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To: rocki who wrote (205)	11/28/1998 4:40:00 PM
From: White Shoes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1341

More news (can't find link / too lazy): Mpact just received a substantial contract to take charge of an Industry Canada website that will include numerous online transaction functions including patent registration, bankruptcy filing, etc. They beat out high profile competitors like Deloitte and Touche, IBM Canada, etc.

To: rocki who wrote (205)	1/25/1999 9:40:00 PM
From: sPD	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1341

rocki, decision day re LVTS is Thursday MEDIA ADVISORY - Canada's New Electronic Funds Transfer System to be Announced Press Briefing Canadian Payments Association January 28, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. National Press Club, The Library, 2nd Floor Ottawa OTTAWA, January 25 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to attend a press briefing being held by the Canadian Payments Association (CPA) on Thursday, January 28, 1999, to announce a new electronic funds transfer system for large-value or time-sensitive payments. The briefing will take place at 10:00 in The Library at the National Press Club, 150 Wellington Street, Ottawa. The Large Value Transfer System, or LVTS, will offer financial institutions and their clients certainty of settlement on the same day for every payment received, and will make a significant contribution to the stability of Canada's financial system. The CPA will move to full operation of the LVTS on February 4. The LVTS is expected to process an average of 13,000 payments totaling more than $100 billion per day. The CPA will issue a press release on January 28 at 10:00 a.m. The CPA Chairman, Board Members and staff will be available to answer questions during the briefing. Background information on the operation of the system is posted on the CPA web site at www.cdnpay.ca (What's New). For further information: Wendy Hope, Director, Communications and Education, CPA, (613) 238-4173 (ext. 240) =========== Here's information on the system itself from the CPA's web site. cdnpay.ca