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News !!!! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: INVESTOR CONTACTS: MEDIA CONTACT: Richard S. Simpson or Armetta Parker Jennifer Burke RMR & Associates ir@sideware.com aparker@rmr.com (604) 988-0440 (301) 217- 0009 ext. 37 SIDEWARE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DIGITAL COMMERCE TO EVALUATE E-COMMERCE CUSTOMER SERVICE SOLUTION HERNDON, VIRGINIA (June 17,1999) - Sideware Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sideware Systems, Inc., of North Vancouver, B.C. (VSE:SYD), has signed an agreement with Digital Commerce Corporation (DCC) of Reston, Virginia. The agreement provides a framework for DCC to evaluate the newest 2.0 version of Sideware's Dr. Bean customer service solution, surrounded by IBM middleware products and family of server platforms. "The ultimate in customer satisfaction is the basis upon which we have built and marketed DCC's products and services," explained Tony Bansal, president and chief executive officer of Digital Commerce Corporation. "To ensure we are providing state-of-the-art, premier service, DCC is constantly in search of new and innovative technologies that enhance the customer experience." "Of paramount importance to DCC is our ability to bolster the personalized services we offer customers in real-time over our Web sites. We are eager to explore fully the potential benefits that Dr. Bean might extend to our existing e-commerce solutions as well as the numerous products and services currently under development," said Bansal. James Speros, president and COO of Sideware Corp., states, "Digital Commerce Corporation is an ideal client for Sideware, since Electronic Commerce is a strategic market for Sideware's products and Dr. Bean in particular. Among the virtual electronic commerce marketplaces created by DCC is FedCenter.com, a premier electronic commerce offering that connects government buyers and sellers together in an easy-to-use and secure environment. Our goal in working closely with DCC, is to deliver the very best web-based customer sales and support solution to complement DCC's EC marketplace offerings." - more - Sideware; Digital Commerce / Page 2 About Digital Commerce Corporation Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Digital Commerce Corporation is a leading Electronic Commerce solutions provider for government and industry. Founded in June 1995, Digital Commerce designs, engineers and operates multiple virtual electronic marketplaces through the World Wide Web in a secure environment. FedCenter.comâ, and FedSite.comÔ are divisions of Digital Commerce Corporation. Visit www.DigitalCommerce.com, www.FedCenter.com and www.FedSite.com or call 703-391-6300 for more information. About Sideware Systems, Inc. Sideware Systems Inc., with its Corporate Headquarters in North Vancouver, B.C., is a publicly traded company on the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE:SYD). Sideware Corp., headquartered in Herndon, Va., is the center for the company's product sales and marketing operations. Sideware is a leading provider of e-commerce software and integration services. Sideware is an authorized IBM business partner and has combined its flagship product, Dr. Bean, with IBM e-commerce products, such as net.Commerce, to provide total e-commerce solutions for mid-size and large organizations. The company is a Sun Microsystems Java Developer and Dr. Bean is a 100-percent-pure Java application. For further information on Sideware products and services, visit www.sideware.com. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD