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To: blue_chip who wrote (20)	10/15/1999 10:44:00 AM
From: Walter Kalin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 249

Big Picture's eMERCHANT pro to be private labelled by G T Group Telecom Big Picture Technologies Inc BPI Shares issued 13,848,800 Oct 14 close $1.00 Fri 15 Oct 99 News Release Mr. Michael Anthony reports Big Picture Technologies Inc. advises that GT Group Telecom Services Corp., a Canadian next-generation telecommunications service provider, has selected a private label version of eMERCHANT pro as that company's flagship e-commerce-in-a-box solution. The private label offering, to be released to Group Telecom's customers by year end, will incorporate all the features and functionality of the company's eMERCHANT pro, but with a distinctive interface featuring Group Telecom's corporate logo and signature style. Steven Koles, GT Group Telecom's senior vice-president of marketing, noted that: "eMERCHANT pro is the most versatile and comprehensive product of its kind available today. We are delighted to be offering it to small and home office business customers seeking a high-quality, completely bundled and packaged e-commerce Web site solution." Michael Anthony hailed the relationship with GT Group Telecom as a significant first for Big Picture. To date, the company has primarily focused on marketing eMERCHANT pro through the retail channel in the United States. This relationship with Group Telecom opens up an entirely new, royalty-based, revenue stream with independent service providers, application service providers and other telecom services organizations. Both companies share a common vision in responding to the needs of small-to-medium-sized businesses and each has taken a completely different, yet complimentary, route to that market. Group Telecom markets primarily through direct sales offices across Canada, while Big Picture sales are generated through the U.S.-based software channel. eMERCHANT pro offers everything a small or home office business would need to develop and launch a truly interactive e-commerce Web site in about an hour. The product comes complete with templates to create powerful, customized Web sites, automatic registration of domain names, back-end facilities for secure credit card processing and full shopping cart functionality. In addition, the product will be made available through Web site hosting and telemarketing, enabling merchants to communicate directly with on-line shoppers. About Group Telecom Headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., GT Group Telecom provides next-generation business communications solutions through innovative voice, data and Internet applications services and also offers reliable, interoperable, and scalable network security services for electronic commerce. GT Group Telecom became an approved competitive local exchange carrier in March, 1998. About Big Picture Technologies Big Picture Technologies Inc. (ASE:BPI) is a developer of award-winning Internet software and content, specializing in business-to-business online communication. Big Picture software tools are used to develop and manage world-class Web sites. The Big Picture Web site is located at www.bigpic.com