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To: sPD who wrote (13)	2/25/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: sPD	Respond to of 1341

E-COMMERCE SOLUTION TO THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 1998-02-25 LIVONIA, MICH Stock Symbol: IFM Exchange Codes: TSE, ME MPACT Immedia provides E-Commerce solution to the Universal Postal Union Edikit(TM) selected to power POSTStar Livonia, Mich., February 25, 1998 - The Universal Postal Union announced today it has chosen MPACT Immedia to provide the new engine for its global electronic commerce service. Under this agreement, MPACT Immedia's Edikit(TM) for NT is being integrated into the Universal Postal Union's POSTStar application. Founded in 1874, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and is responsible for identifying and implementing procedures for the regulation of mail exchange between postal authorities around the world. In recent years, the activities of the UPU were expanded to encompass the enhancement of electronic communications capabilities of postal authorities world-wide. POSTStar represents a significant step toward meeting that objective. "Close to 200 postal authorities world-wide are UPU members," said Pierre Hofmann, Manager of Systems and Network Services for the UPU in Bern, Switzerland. "Only a minority of those authorities have the resources to implement the necessary messaging software to communicate with their global peers. We have developed POSTStar to provide all interested postal enterprises with efficient and affordable communications capability." According to Greg Faubert, MPACT Immedia's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Edikit was a logical choice for POSTStar: "Electronic Data Interchange has been adopted as the lingua franca for inter-postal communications. With Edikit, the UPU members are able to perform EDI messaging 'behind the scenes' without requiring extensive expertise on the part of post office personnel." The UPU's Pierre Hofmann went on to say that, "We are extremely pleased with Edikit because it is fast and easy to use. In addition to the POSTStar Secure Gateway in the context of international mail, we are also conducting a pilot application with Edikit for the secure exchange of International Money Orders (IMOs). Participants to the IMO pilot project include the US, Mexico, Singapore and Indonesia and, when the pilot is complete, we are planning to roll out the application globally." Edikit is considered a breakthrough in the field of Electronic Commerce because it allows application developers to integrate EDI technology directly into their business solutions simply and cheaply. In the case of the UPU, Edikit will be integrated with Microsoft NT applications to translate information regarding mail or money order movement into the electronic data interchange format which can be read by any computer platform and any operating system in the world. "We are extremely pleased to be working with the UPU on this key project," said Jim Dale, MPACT Immedia's Executive Vice President. "Edikit was designed specifically for applications like POST*Star where performance, ease-of-use and high-volume deployment are critical factors." MPACT Immedia Corporation, a worldwide leader in Electronic Commerce, offers both EDI Commerce and Internet Commerce products and services through its offices in Montreal, Livonia (Michigan), and Toronto. By marketing with strategic partners, MPACT Immedia has developed a client list of many of the Fortune 1000 companies including such global players as Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America, Mercedes-Benz and Bell Atlantic. Its advanced-technology EC solutions enable organizations to better compete in the global marketplace. To learn more about the Company's products and services, visit the Internet website at www.mpactimmedia.com. For more information on this press release, contact: Barry V. Engel John Davidson Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs Director of Communications (514) 397-9747 (ext. 202) (514) 397-9747 (ext. 210) Email: engel.barry@mpact.net Email: davidson.john@mpact.net