Acquisition

Anite Group PLC
27 November 2000


                       

          ANITE GROUP PLC ('Anite' or the 'Company')
                               
Acquires Syzygy Solutions Limited, a Telecoms Products Company
for up to £3.7 million

Anite  Group  plc,  the European IT consultancy  and  services
company, today announces that it has entered into an agreement
to acquire the entire issued share capital of Syzygy Solutions
Limited  ('Syzygy'), a company specialising in the  supply  of
network   business  management  software  tools  to   Telecoms
Operators,  for a maximum consideration including  earnout  of
£3.7    million.    The   consideration   comprises    initial
consideration  of  £214,079, plus a maximum  earnout  of  £3.5
million  payable on the generation of licence  revenue  to  30
November 2002.

The initial consideration is payable in cash, with the earnout
to  be  satisfied as to 40% in cash (or loan notes) and as  to
60%  by  the  issue and allotment to the Sellers  of  ordinary
shares of 10 pence each in the capital of Anite.

Syzygy's software based systems support key business functions
with  Telecom  Operators,  enabling  them  to  understand  the
profitability  of  their services and  to  reconcile  supplier
payments.

The Syzygy team and their products will be integrated with the
Network Solutions business of Anite's specialist Telco  sector
operation,  Anite  Telecoms Limited.  This  business  delivers
Consultancy and Systems Integration services to major European
Telco's  Operational  Support divisions and  will  enable  the
Syzygy solutions to be deployed.

John Hawkins, Anite's Chief Executive  said:

'This  acquisition  marks an important step  in  Anite's  move
towards  delivering product focussed solutions  to  the  Telco
Operator  market and I am pleased to welcome the  Syzygy  team
aboard.'

For the further information please contact:     www.anite.com

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John Hawkins, Chief Executive
Simon Hunt, Finance Director

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