New Developments at BETT Exhibition

RM PLC
12 January 2000


                                
                  RM ANNOUNCES NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT BETT EXHIBITION

RM plc, the leading supplier of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
software, services and systems to UK education, has announced further
enhancements and updates to its products and services at BETT 2000, the annual
educational technology exhibition which opens at Olympia, London today.

As outlined at the preliminary results in November there is an increasing
focus in all aspects of RM's business on the internet, this is evidenced by
many of the new initiatives launched at BETT.
Summary of key announcements at BETT:

*  RM has launched the RM Curriculum Window Box which includes enhanced
   internet integration, and online curriculum resources developed especially
   for primary schools. The new product is priced extremely competitively in
   recognition of the need not only to be at the forefront of innovation and
   development, but also to offer value for money to educational
   establishments.
   
*  A new suite of internet management tools which are designed to help
   schools make the most efficient and effective use of the internet. These
   include tools to speed up internet access, to separate the school's LAN
   from the external internet and a monitor to track and control all internet
   and email activity.
   
*  RM SecureNet is a service which allows schools to send information
   securely across the Internet, this can be used for example to transfer
   exam data to and from the awarding body.
   
*  RM Snapshot Numeracy, this is a new numeracy assessment package which will
   help teachers to make a clear assessment of a pupil's ability after a half-
   hour test. This package can also be used to complement the existing RM
   Maths Learning system software.
   
*  Launched a new version of Living Library, RM's internet content service.
   The Living Library is now used in over 30% of UK schools and is the most
   popular online reference service in education. Dorling Kindersley content
   has also been added to the resource available through Living Library.
   
*  Additionally 25,000 teachers have now signed up for the Learning Schools
   Programme, compared to 9,000 teachers as at the end of September 1999.

Richard Girling, Chief Executive of RM plc, commented:

'Our aim is to provide a total managed service which will allow educational
establishments to get the best out of hardware, software and the internet. We
are continuing to develop our internet offer and these new initiatives and
enhancements which we have announced today at BETT clearly demonstrate this.'

For further information:
www.rm.com/news/

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