COGNICASE Expands its Board of Directors.

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999--

Reflecting its commitment to sustained, profitable growth, COGNICASE Inc. (ME:COG.) (TSE:COG.) (NASDAQ: COGI) has added four new members to its Board of Directors to support management in mapping the Company's strategic orientations.

Three of the new directors-Messrs. Bruno Ducharme (Telesystem International Wireless Inc.), Hasanain Panju (CINAR Corporation) and Claude Boivin (Ontario Blue Cross/Quebec Blue Cross)-are executives of leading corporations in high-growth industry sectors. The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney adds a new dimension to the COGNICASE Board with his extensive network of high-level international contacts and directorships.

"The strengthening of the Board is consistent with the rapid emergence of COGNICASE as one of Canada's leading information technology companies and our expanding presence in North America and Europe," said Mr. Ronald Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer of COGNICASE. "The new members will contribute significant expertise and insight related to information-intensive sectors, as well as a global outlook that will be highly valuable to management."

Mr. Brisebois noted that COGNICASE has grown from less than 200 employees and revenues of US$7 million to over 2,700 professionals and an annual revenue run rate of US$185 million in less than two years, while maintaining strong profitability and building a solid organization for continued growth. "Management has received precious support from the existing Board members who have seen the scope of their responsibilities increase in line with our remarkable growth," he added. "I thank our existing directors for their exceptional dedication to COGNICASE and count on their ongoing support as members of an expanded Board."

New Directors

Mr. Mulroney was Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He is presently Senior Partner at the law firm Ogilvy Renault. He is a director of several major public companies, including Barrick Gold Corporation, TrizecHahn Corporation, Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Printing Inc. Mr. Mulroney is also a member of the international advisory councils of several major international corporations, charities and educational institutions in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Ducharme, MBA, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Telesystem International Wireless Inc. (TIW), a global wireless telecommunications operator with activities in 12 countries, and Executive Vice-President of Telesystem Ltd. He is also a director of Teleglobe Inc. and MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc.

Mr. Panju, CA, is Senior Executive Vice-President and director of CINAR Corporation, an integrated entertainment and education company. He is also a director of CAFA Capital Inc.

Mr. Boivin, CA, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Blue Cross/Quebec Blue Cross, leading health insurers.

About COGNICASE

COGNICASE, one of the largest Canadian information technology (IT) companies, is an international provider of value-added business solutions and specialized software. It has more than 2,700 professionals serving customers from business offices in 20 cities in North America, Europe and Australia. COGNICASE offers a full range of global IT solutions, including complete and partial outsourcing, Web/E-commerce development, platform migration, ERP implementation, client/server application development, network architecture and management, and software for automated Internet application development and conversion.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (US), which involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of a number of factors, including factors that the Company may not currently foresee, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Certain other factors that might cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the Company's ability to (i) successfully develop additional products and services and new applications for its existing products and services and otherwise respond to rapid changes in technology, (ii) successfully compete in its industry for customers and developers and other personnel with expertise in information technology, (iii) successfully identify and consummate acquisitions on favourable terms and integrate acquired businesses, and (iv) successfully manage its growth and changing business, as well as those factors set forth under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in its 1998 annual report.