ACHIEVES VMWARE GOLD PARTNER STATUS

    29 AUGUST 2008

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                                 ANS GROUP PLC                                 

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                         ("ANS Group" or "the Group")                          

  ANS GROUP HAS ACHIEVED THE VMWARE AUTHORIZED CONSULTANT (VAC) GOLD PARTNER   
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The Board of ANS Group, a leading IT and Telecoms solution provider, is
delighted to announce that it has now completed the VMware Authorized
Consultant (VAC) Gold Certification. ANS Group is now the first partner in the
UK to have achieved the highest level accreditations in Cisco (Gold), Novell
(Platinum), Microsoft (Gold) and now VMware (Gold).

The VAC Partner Program consists of a wide variety of resellers and systems
integrators who can offer VMware-certified consulting services in addition to
VMware products. The Gold level is the highest status in the VAC program and is
designed for partners who develop and deploy complex Information and
Communications Technologies (ICT) solutions in collaboration with VMware.

Partnerships with these major platforms, along with the Group's reputation for
providing excellent innovative solutions to both the public and private
sectors, demonstrates the Group's extensive knowledge of all key areas within
the industry.

Scott Fletcher, Chairman of ANS Group, comments:

"We are delighted to have been awarded this certification.  To be the only
partner in the UK to have the highest accreditations in Cisco, Novell,
Microsoft and VMware is a fantastic achievement and is testimony to the hard
work and dedication of the teams here at ANS.  The Group now has a unique
offering in the marketplace which enables us to provide an unrivalled level of
expertise in the solutions that we offer our customers."

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The directors take responsibility for the contents of this announcement.    

ENQUIRIES

ANS GROUP PLC                                  TEL: [phone]

Scott Fletcher, Chairman

[e-mail]

ST HELEN'S CAPITAL PLC                         TEL: [phone]

Barry Hocken

BISHOPSGATE COMMUNICATIONS LTD                 TEL: [phone]

Jenni Herbert

[e-mail]

About ANS Group

ANS Group is a technology infrastructure specialist in the provision of
hardware, software and 24/7 managed services to Enterprise businesses.
Operating within both public and private sectors, its leading and award-winning
solutions are offered in three key areas;

- Unified Communications & Wireless

- Storage, Storage Management & Virtualisation

- Security & Identity Management

Based in Manchester, ANS Group delivers consistently high levels of customer
service through all project deployments and ongoing support to its 400 plus
client base. Working closely with key partners Cisco, Hitachi Data Systems,
Microsoft, Novell, Vmware, Dell EqualLogic and Smart Identity allows ANS Group
to offer an unrivalled level of expertise and experience in the multifaceted
industry of IT.

Visit us at www.ansgroup.co.uk.



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