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    Press Release

10 May 2007

                               RETEC DIGITAL PLC                               

                           ("Retec" or "the Group")                            

             2nd generation Advantage Card kiosks to be rolled out             

                       across 500 Alliance Boots stores                        

Retec Digital PLC, the in-store digital marketing company, is pleased to
announce that in connection with an Agreement entered into between Retec
Interface Limited and IBM UK Limited it has developed a 2nd generation kiosk
that will be rolled out across 500 Alliance Boots stores nationwide.  This 2nd
generation "Advantage Card Extra Points kiosk", which was developed in
conjunction with IBM UK Limited, is to upgrade the original Advantage Card
kiosks rolled out across the Boots estate in late 1999.

As part of Alliance Boots' recently announced Advantage Card kiosk rebranding
programme, over 1,200 of these new kiosks will be produced and integrated by
Retec and deployed in 500 stores nationwide before August 2007. 

The new kiosks will take up less space and give a more contemporary look and
feel in-store, and Retec's new self-service technology platform will make them
even faster and easier to navigate than the previous model.  The updated
technology enables special offers to be more personalised, and will therefore
facilitate greater "footfall" across the kiosks.

John Cole, Chief Executive, stated:

"This is a significant win for Retec, following a lengthy trial and tender
process, and demonstrates yet again the value of Retec's solutions for
retailers. We are delighted to be working alongside the Boots Advantage Card
scheme - the most popular loyalty scheme in the UK - and look forward to
building on our long standing relationship with IBM and Alliance Boots, and
further strengthening our position in the UK retail market."

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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                                                 
                                                                             
Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd                                                    
                                                                             
Mark Taylor                                                     020 7739 8200

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.

Self Service - 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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