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SYSOPEN DIGIA PLC ANNOUNCES A MANDATORY OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND STOCK OPTIONS IN

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SysOpen Digia Plc  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  19 June 2006 at 2.40 p.m.


SYSOPEN DIGIA PLC ANNOUNCES A MANDATORY OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND STOCK OPTIONS IN
SENTERA PLC PURSUANT TO THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

NOT FOR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, CANADA OR AUSTRALIA

The Finnish Financial Supervision Authority has today on 19 June 2006 approved
the terms and conditions as well as the offering circular drafted by SysOpen
Digia ("SysOpen Digia") for the purpose of making a mandatory offer for the
shares and stock options in Sentera Plc ("Sentera").

SysOpen Digia offers to buy all shares and stock options issued by Sentera that
are not already held by SysOpen Digia. The offer period will commence on 21 June
2006 at 9.30 a.m. (Finnish time) and end on or around 21 July 2006 at 4.00 p.m.
(Finnish time). The offer price for each share and/or stock option offered to
each shareholder and/or holder of stock options of Sentera is:

(i) 3.20 euros for each share in Sentera;
(ii) 1.70 euros for each Sentera 2003 A stock option;
(iii) 1.42 euros for each Sentera 2003 B stock option;
(iv) 0.67 euros for each Sentera 2003 C stock option; and
(v) 0.67 euros for each Sentera 2003 D stock option.

The offering circular will be available only in Finnish. The terms and conditions
of the Offer shall therefore not be available in any other language than Finnish.
With regards to acceptance procedure and questions relating to the offer,
investors are instructed to turn to their asset managers, account operators or
nominee register custodians for further information.


SYSOPEN DIGIA PLC


Distribution

Sentera Plc
Helsinki Stock Exchange
Key media

Further information:

Mr. Jari Mielonen, Chief Executive Officer, tel. +358 40 703 8383
Mr. Tomi Merenheimo, Vice President, Legal and IR, tel. +358 40
560 6101, e-mail: tomi.merenheimo@sysopendigia.com

This stock exchange release may not be released or distributed in whole or in
part in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.

The offer is not being made directly or indirectly in or into the United States
of America, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including
without limitation facsimile transmission, telex, telephone and the internet) of
interstate or foreign commerce, nor is it being made directly or indirectly in or
into Canada, Australia or Japan.

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