BETT 2002

RM PLC
9 January 2002

                                                   Wednesday 9th January, 2002

         RM plc presents significant new product range at BETT 2002

RM plc - the leading supplier of ICT to UK schools - will be showing its
largest ever range of new products at BETT 2002, the UK's leading educational
technology showcase, which opens today at Olympia.  Visitors to the RM stand
will be able to see major new releases of RM Community Connect and RM Window
Box, learn more about managed services, try out the latest developments in
software & Internet content and experience how LearningAlive! can transform
classroom teaching.

The products and services launched at BETT 2002 demonstrate RM's continued
commitment to innovation that offers real educational benefits for teachers and
pupils.   As stated in the Group's 2001 preliminary results announcement, it is
expected that the main impact of the major new product introductions during
2002 will come in the second half of the current financial year.

On Thursday 10th January, RM will be hosting a product briefing for investment
analysts to familiarise the analyst community with the new products being
launched at BETT as well as the company's ongoing product portfolio, and no
statement will be made on current trading.

RM products and services at BETT:

    * RM Community Connect 3:  New educationally-focused network service for
      secondary schools

    * RM Window Box XP:  Major new version of the best selling curriculum
      solution for primary schools

    * MathsAlive!:  Whole-class learning service for secondary schools

    * LearningAlive!:  Extension of the Alive! concept to other subjects

    * RM Store Box:  Easy to manage server for RM Window Box School Share
      network

    * RM SmartCache:  Sits on a school's network making access to the Internet
      faster

    * RM SmartTracker:  Server for tracking Internet usage in schools

    * SuccessMaker Enterprise:  New version of market-leading numeracy and
      literacy system

    * RM ClassBoard:  New interactive whiteboard for whole-class teaching

    * Softease:  Integrated solution utilising Softease software

Richard Girling, Chief Executive of RM plc commented:

'We are at this year's BETT with the most significant range of new products we
have ever demonstrated at this important event in the educational calendar.
These products and services are a result of our major ongoing research and
development programme and will become available to our customers over the next
12 months.

'We believe these products will deliver real value and educational benefits to
our  customers,  based on our commitment to being at the forefront in the
development of the best teaching and classroom practice, as well as
technological advances.

 'The new generation of our flagship products, RM Community Connect 3 and RM
Window Box XP provide a new level of functionality, control and security and
are the most advanced products available.  In terms of software and content
developments, MathsAlive! has enjoyed a hugely successful pilot with
independent research showing that both teachers and pupils found improved
levels of motivation and engagement and enhanced learning opportunities.'



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For further information, please contact:

Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc,                                01235 826 000
Fiona Fong/Mark Antelme, Brunswick                               020 7404 5959


Notes to editors:
BETT 2002 will be held at Olympia from 9-12 January 2002.  The RM stand is
D50 / E50.

RM Community Connect 3
RM Community Connect 3 is RM's new educationally-focused network for secondary
schools based upon Windows XP.  In secondary schools ICT networks play an
increasingly critical role in both the delivery of the curriculum and the
management of the school.  RM Community Connect 3 has been designed, from the
ground up, to support a much more flexible application of ICT within secondary
schools and their wider community - community learners, feeder schools, other
secondary schools and the local authority

RM Window Box XP
This is the most flexible RM Window Box to date and the most tailored for the
needs of primary education. Since the first RM Window Box was developed ten
years ago, it has become by far the most popular and widely used computer in
primary classrooms and is used in over 50 per cent of UK primary schools.  The
latest version, based on Windows XP, combines ease of use and security with an
unprecedented level of flexibility.

MathsAlive!
MathsAlive! is the new subscription service for secondary schools that provides
interactive content and teaching tools to teach Key Stage 3 Mathematics.
MathsAlive! works with the latest technology, including interactive whiteboards
and specialist software, to engage and motivate pupils and to help teachers
teach.

LearningAlive!
RM will be previewing its ICTAlive! service for primary schools and also
showing how the Alive! concept can be extended to other subjects by
demonstrating its potential in French and Science

RM Store Box
RM Store Box allows multimedia CD ROMs and centrally stored work to be shared
and accessed from any computer with ease. Teachers can share images, worksheets
and files with pupils via handout folders and with colleagues in a secure work
area, much like schools can do with more sophisticated networks.  Following the
recent launch of RM Store Box South Lanarkshire Council has placed an order,
worth £800,000, for over one hundred of their primary schools to have RM Store
Box installed over the next eight months.

RM SmartCache
RM SmartCache is a server that sits on a school's network and makes access to
the Internet  faster. This allows schools to make much more effective use of
their Internet bandwidth, especially when carrying out whole-class activities.
Schools that have trialled RM SmartCache have seen  significant improvement in
the speed of access to the Internet.

RM SmartTracker
SmartTracker is a powerful new solution for tracking Internet use on school
networks. Designed to be used on the RM SmartCache platform, RM SmartTracker
provides auditing facilities that enable the network manager to identify key
user behaviour on the web, individual usage patterns and inappropriate web use.

SuccessMaker Enterprise
SuccessMaker Enterprise builds on the success of SuccessMaker which is now
found in one in three secondary schools.  The new version retains all of the
existing features, including the individual learning reports but also includes
revamped graphics and reports that are easier and faster for both teachers and
parents to use.

RM ClassBoard
The RM ClassBoard is a new interactive whiteboard that is intuitive and easy to
use for whole-class teaching.  This is a tough and robust interactive
whiteboard that uses electromagnetic technology and is almost impossible to
damage or mark.

Softease
Following RM's acquisition of Softease in October 2001 the Group will be
demonstrating the first fully integrated computer solution utilising the latest
version of Softease's Textease Studio software