BCE Emergis Appoints Two New Board Members.

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MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2002

Daniel Johnson and Michael Sabia deepen Board's business and

financial experience

BCE Emergis Inc. (TSE:IFM) is pleased to announce today that it has appointed two new members, Daniel Johnson and Michael Sabia, to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Johnson, presently counsel at McCarthy Tetrault LLP, is a former Premier of the Province of Quebec. As an elected member of the Quebec Government from 1985 to 1994, he held numerous offices in the Government of Quebec over that period, including Minister of Industry and Commerce, Chairman of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Administration and the Public Service. Prior to public office, he was Secretary and Vice-President of Power Corporation. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Quebec Bar since 1967: he holds a law degree from the University of Montreal, LL.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of London (U.K.), as well as an MBA from Harvard University. He also sits on the boards on several large Canadian companies.

Mr. Sabia is currently President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BCE and COO of Bell Canada. He joined the BCE group in 1999 as Chief Executive Officer of Bell Canada International. In 2000, he was appointed Executive Vice-President of BCE. Prior to that, Mr. Sabia was Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Canadian National Railway Company. Prior to joining CN in 1993, Mr. Sabia held a number of senior positions in the Canadian Federal Public Service, including Director-General of Tax Policy in the Department of Finance and Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans) in the Privy Council Office. Mr. Sabia is a graduate in economics and politics from Trinity College, University of Toronto (B.A.) and Yale University (M.A., M. Phil).

As a result of these appointments and the resignation of Mr. Ernie Eves, the Board composition is as follows : Jean C. Monty, W. Brian Edwards, William D. Anderson, Pierre Ducros, Daniel Johnson, Robert Kearney, John H. McArthur, Michael J. Sabia, Gedas A. Sakus and Wesley M. Scott.

BCE Emergis is a premier e-Business service provider, strategically focusing on market leadership in the transaction-intensive eHealth and financial services sectors. By layering technologically advanced e-commerce services on existing Internet-based platforms, Emergis offers its customers increasing value in their e-commerce adoption and ever-increasing levels of sophisticated services. These scalable solutions electronically transform business processes, such as buying, selling, invoicing and payment, and enable companies to succeed in the web-centric, cost-driven, and highly competitive global Internet economy. BCE Emergis' customers include leading North American banks and insurance companies. The Company's shares (TSE: IFM) are included in the TSE 100 composite index.

Please visit BCE Emergis at www.emergis.com for more information on the Company.

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.