum  - (www.interregnum.com) is headquartered
    in  London with an office in San Francisco, USA,  and
    associates  in  Silicon Valley  and  New  York.   The
    company currently employs 17 people.

*   In      August     1999,     Interregnum     launched
    'enterprise.USA', in conjunction with the  DTI-backed
    Software   Business  Network,   to   assist   UK   IT
    entrepreneurs in establishing and building the  right
    infrastructure  to  launch  and  sustain   successful
    businesses in the US.

*   Interregnum currently has a portfolio of  26  IT  and
    IT-related investments.