Maxima Holdings plc , the acquisitive IT services company delivering enterprise solutions and managed services, today announces that it has won a contract worth up to £4m over a two year period to supply Oracle e-Business suite expertise to a major UK transport infrastructure business.

Minerva Industrial Systems received the prestigious 'Direct Sales Award' for 2005 from David Ireland, President, Progress Software Inc., at Progress UK and Ireland Partner Conference Dinner, held at the De Vere Carden Park on Thursday 26th January 2006.

Maxima, the AIM listed provider of software and IT solutions, today announces the acquisition of Hanston Technology Partners Limited ("Hanston") for a total consideration of £8.75m. The acquisition is in line with Maxima's stated consolidation strategy within the fragmented IT services market, and is the third acquisition the Company has made since its IPO in November 2004.

Maxima, the AIM listed provider of software and IT solutions, today announces the conditional acquisition of Ringwood Group plc ("Ringwood") for a consideration of £2.9m. The acquisition is in line with Maxima's strategy, stated at the time of its IPO, of being a consolidator in the fragmented enterprise software market.