BCE Emergis Applauds Entry of Scotiabank Into e-route

Business Wire, June 26, 2000

Business Editors

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000

BCE Emergis (TSE:IFM), which has signed a 10-year exclusive contract with e-route inc. to provide it with a comprehensive and fully integrated bill presentment solution, is very pleased that the Bank of Nova Scotia has joined e-route for the upcoming launch of this exciting product.

A press release announcing the inclusion of Scotiabank was issued earlier today by e-route.

e-route inc., established in 1998 and owned by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, and the TD Bank Financial Group including both TD Bank and Canada Trust retail networks, was created to provide its shareholder financial institutions with the technology and infrastructure to deliver electronic banking solutions. The first initiative is a comprehensive and fully integrated bill presentment and payment solution for Internet-based banking.

BCE Emergis delivers network-centric e-commerce services that significantly improve customer processes through secure B2B exchanges. Combining e-commerce, e-payment and security services, BCE Emergis offers clients in the healthcare, financial services, telecommunications and transportation industries a full suite of core and vertical-specific services that are the essential building blocks and infrastructure required for e-commerce. BCE Emergis is one of the top e-commerce providers in North America and its shares are included in the TSE 100 Composite Index. For more information, please refer to www.emergis.com

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of BCE Emergis with respect to its performance, business and future events. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and events may vary significantly.