International Datacasting Welcomes New Board Members.

Business Editors

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000

International Datacasting Corporation (TSE:IDC.) announced the addition of Mr. E. Denis Colbourne, Mr. Jean-Pierre Soubliere and Dr. Stuart Lyon Smith to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

The new Directors join four current members: Denzil Doyle, Chairman of Capital Alliance Ventures, K.C. Lim, Chief Operating Officer at Bank of Montreal Capital Corporation, Mark Norton, President of Packenham Holdings, and Ron Clifton, President & CEO of IDC -- to comprise a broad, seasoned Board of Directors which will help lead IDC into its next phase of development. With this transition, attorney Michael Gerrior and ex-Calian CEO Larry O'Brien will leave the IDC Board.

Chairman of the Board, Denzil Doyle commented, "I have known these new directors in one capacity or another for several years and I know that they will make an excellent contribution to International Datacasting. IDC is a great company doing great things. Ron Clifton and his team have led the company through a solid transition in the last three years. IDC has grown in size, in revenues, in market cap and every major indicator of company health. Additionally, the company has developed important new broadband multimedia products and services, while growing its business internationally. We felt it was time to expand the Board to assist the company in its next phase of growth."

"We are very pleased to welcome these new Directors to IDC," said Ron Clifton, President & CEO of IDC. "They are successful, tech-savvy, and connected strategic thinkers who will be instrumental in helping us define and implement our strategy for continued growth."

The new Board Members include:

1) Mr. Denis Colbourne

Mr. Denis Colbourne is Chairman of Ottawa Semiconductors Inc and Comart Technologies Inc. and a member of the boards of Sibercore, SiGEM, Atmos, Quantiscript and e-talent. Until recently, he was Chairman of Shanghai Nortel Semiconductor (SNS), a Nortel joint venture based in Shanghai, PRC. He is a co-owner of Terry Fox Drive Partnership, a land development company serving the high-tech industry. Prior to starting DC Technologies, Mr. Colbourne held several senior positions with Nortel, including Vice President of Strategic Business Alliances for Nortel's Advanced Components business unit; Vice President and General Manager of Nortel Semiconductors; General Manager of the company's IC wafer fabrication facility in San Diego, California; and Vice President of Supply Management.

2) Mr. Jean-Pierre Soubliere

Mr. Soubliere is the President and CEO of Anderson Soubliere Inc., an executive based consulting corporation. In this capacity, he has been an advisor to corporations such as the Merrill Lynch Investment Banking Group, JetForm, CGI, Tempest Management, ActiveSystems, CivicLife.com, FreeBalance and NCS Inc. He was President and COO of Alis Technologies from January 1997 to January 1999. Previously, Mr. Soubliere, a 19-year SHL Systemhouse veteran, served as President, SHL Systemhouse International. Prior to joining SHL, Mr. Soubliere worked for Canada Post Corporation, Carleton University and Northern Telecom, and was a part-time instructor at the University of Quebec-Hull. He is a member of several Councils and Boards including the University of Ottawa, UniMedia, Med-Eng Systems Inc., Positron Public Safety Systems Inc., Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL), the Loeb Research Institute, the Ottawa Hospital, United Way of Canada, and the Harmony Foundation. Mr. Soubliere is also a past Board member of several organizations such as Microstar Software Ltd., Simware Inc., the Information Technology Association of Canada, the Canadian Advanced Technology Association, the Ottawa-Carleton Board of Trade and the Inter-American Development Bank's Industry Advisory Council. He was the Chairman for the 1989 United-Way Campaign in Ottawa Carleton, and from 1998 to 1999, he chaired the task force responsible for coordinating health care re-structuring in Ottawa-Carleton. In 1998, he chaired the Canadian Federal Government's Ad Hoc Industry Advisory Committee on Electronic Commerce, he participated in the OECD Conference on Electronic Commerce, and he is currently a member of the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable.

3) Dr. Stuart Lyon Smith

Dr. Smith is Chairman of the Board of Ensyn Technologies Inc. and President of RockCliffe Research and Technology Inc. He is a Director of Capital Alliance Ventures Inc., Instantel Inc. and Acres Productive Techhnology Inc. He serves as Vice-Chair of Humber College's Board of Governors and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the McGill School of Environment and the Liu Centre for the study of Global Issues (at UBC). He was a professor for eight years in the Department of Psychiatry at McMaster University Medical School in Hamilton, Ontario. He won the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in January 1976 and a year later became Leader of the Opposition. From 1982 to 1987, Dr. Smith was Chairman of the Science Council of Canada. In 1989, he chaired both the Peer Review and the Implementation process for the Federal "Centres of Excellence" competition. During 1990 and 1991 he was Chairman of the AUCC Commission of Inquiry on Canadian University Education. In 1994, he started and, until July 1997, was President of Philip Utilities Management Corporation. In July of 1995, the Prime Minister appointed him as Chairman of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.

About International Datacasting Corporation

IDC (TSE:IDC) provides advanced products, systems and services for the broadband satellite distribution of digital data in a variety of point-to-multipoint applications. With an existing base in 35 countries worldwide, IDC is at the forefront of delivering IP-based satellite datacasting solutions. Applications for IDC's products include high-speed Internet-via-satellite networks, Enterprise networks, distance education networks and digital audio distribution networks. Winner of a prestigious Canada Export Award 2000, IDC is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, has a US sales office in Atlanta, Georgia and markets internationally through an established network of partners and distributors. Visit IDC on the web at http://www.intldata.ca.