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To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (651)	6/10/1999 10:12:00 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 843

COGNICASE Announces $5 Million In New Contracts JUNE 10, 1999 MONTREAL, QUEBEC--COGNICASE Inc. (Nasdaq: "COGI") announces five new contracts totalling Cdn.$5 million from Quebec public sector entities and government ministries. The projects involve the development of new applications, including Internet and Intranet links, as well as improvements to existing mission critical systems. To be completed over a two-year period, the projects are based on a range of leading-edge technologies using high level software such as Powerbuilder, Oracle and DB2. "These contracts demonstrate that COGNICASE is an important player in the Quebec market and a growing information technology supplier to the public sector," said Ronald Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With the recent acquisitions of Roy, Bourassa & Associes Inc. and Groupe de consultation en management et systemes informatiques MSI Inc., our market position has been further strengthened in terms of technological depth, number of IT professionals and ability to deliver large scale projects on time and on budget." The contracts announced today are with Commission de la sante et de la securite au travail (worker compensation), Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (automobile insurance), Societe immobiliere du Quebec (real estate), Commission administrative des regimes de retraite et d'assurances (pensions and insurance), as well as with large government ministries, such as ministere de la Solidarite sociale (social welfare). Founded in 1991, COGNICASE is an international provider of value- added information technology consulting services, solutions and software. The company offers a full range of IT solutions including complete and partial outsourcing, WEB/E-commerce development, ERP implementation, client/server application development, network architecture, management and development of client/server software, Web-based development tools, as well as software for automated internet application conversion and platform migration. The company has over 2,300 professionals serving customers from offices located in 15 cities in North America, Europe and Australia.