Acquisition

Anite Group PLC
19 April 2001


            Anite Group plc ('Anite' or 'Company')
                               
       Anite acquires BCT for a consideration of £1.35m
                               
Anite, the European IT consultancy and services company, today
announces  that  it has acquired Business Computer  Technology
Ltd ('BCT') for a consideration of £1.35m.

The consideration will be satisfied by the issue and allotment
by  Anite of 1,112,943 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the
capital of Anite ('Anite Shares'), at the rate of 121.3  pence
per ordinary share.

BCT  is  a  specialist public sector supplier which  develops,
supplies   and   maintains  software  applications   for   the
management of corporate debt and other solutions. The business
will  be  merged  into Anite Public Sector's ('APS')  Scottish
organisation and all its operations will be branded  Anite  in
line  with  current  strategy.  BCT's  business  is  based  in
Glasgow and engages around 20 people.

APS has a focused distribution  strategy  to the public sector
with  products  and  services  supplied  to  local  government
finance,  revenues,  housing  and social services departments.
It is  also  well placed to  work  in  partnership  with local 
authorities on corporate e-government initiatives.

Government initiatives are driving the Public Sector to  adopt
an holistic approach to customer service.  This means that the
management of debt, which has traditionally been undertaken at
departmental  level  within Local  Authorities,  must  now  be
managed  corporately.   This acquisition  further  strengthens
Anite's  leading  position  in the  Public  Sector  market  by
offering  an additional market leading solution in this  area.
BCT's  portfolio  also includes e-procurement  and  other  web
based   applications  that  complement  Anite's  existing   e-
government capability.

Commenting on  the  acquisition, John Hawkins, Chief Executive
of Anite Group plc said:

'This   acquisition  offers  a  unique  solution  and  further
strengthens  Anite's  leading position in  the  Public  Sector
market, recently enhanced by the acquisition of the government
applications business of International Computers Limited.'

For further information please contact:      www.anite.com

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John Hawkins, Chief Executive

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