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Gold/Mining/Energy : BCE Emergis - global e-commerce -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Holton who wrote (160)	8/12/1998 10:20:00 PM
From: sPD	Respond to of 1341

Pure market trend IMO. Due diligence now completed for closing on August 31 as expected and the fundamentals looking even better as we get closer to the rollout of Bell's national high-speed data network. I just received the Notice for the special meeting which outlines the reason why the Board recommends approval. I look forward to company activity with the end of the quiet period as they start to tell their story to the investment community shortly thereafter. I continue to think that the story will be an impressive one, but then who knows what the market's mood will be like at that point in time.

To: Bill Holton who wrote (160)	8/14/1998 8:57:00 AM
From: michel petit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1341

Was Mpact Immedia formerly known as Innomat Solutions Corporation? If this is the case,is Dundee Capital selling? Many other e-commerce public companies are under selling pressure: Open Market(OMKT),Harbinger(HRBC),etc.It seems that the intangible value of these companies is melting gradually.

To: Bill Holton who wrote (160)	8/23/1998 2:54:00 PM
From: sPD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1341

Recommendation of the BOD re Emergis acquisition - from the Notice. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has carefully considered the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and believes that the existing business of the Corporation will be greatly enhanced by the addition of the complementary assets to be contributed by Bell Canada under the Agreement. As a result thereof, the Corporation will have a critical mass of assets, clientele and financial resources which will allow the Corporation to be a world class competitor in the rapidly evolving area of electronic commerce. In particular, the transaction contemplated by the Agreement will provide the Corporation with the following benefits: a) the Corporation will have the enhanced credibility that an association with Bell Canada can bring; b) the Corporation will have the opportunity to sell its existing e-commerce services and the newly acquired new E-Commerce Business services to Bell Canada, its subsidiaries and the entire Bell Canada customer base; c) the Corporation will be able to expand its focus in transportation, financial, mortgage and internet commerce verticals with the E-Commerce Business' focus on manufacturing, health, government and other vertical market segments; d) the Corporation will have the critical mass necessary to compete for major contracts anywhere in North America; e) the transaction will vault the Corporation into the top five e-commerce companies in North America and position it as number four in terms of market capitalization behind NASDAQ-listed Sterling Commerce, Harbinger and Envoy; f) the Corporation will have a stronger market capitalization based on current market price levels and be well positioned to grow through acquisitions in the U.S.; and g) the Corporation will acquire new management talent from Bell Canada, such as Messrs. James Tobin and Christian Trudeau who will respectively become the Chairman and the Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors therefore unanimously recommends that shareholders of the Corporation vote in favour of the resolution approving the Agreement.