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To: nokomis who wrote (108190)	7/18/2000 12:26:04 PM
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MCF.to...Ford Canada selects Microforum news: (pound..pound) Ford of Canada Selects Microforum as an Approved Supplier... 12:27 for Internet Initiatives TORONTO, July 18 /CNW/ - Microforum Inc. (TSE:MCF) today announced that it has been selected by Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited as one of three approved suppliers for Internet development projects. Ford began the selection process with a total of 17 suppliers. The evaluation consisted of detailed assessments of each supplier's technical capabilities as well as its ability to support future requirements. Additionally, suppliers were evaluated based on consistency of technical development, web architectural abilities, security integrity and innovativeness in the web field. The selection was narrowed down to three approved suppliers with Microforum being one of them. PPL Marketing, which was acquired by Microforum in April of 1998, has been working with Ford of Canada for more than 20 years providing marketing solutions. Since March of 1999, Microforum expanded this relationship and has worked on a variety of Ford of Canada's e-business and e-marketing initiatives. "Through this appointment, Ford of Canada has once again shown confidence in our ability to merge strategic marketing with technology expertise and tactical execution," said Howard A. Pearl, Chief Executive Officer of Microforum Inc. "Building on the basis of a long-term relationship with Ford of Canada, this appointment comes as an important recognition of Microforum's <23>evolution into a full-service e-business solutions provider". evolution into a full-service e-business solutions provider". About Microforum Microforum Inc. (www.microforum.com) is a leading North American digital business transformation company providing a broad range of electronic commerce, Internet strategy and database services. Microforum is publicly traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MCF" and is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Chicago, IL, Halifax, NS, Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA and Vancouver, BC. /For further information: INVESTOR INFORMATION: The Investor Relations Group, 1-800-444-9214, microforum(at)invrel.com, www.invrel.com; CORPORATE INFORMATION: Howard Pearl, CEO and President, Microforum Inc., (905) 670-8000, hpearl(at)mf.com/