ANT Limited Officially Opens its New Global HQ in Cambridge

Cambridge, 9 July 2001

ANT Limited today officially opened its new global HQ on the Cambridge Business Park. The opening ceremony was conducted by Robin Saxby, Chairman and CEO of ARM. ANT has moved to the newly completed 14,000 sq. ft. facility to accommodate the next phase of its rapid expansion programme, which includes a plan to double the size of the company to 100 by the end of the year. The facility will house development, European sales and marketing, customer support, and control functions; it also has space for up to 150 people.

"We're very pleased to have found the ideal location in the heart of the UK's high-tech expansion area," said Simon Woodward, President and CEO of ANT Limited. "These are exciting times for ANT and this new facility is proof that we are successfully responding to the demands of the market. We are embarking on a further recruitment drive to double the size of our engineering team over the next six months and these new headquarters will enable this next phase in our business plan."

Robin Saxby comments, "I am honoured to celebrate the growth of ANT which I see as another beacon of Cambridge success. Cambridge is fast becoming a hot-bed for technology and business innovation, whose influence embraces our whole planet."

ANT continues to play a major role in driving the growth of the Internet appliance market, with its communication software fast becoming the technology of choice for interactive television and home entertainment devices. ANT's software enables Internet browsing and email communication from digital set-top boxes, Internet televisions, household appliances, wireless and other non-PC devices.

About ANT Software Limited

ANT plc (www.antplc.com) is a leading provider of digital TV client and consumer electronic software solutions. ANT's unique client solutions allow robust and consistent delivery of digital-media, user interfaces, interactive services and applications to the TV and portable media devices. ANT enables service providers to efficiently create and deploy successful solutions to the market that deliver high value and clear differentiation.

ANT's products are pre-integrated with many industry-leading solutions and are based upon open standards, enabling low-risk, cost-effective roll-out of services, while ensuring flexible client hardware choice with efficient bill of materials. ANT software has been extensively deployed by customers throughout the world including Chunghwa Telecom, Foxconn, France Telecom, Humax, LG/Nortel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, SaskTel, Telecom Italia and Thomson.

ANT plc's shares are listed on AIM, a London Stock Exchange regulated market, under the ticker ANTP (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN).

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ANT, the ANT logo, Galio, Fresco and PurePlay are all trademarks or registered trademarks of ANT Software Limited. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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