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    Press Release

7 February 2007

                               RETEC DIGITAL PLC                               

                           ("Retec" or "the Group")                            

                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director                     

Retec Digital PLC ("Retec" or the "Group"), the in-store digital marketing
company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Deste, 46, as a
Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Ian Deste is currently VP Sales & Marketing at Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. He
has been at Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd since 1990 in a number of roles,
including public affairs for the Group, and today he is responsible for all
sales and marketing in the UK. He was previously at Grand Met Brewing and
British American Tobacco ("B.A.T") where he focused on similar roles and
responsibilities.

No further disclosure is required under Paragraph (g) to Schedule Two of the
AIM Rules.

John Cole, Chief Executive, stated:

"We are delighted to welcome Ian to the Board. Ian's significant experience in
both consumer marketing and major customer management will be invaluable to
Retec as we seek to strengthen our position in the UK retail market. The Board
feels confident his skills will be of great benefit to the Group and we look
forward to working with Ian."

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For further information please contact:

Retec Digital PLC                                                  01462 482944
                                                                               
John Cole, Chief Executive                                                     
                                                                               
Charles McKay, Finance Director                                                
                                                                               
Hogarth Partnership Ltd                                           020 7357 9477
                                                                               
Georgina Briscoe / Ian Payne                                                   

Notes for Editors:

Retec Digital PLC provides retailers with an in-store digital marketing package
designed to increase core sales, provide additional revenue over and above
this, improve cost control and customer satisfaction.

The Company's solution comprises three basic components: plasma screens for
general in-store advertising; shelf-edge interactive systems activated by touch
screen, keyboard or bar-code; and shelf-edge broadcast systems sited next to a
specific range, carrying advertising and promotional content on these products.

It already has systems installed in major retail chains including Sainsbury's,
WH Smith, Tesco, Boots and Woolworths.

Flexible and versatile, Retec's solution can incorporate a mixture of advanced
products within its range. These include:

Entertainment Xtra - a communications channel incorporating the range of the
company's system aimed at promoting home entertainment products such as music,
films, games and books. Other customers include Sainsbury's, Tesco and WH
Smith.

Product Finder - this is used to locate any product within a store and can be
used in conjunction with other applications within the company's portfolio.

Guided Selling - a touch screen providing audio/visual information/instruction
on products at the point of sale. This is currently installed on behalf of
beauty products group L'Oreal in 125 Boots stores in UK and in the Netherlands
and Republic of Ireland.

Electronic Top-up - a generic term for the use of a terminal for a transaction
by a customer. Retec's product suite has the ability to top up a mobile phone,
sell mobile phone content (games, logos etc), purchase of gift cards and
interaction with loyalty schemes. Customers of this product type are Boots and
Woolworths.

Display Networks - consists of a number of plasma screens linked together to
broadcast content. At present, installed in Sainsbury's Bank.



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