$3m Stake Taken in Wireless Commerce Limited

NewMedia SPARK PLC
14 February 2000

     NewMedia SPARK invests $3m in Wireless Commerce Limited
                       alongside Conventum

NewMedia  Spark  plc ('SPARK') announces  that  it  has
agreed  to  invest $3 million for a minority  stake  in
Wireless Commerce Limited ('WCL') (www.wcl.fi).  WCL is
a  Finnish  based  company that has developed  wireless
commerce  enabling  technologies.  Conventum   Oyj,   a
leading  Finnish  investment bank will  also  invest  a
further $1 million.

WCL  was  founded in January 1999 and  has  focused  on
developing  software  for wireless  commerce.   Working
with  Radiolinja, Microsoft and Alma Media it developed
and launched www.etori.fi in September 1999.  Etori  is
the  first  internet based auction  site  that  enables
customers  to participate in auctions using  their  GSM
telephones.   The  company's mobile  commerce  platform
includes  a variety of components including  a  dynamic
pricing   engine,  personalised  database  agents   and
traffic  management  modules.  The  company  has   also
developed  platforms for electronic commerce using  WAP
and interactive television.

WCL  currently has 25 employees based in Helsinki, Oulu
and  London  . The experienced management team  have  a
strong background in IT and wireless communications and
have  previously  held positions  at  ICL,  Electrobit,
Oracle,  Nokia and TietoEnator.  In addition the  Board
includes   Professor  Dr  Erkko   Autio   of   Helsinki
University of Technology and London Business School,  a
specialist in technology based venturing.

Commenting on the investment Michael Whitaker,  CEO  of
SPARK, said:
'WCL is SPARK's first investment in Scandinavia and the
wireless  sector.   We believe the company  is  at  the
forefront   of  developing  mobile  commerce   enabling
technologies and our investment will allow the  company
to  scale its development plans and start the roll  out
of  its  platform.   We  expect the  wireless  commerce
sector  to  grow exponentially over the next few  years
and  with  global agreements on standards and protocols
we  expect  the  impact  of wireless  commerce  to  hit
virtually  all  areas of economy.   WCL  has  a  highly
credible  management  and  development  team  and   its
location  on  the  Helsinki  University  of  Technology
campus  and Oulu gives it access to some of the world's
most   talented  wireless  developers.   SPARK   firmly
believes  that pervasive computing and mobile  commerce
will be exciting areas of growth and we will seek to be
at the leading edge of these developments'

Commenting on the investment Nalle Kivimaki, CEO of WCL
said;
'  We  welcome  NewMedia SPARK as an  investor  in  our
vision   to   be   a  leading  provider   of   enabling
technologies for the wireless marketplace.  We have  an
operational platform that can be used with current  GSM
technologies    and    are    continually    developing
technologies for the future.  We expect NewMedia  SPARK
to  contribute  significant  strategic  and  commercial
value   to  our  plans  and  hope  to  develop  further
commercial  and  financial relationships  in  the  near
future. '

Notes to editors:
WCL  is  the  fifteenth investment by SPARK  since  its
shares  began  trading  on the  Alternative  Investment
Market on 28th October 1999. Its other investments have
been   in   Digital  Animations  Group  plc,  Bridge4u,
Linkguard,   Easier!,   Skillvest,   Hotbox,    Crocus,
WatchMyPrice,  Synaptic Systems, Purple  Voice,  Merger
Market,  Travelstore, Rainbow Network  and  Clipserver.
SPARK  firmly  believes  in working  closely  with  its
investee  companies  and hopes  to  leverage  synergies
between  each investment and with SPARK's  networks  to
rapidly develop these businesses.


For further information:

Mike Whitaker / Jay Patel : NewMedia SPARK  Tel No:  
+ 44 171 851 7777

Nalle Kivamaki : Wireless Commerce Limited Tel No:  
+ 358 50 1469

Jyri Merivirta : Conventum   Tel No: + 358 9 54 993632

Lisa Baderoon / Tim Anderson : Buchanan Communications
Tel No: + 44  171 466 5000