Calian Technology Ltd. to Hold Special Announcement Conference Call.

KANATA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999--

Calian Technology Ltd. (TSE:CTY) will hold a telephone conference call at 9:10 a.m. EST on Thursday, May 20th, 1999 to discuss an announcement which will be issued at 8:00 am on Thursday, May 20th, 1999. Hosting the call will be Larry O'Brien, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Interested participants from the financial & media community should call 1-800-550-7368 at approximately 9:00 a.m. EST identifying themselves and quoting reservation no. 1398366. Following the presentation, interested parties will be invited to participate in a question and answer session.

The conference call will be available for a period of 24 hours for playback and is accessible by dialing 1-800-558-5253 and entering access code 1398366. The playback will begin 1 hour following the end of the call.

Ranking in the top 15 professional services organizations in Canada, Calian has annual revenues of more than $80 Million and a staff base of more than 1000. Calian's mission is to maximize shareholder value through the provision of diversified technology and professional services. Our vision is to be the most desirable technology and professional services provider to work for, buy from and invest in. Our implementation of Economic Value Added (R) and the associated value based management framework will ensure these goals are met.

As our clients get prepared to meet the demands of an ever changing business world such as implementing e-commerce solutions, we are committed to helping them realize success through our strategic offering of management and information technology consulting, systems integration, outsourcing and technology staffing services.

(R) Economic Value Added and EVA are registered trademarks of Stern Stewart & Co.