PRESS RELEASE

MILTON, Ontario [October 13, 2000] -- Systems Xcellence Inc., (TSE: SXC), a leading provider of electronic transaction processing software for the healthcare industry, will be announcing its financial results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2001 at the opening of the market on Thursday, October 19, 2000.

Gordon Glenn, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Ryan, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary will be hosting a conference call on Thursday, October 19, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss the Company’s second quarter financial results.

Interested parties are invited to participate by calling the conference operator at 1-888-793-1722. The call will be recorded and a re-broadcast may be heard until midnight on Thursday, October 26, 2000 by dialing 1-800-558-5253 and entering reservation # 16543664.

Systems Xcellence is headquartered in Milton, Ontario, and provides advanced online transaction processing solutions for the healthcare benefits management industry. The Company combines robust software products, business expertise and services to deliver superior solutions to the ever-changing managed care sector. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SXC.