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Systems Xcellence Inc. Announces Sale & Leaseback Transaction

MILTON, Ontario (December 29, 2000) -- Systems Xcellence Inc., (TSE: SXC) announced today that it has raised $13 million CDN through the sale and leaseback of software assets to fund possible business acquisitions.

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. Systems Xcellence can be found on the Internet at http://www.sxc.com.

For more information, please contact: Gordon Glenn, President and CEO
Systems Xcellence Inc.
Tel: (905) 876-4741

Email: investors@sx.com