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To: rocki who wrote (1084)	12/2/1999 11:51:00 AM
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Kodak Canada Selects BCE Emergis for E-commerce Solution from Yahoo! Thursday December 2, 11:13 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Kodak Canada Selects BCE Emergis for E-commerce Solution On-line Storefronts for Kodak Canada's Dealer Network MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999--BCE Emergis and Kodak Canada Inc. today announced the launch of Kodak Product Showcase, an electronic-commerce solution that allows Kodak Canada dealers to market and sell products to their customers through their own e-commerce-enabled Web sites. After a six-month trial with eight different dealers in a half-dozen provinces, Kodak Canada expects to roll out the application to hundreds of its authorized dealers and resellers across Canada. Under the terms of the agreement with Kodak Canada, BCE Emergis provides and hosts the on-line catalogue and credit-card applications, while ensuring the security and integrity of all electronic transactions between the parties. BCE Emergis also provides round-the-clock support to Kodak Canada and its dealers, who are responsible for maintaining and updating their individual online catalogues. ''By outsourcing this new e-commerce application to BCE Emergis, we were able to go from concept and design to implementation in just 12 weeks,'' said Norm Naumoff, President of Kodak Canada. ''In the rollout phase, we expect to have each new dealer's online storefront up and running in less than two weeks. Now that's working in Internet time! - something we can accomplish only by partnering with an industry leader like BCE Emergis. This new project is a natural extension of our close relationship with the BCE family of companies, which together bring a great deal of value in helping us better serve our customers online.'' ''We are very pleased to be working on this showcase solution with Kodak Canada,'' said Christian Trudeau, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, BCE Emergis. ''Our network-centric model lets us provide this kind of user-friendly, affordable solution in record time, a real boon in our fast-paced highly competitive marketplace. Kodak Canada understands that the best way to stay ahead is to concentrate on its expertise, the science of imaging, and to offload the expensive e-commerce infrastructure and applications to us.'' In keeping with Kodak Canada's goal to incorporate its dealer network into its e-commerce strategy, hyperlinks on both Kodak Canada's and Eastman Kodak's Web sites send Canadian customers directly to the Product Showcase, where they can view a range of popular Kodak products. With a single click of the mouse, they are transported into the individual virtual storefronts of participating Kodak dealers. Alternatively, customers can go directly to their local dealer's online store, bypassing the corporate sites entirely. Either way, customers can consult an ever-expanding catalogue of products and place their order by fax, phone or on-line using the system's secure credit card engine. Kodak Canada Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, NY. It is the only major Canadian manufacturer of photographic products and is Eastman Kodak's world manufacturing center for several product lines. From the world's most complete line-up of digital cameras to the most sophisticated business imaging solutions, Kodak is at the forefront of the latest imaging advances. Its recently introduced Advantix Advanced Photo System products to enable consumers to ''Take Pictures. Further.'' expands opportunities for making, storing and using images while enhancing image quality. More information is available at www.kodak.ca. BCE Emergis delivers network-centric e-commerce services that improve customer processes through the exchange of secure transactions. Combining e-commerce services, network connectivity, security and e-payments solutions through industry verticals, BCE Emergis offers a full suite of core technologies that are the essential building blocks for electronic commerce. BCE Emergis is among the top electronic-commerce providers in North America and is listed on the TSE 300 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. Kodak Advantix and Take Pictures. Further. are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: BCE Emergis Anne Belliveau General Manager, Public Affairs & Communications 514/868-2232 Email: abelliveau@emergis.com or Kodak Canada Inc. Ted Knight Director, Corporate Communications 416/766-8233 ext 35123 Email: tknight@kodak.com