RM's awards at BETT 2005

RM PLC
12 January 2005



         RM's learning software products take four awards at BETT 2005

RM plc, the UK's leading supplier of ICT and other services to education, is
pleased to announce that its learning software products have been major winners
in this year's BETT awards. The Group won awards in four categories: software
for English at Key Stage 1 and 2; software for Maths at Key Stage 1 and 2;
software for Maths at Key Stage 3 and 4; and supporting school management.
BETT awards are given to ICT products and services that demonstrate exceptional
technical quality and educational appropriateness. This year more than 300
products were nominated in the 13 categories; the winners were voted for by a
panel of expert judges from a shortlist of 42 products. BETT awards are
supported by Becta, the government agency with responsibility for developing the
use of ICT in schools.

Commenting on RM's BETT award success, Tim Pearson, CEO of RM, said:

'I'm delighted that our commitment to educational and technical excellence has
been recognised in the BETT awards. We work closely with our customers to
develop products that help teachers to teach and learners to learn; it's this
partnership that allows us to create products and services that genuinely meet
classroom needs.'
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For further information, please contact:

Phil Hemmings, RM plc                                    08709 200200

Fiona Laffan/Mark Antelme, Brunswick                     020 7404 5959

Notes to Editors:

BETT 2005 takes place at Olympia, London from the 12th January to the 15th
January 2005. It is the year's major meeting point for the UK educational ICT
community and also attracts significant interest from international educational
influencers and policy makers. With approximately 550 exhibitors and 25,000
attendees, it is believed to be the world's largest educational technology
exhibition.

RM's award-winning products are:

   •Easiteach Literacy - software for English at Key Stage 1 and 2

   •Easiteach Maths - software for Maths at Key Stage 1 and 2

   •MathsAlive - software for Maths at Key Stage 3 and 4

   •Kaleidos - supporting school management

RM was also a shortlisted finalist in three further categories:

   •Software for science at key stage 1 and 2

   •Secondary hardware

   •Early years and primary software, content and tools


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