Chairman Designate

DAT Group PLC
03 October 2005


Embargoed. For release at 0703h, 3 October 2005

                      DAT Group plc ('DAT or 'the Group')
                       Appointment of Chairman Designate

London, 3 October 2005 - DAT Group plc today announces that David Wickham has
agreed to be appointed to the Board as a non-executive director and Deputy
Chairman conditional on completion of the proposed share Placing announced
earlier today. It is the Board's intention to elect David to the position of
Chairman following the Company's next AGM in 2006 when current Chairman, John
Gunn, plans to step down but remain a non-executive director.

David, aged 47, has held senior positions, including the roles of Chairman and
Chief Executive, in the telecommunications industry. He has managed businesses
ranging in size from billion dollar corporations to start-ups and turnarounds
and has significant international experience in Europe, North America and Asia.

David began his career with Cable & Wireless, where he spent over 20 years
working in the U.K., Asia and the Americas rising to the position of chief
executive of Cable & Wireless Global Networks. In 1999 he joined Energis plc as
chief operating officer, was appointed to the Board in 2000 and became chief
executive in 2001. Since the end of 2002, when his involvement with Energis came
to an end, he has been actively involved in business development and marketing
of Telecomms and Technology companies and now serves as a non-executive
director with three such companies.

Commenting on the appointment, John Gunn, Chairman, said: 'We are delighted that
David has agreed to join the DAT board as my successor. His abilities and his
experience in the international telecommunications industry are exactly what we
were seeking. We believe he will fit in well with our culture and that he will
make an important contribution to the Group as it continues to develop. I look
forward to working with David.'

For further information visit www.datgroup.com or contact:

Nicole Meissner, CMO                    Simon Hudson/Clemmie Carr
DAT Group plc                           Tavistock Communications
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About DAT Group plc

DAT Group plc focuses on management solutions for mobile operators, device
manufacturers, retailers and corporations. The company offers a varied product
portfolio ranging from data synchronization (DS) to device management (DM),
firmware updates over-the-air (FOTA) and mobile device management (Enterprise
Assistant). DAT has unique expertise in smart devices across all platforms based
on its over-the-air (OTA) delivery platform. Based in the UK, the company also
has offices in Germany and the U.S. DAT is a public company listed on the London
Stock Exchange. More information about DAT is available at www.datgroup.com




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