Brocker Appoints Michael Ridgway as Vice Chairman, Board of Directors.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2001

Brocker Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: BTGL, TSE: BKI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Ridgway as Vice Chairman, Board of Directors.

Mr. Ridgway will discontinue day-to-day management responsibilities as the CEO of the Company in order to spearhead Brocker's international marketing and acquisition efforts.

Mr. Ridgway will continue to oversee the implementation of Brocker's international acquisition strategy, initially focusing on the proposed transaction with the Littauer Group.

"This move will have a tremendous impact on Brocker's business moving forward, as it allows Michael to apply his talent and entrepreneurial spirit to our international growth initiatives," said Mr. Casey O'Byrne, Chairman of Brocker Technology Group. "This will enable him to contribute more of his resources towards our acquisition plans, which are critical to the future growth of the company."

Shortly after moving to New Zealand from England in 1986, Ridgway founded Sealcorp, a computer distribution firm which became a dominant player in the New Zealand technology market. In 1994, Sealcorp became a Brocker subsidiary and a catalyst for Brocker growth with Ridgway as CEO.

Ridgway's past acquisitions have also added core products such as Bloodhound and Powerphone to Brocker's portfolio and complemented the talents and geographic spread of firms such as the recently acquired Datec Group.

Brocker's Board of Directors has appointed a committee to select appropriate candidates for the CEO position. In the interim, Richard Justice, formerly CFO and COO of Brocker Technology Group and CEO of Brocker New Zealand, has been appointed as Acting CEO. Mr. Justice began working with Sealcorp as a management consultant and financial controller in 1992.

Brocker is also pleased to announce that Grant Hope, previously Brocker Group's Financial Controller, has been appointed as the Corporation's CFO. Mr. Hope holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Otago University and is a qualified chartered accountant.

Before joining Brocker, he worked for nine years with accounting and consulting firm, KPMG, in New Zealand, London and the Channel Islands, specialising in audit and corporate finance. Mr. Hope joined Brocker in 1998.

About Brocker Technology Group Ltd.

Brocker Technology Group Ltd. (http://www.brockergroup.com) is a global innovator in business-to-business communications focusing on application development, technical consulting services, application hosting, and vendor services.

Brocker's e-communications products, collectively called the Enterprise Communication Suite (EC Suite), include Supercession (http://www.supercession.com), e-business transaction processing software; Bloodhound (http://www.bloodhound.co.nz), unified messaging software; and Powerphone, caller ID software that also displays all of the client's transaction history.

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