Appointment

Northgate PLC
28 May 2004


                                                                     28 May 2004

                      NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS PLC

                    APPOINTMENT OF FOUR NEW BOARD DIRECTORS

Northgate Information Solutions plc ('Northgate'), a leading supplier of
software applications and outsourcing solutions to the criminal justice, local
government and human resources markets, is pleased to announce the appointment
of four new Directors to the Board.

Northgate has appointed Nick Starritt and David Hodgson as non-executive
directors. The appointment of Nick Starritt reflects the increasing size of the
HR division within Northgate as a whole. Having worked within the HR sector for
30 years, Nick brings a wealth of knowledge of the Human Resources' markets to
the Board. His experience includes four years as the Group Vice-President of
Human Resources for BP plc; he was also a non-executive director of RebusHR
before its acquisition by Northgate. David Hodgson is a Partner at General
Atlantic Partners, the IT investment firm, which has a c.14% stake in Northgate.

Additionally, two of Northgate's existing divisional heads, David Meaden and
Malcolm Aldis, have been promoted to the Board. David Meaden joined Northgate in
1994 and, as Managing Director of the Public Sector division, currently has
overall responsibility for Northgate's development in the local government and
criminal justice markets. Malcolm Aldis has been the Managing Director of
Northgate's Human Resources division since 1998 and has overseen the rapid
growth of this division and the integration of RebusHR into the Group.

Nick Irens, Chairman, said:

'These appointments reflect the transformation Northgate has undergone over the
last year and the scale of the company's forward ambitions. Nick Starritt's
knowledge of the HR sector will complement the experience that Sir Stephen
Lander has already brought to Northgate of the criminal justice system, and the
appointment of Dave Meaden and Malcolm Aldis recognises the contribution they
will bring to the decision making process on the Board.'


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Enquiries:

Northgate                                           01442 232424
John Stier
Brunswick Group                                     020 7404 5959
Tom Buchanan / Sarah Tovey

Notes to Editors:

Nick Starritt has worked within the HR sector for 30 years. His experience
includes four years as the Group Vice-President of Human Resources for BP plc
and 22 years with Mobil Oil Corporation. He was also a non-executive director of
RebusHR before its acquisition by Northgate. He is currently the European
Managing Director of Sirota Consulting Ltd, an HR consultancy.

David Hodgson is a Managing Member at General Atlantic Partners LLC, a worldwide
private equity firm. He joined General Atlantic in 1982, helped found their
partnership, and has over 20 years of experience identifying and assisting
portfolio companies worldwide in all areas of their development. Mr. Hodgson
serves as a director of a number of public and private information technology
companies including eOne Global, Marketwatch.com, S1 Corporation and Xchanging.
He has an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Prior to joining Northgate in 1994, David Meaden worked in ICT for 17 years and
with Bull Information Systems for five years. During his time with Bull, he was
responsible for group workflow and document management products in the UK and
Ireland. David also has experience in customer strategy development, business
transformation and change management. He spent his early career at Burroughs and
Hewlett Packard.

Malcolm Aldis joined Northgate in February 1982 and has worked within the IT
sector, in all aspects of information technology, for the past 28 years. At
Northgate, Malcolm started in support management in a commercial branch and
progressed to business manager for its Finance Division. In 1998 he became
Managing Director for its Human Resources Systems division. Prior to joining
Northgate, Malcolm worked as an IT manager for a subsidiary of British Leyland.
He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

About Northgate Information Solutions

Northgate Information Solutions plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For
further information visit the Northgate Information Solutions Portal at http://
www.northgate-is.com.

Northgate Information Solutions is a leading supplier of software applications
and outsourcing solutions to the criminal justice, local government and human
resources markets. Headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, Northgate now employs
approximately 2,200 staff and has approximately 2,500 large/medium customers and
almost 5,000 SME customers across the UK and Ireland. Northgate works closely
with many corporate organisations, as well as approximately 30% of the UK's
local authorities, and all of its police forces. Northgate's focus is on fully
understanding application-specific processes, enabling organisations to increase
their business process efficiency. Equally, Northgate manages customers' key
systems, providing a broad range of outsourced solutions - available at client
sites or hosted at its own secure data centre.


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