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To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (667)	9/22/1999 10:27:00 PM
From: uel_Dave	Respond to of 843

Gibert COGNICASE Expands its Board of Directors What does this mean? Is Cognicase trying to expand more into the US and needs Brian Mulroney? Reflecting its commitment to sustained, profitable growth, COGNICASE Inc. has added four new members to its Board of Directors to support management in mapping the Company's strategic orientations. Any one have ideas or input on how Ducharme, Panju, Boivin and Mulroney will help Cognicase? It certainly did not help the short term price of the stock. Thanks, David

To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (667)	9/28/1999 11:12:00 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 843

Cognicase Announces Strategic Partnership With Hewlett-Packard and Outsourcing Contract From Atlantic Blue Cross Care SEPTEMBER 28, 1999 MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA--COGNICASE Inc (NASDAQ: COGI) today announced a strategic partnership with Hewlett-Packard Company, a global technology leader, allowing COGNICASE to leverage its world-class expertise in technological migration projects. Under the agreement, COGNICASE will assist Hewlett-Packard customers in their migration from mainframe to HP platforms in a UNIX environment. "This strategic partnership is a strong endorsement of our world-class expertise in platform migration, the original core competency of COGNICASE," said Mr. Brisebois. "Teaming with Hewlett-Packard will provide access to a significant customer base in a market that will show strong growth as businesses and other organizations put Year 2000 transition concerns behind them. Through this partnership, Hewlett-Packard and COGNICASE will deliver a cost-effective, reliable solution for corporations seeking to take advantage of the superior functionalities and significant cost savings of a UNIX environment." "Our decision to partner with COGNICASE is based on their customer focus and strong track record of applications migrations to UNIX systems, including several projects successfully implemented for HP customers in Canada," said Mike Janssen, US Workforce Partner Manager for Hewlett-Packard consulting. COGNICASE also announced that it has entered into an agreement-in-principle with Atlantic Blue Cross Care to provide support and evolution maintenance for application software. Up to ten IT professionals in COGNICASE's Montreal development center will be assigned to serve the healthcare benefit provider, based in Moncton, New Brunswick and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The outsourcing agreement to be entered into follows a major platform migration and Year 2000 compliance project concluded earlier this year by COGNICASE for the same customer. This mission-critical project, involving the migration of application systems to a UNIX open environment, was successfully carried out over a one-year period in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard using the capabilities of the COGNICASE development center in Montreal. Said Lorne Blanche, Vice-President Informations Systems of Atlantic Blue Cross Care: "The awarding of this contract flows directly from our satisfaction with the platform migration completed previously by COGNICASE. They have a comprehensive understanding of our systems and we are delighted to count on their continued support." About Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services. HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. About Atlantic Blue Cross Care Atlantic Blue Cross Care is a leading healthcare benefits provider in the Atlantic region. The company offers individual and group products, including health, travel, life and disability benefits, to more than half-a-million people. In addition, Atlantic Blue Cross Care administers various federal and provincial government administered programs. Atlantic Blue Cross Care's reputation as an innovator, focused on the delivery of quality healthcare coverage and superior customer service is augmented by its use of state-of-the-art technology. Atlantic Blue Cross Care operates in two major locations in Moncton, New Brunswick and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, as well as seven branch offices located throughout the four Atlantic provinces. About COGNICASE COGNICASE, one of the largest Canadian information technology (IT) companies, is an international provider of value-added business solutions and specialized software. The Corporation has more than 2,700 professionals serving customers from business offices in 20 cities in North America, Europe and Australia. COGNICASE offers a full range of global IT solutions, including complete and partial outsourcing, Web/E-commerce development, platform migration, ERP implementation, client/server application development, network architecture and management, and software for automated Internet application development and conversion.