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Amteus PLC
13 December 2007


                                                                13 December 2007


                                   Amteus PLC
                          ("Amteus" or the "Company")

              Statement regarding the Government's Children's Plan


Amteus PLC, the AIM listed software company which provides instant communication
networks for education and business announces today that it intends to offer a
basic free system in January 2008 to schools that will allow teachers, parents
and students within a school community to communicate in 'real time'. The basic
system is to be made FREE to every school in the country under the brand name
'IMjack'.

The Directors believe that this product addresses a number of the issues raised
earlier this week by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and
Families. He announced in his Children's Plan a number of initiatives for
education, aiming to deliver 'a step change in the way parents and families are
supported to deal with the new challenges faced by young people in the 21st
Century'. As part of this initiative, he announced that the Minister for Schools
would be consulting with parents and schools to ensure that 'every parent
receives up to date information about their child's progress, attendance and
behaviour, using 'real time' reporting and new technologies such as mobile
phones and the internet'.

As IMjack provides a 'protected' network that is both private and secure,
schools will be able to control the identity of everyone on the system. This
will help schools to prevent both online bullying and inappropriate
communications within the school community.

This FREE system also allows schools to send instant 'announcements' to
everyone, or particular groups within the school community, whether it be about
upcoming events or for example an update to parents from a subject teacher. In
addition, Amteus will also offer file share and transfer, and secure Voice over
IP ("VoIP") via the 'IMjack' package which will be a software bundle to all UK
schools. A number of schools are already using the IMjack system and enjoying
the benefits that it delivers.

For an additional charge, Amteus will also be able to provide other services,
including providing alerts onto the mobile phones of everyone in the school
community through SMS messaging, or Instant Messages onto palm top devices.

Amteus' Chief Executive, Chris Holt MBE said 'Amteus is committed to supporting
the government in meeting the challenges faced by young people in the 21st
Century, and we believe that 'IMjack' provides a fantastic way to enable schools
to harness the benefits of modern technology, while protecting children against
potential dangers.'



For more information:     Chris Holt: 07734 888888
                          John Rawlings: 01756 770376




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