Montreal, Quebec, Wednesday, October 10, 2001, 10:13 EDT --
     eCommerce Firm Joins Index Comprised of Global Blue Chip
     Companies

BCE Emergis Inc., a leading provider of e-commerce services and
exchanges, today announced its inclusion to the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). Emergis, which
strategically focuses on market leadership in the
transaction-intensive eHealth and financial services sectors
joins blue chip leaders such as Intel Corp., Procter & Gamble
Co., British Telecommunications, ING Group N.V., Sony Group and
a host of other world leaders in their market sectors on the DJSI
World.

"To be included in this index among so many world-class companies
is extremely rewarding. We have always believed in the benefits
of eCommerce, and that its inherent economic, environmental and
social advantages are truly sustainable," said W. Brian Edwards,
Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Emergis. "Despite
the skeptics and volatile markets, eCommerce will flourish as the
Internet becomes the dominant network that companies use to
conduct their mission-critical transactions."

The DJSI World is the world's first global index tracking the
performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies
worldwide and includes 312 companies from 62 industries in 26
countries with a combined market capitalization of more than US$5
trillion. Other leading companies include: Bayer AG, Citigroup
Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Deutsche Telekom AG, Minnesota Mining
& Manufacturing Co. (3M), Volkswagen AG.

Corporate sustainability is a business and investing approach
that balances economic, environmental and social developments.
According to the DJSI World, investors are increasingly
diversifying their portfolios by investing in companies that set
industry-wide best practices in the following areas: Strategy,
Innovation, Governance, Shareholders, as well as Employees and
other Stakeholders. The concept of corporate sustainability is
very attractive to investors because it aims to increase
long-term shareholder value. As corporate sustainability
performance can now be financially quantified, they now have an
investable corporate sustainability concept. These sustainability
companies also have superior performances and favorable
risk/return profiles because sustainability is a catalyst for
enlightened and disciplined management, a crucial success factor.

Today, licensees in 12 countries manage products such as mutual
funds, equity baskets, certificates and segregated accounts that
are tied to the sustainability index. For more information about
the index, its components and methodology, visit the website at
www.sustainability-indexes.com.

BCE Emergis is a premier B2B e-commerce infrastructure 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.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements which are
subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Actual results and events may vary significantly.

Factors which could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from current expectations include, among other thing:
uncertainty as to whether BCE Emergis' strategies will yield the
expected benefits and growth prospects, the current negative
trends in North American economic conditions, BCE Emergis'
ability to expand its operations in the United States
particularly in the ehealth and financial sectors, the extent of
its customers' use of its exchanges and services and the ability
to integrate efficiently new acquisitions. For additional
information with respect to certain of these and other factors,
see the Annual Information Form of the Company filed with
securities commissions. THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED
IN THIS PRESS RELEASE REPRESENT BCE EMERGIS EXPECTATIONS AS AT
OCTOBER 10, 2001 AND, ACCORDINGLY, ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER
SUCH DATE. HOWEVER BCE EMERGIS DISCLAIMS ANY INTENTION OR
OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS,
WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR
OTHERWISE.

For more information:

Sylvia Morin
Director, Corporate Communications
BCE Emergis
(514) 868-2358
Email: sylvia.morin@emergis.com

John Gutpell
Director, Investor Relations
BCE Emergis
(514) 868-2232
Email: john.gutpell@emergis.com

Robert Brehl
Fleishman Hillard Canada
(416) 645-8184
Email: brehlr@fleishman.com