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Emergis Completes Contract Renewals with all Major Insurance Company Customers

- Sun Life Financial contract renewed for up to five years

Emergis Inc. (TSX: EME) today announced that it has renewed its service agreement with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, a member of the Sun Life Financial group of companies, for up to five years. Under this new contract, Sun Life Financial, one of Canada's largest group benefit providers, will continue to use Emergis' Assure Claims solution for the adjudication of its drug claims and the transport of its dental claims.

"Sun Life Financial values Emergis' service delivery reliability and quality," said Brigitte Parent, Senior Vice-President, Group Benefits, Sun Life Financial. "We are pleased to rely on Emergis as a key supplier and supporter of our group benefit plan activities in Canada."

"Emergis and Sun Life Financial have enjoyed a close working relationship for more than ten years now," said Marc Filion, Executive Vice-President at Emergis. "We see this renewal, as well as those of our other major insurance company customers, as strong votes of confidence in Emergis' ability to meet the current and future needs of the Canadian health claims management market."

Emergis is the Canadian leader in electronic claims processing. Its Assure Claims solution makes it possible to adjudicate electronic claims in real time from the point of service on behalf of insurers such as Sun Life Financial, governments and their agencies. It allows for the management of information pertaining to each sponsor's group plan and claimants' eligibility, as well as the transmission of direct payment to health care professionals, and the reimbursement of claims submitted by group plan participants. Assure Claims also provides a complete set of ancillary services such as formulary management, audits, fraud detection, data mining as well as professional services delivered by pharmacists and other industry experts.

Insurer customers of Emergis collectively represent about half of the private group health insurance market in the country. In 2006, Emergis reached the 60 million mark for drug claims adjudicated. Emergis is also the largest electronic claims transport company in Canada. In 2006, the company transported 158 million drug and dental claims. Its electronic network for the transport of claims reaches 99% of Canadian pharmacies and all dentists in Canada who submit claims electronically.

About Emergis

Emergis is an IT leader in Canada that focuses on the health and financial services sectors. It develops and manages solutions that automate transactions and the secure exchange of information to increase the process efficiency and quality of service of its customers. Emergis has expertise in electronic health-related claims processing, health record systems, pharmacy management solutions, cash management and loan document processing and registration. In Canada, Emergis delivers solutions to the main insurance companies, top financial institutions, government agencies, hospitals, large corporations, real estate lawyers and notaries and 3,100 pharmacies. Its electronic health record solutions are also delivered in the U.S. and Australia. The Company's shares (TSX: EME) are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Certain information in this news release is forward-looking within the meaning of certain securities laws and is subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The results or events predicted in such forward-looking information may differ materially from actual results or events. The words "may", "could", "should", "would" and similar words and expressions are used to identify forward-looking information. Material factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially include, among others: general economic factors, adverse industry events, the adoption rate of the Company's solutions, its ability to deliver development and implementation projects in a timely manner, the non-renewal of major contracts which expire in the near term, complexities and timing of signing large customer contracts, exposure under contract indemnities, defects in software or failures in the processing of transactions and security and privacy breaches. In making the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has assumed that these and other material factors will not result in such forward-looking information differing materially from actual results or events, and has assumed the renewal and signing of certain customer contracts and the realization of certain projects. It has not assumed any significant acquisitions, dispositions or one-time items. When relying on the Company's forward-looking information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, refer to the risks and uncertainties section of the Company's 2006 MD&A and to its 2006 Annual Information Form (risks and uncertainties) filed with Canadian securities regulators and available at sedar.com.

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