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Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: SXC

MILTON, Ontario [January 11, 2001] -- 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 Third Quarter of Fiscal 2001 at the opening of the market on Thursday, January 18, 2001.

Gordon Glenn, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Gleed, Controller & Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary will be hosting a conference call on Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss the Company's third quarter financial results.

Interested parties are invited to participate by calling the conference operator at 1-888-799-1277. The call will be recorded and a re-broadcast may be heard until midnight on Thursday, January 25, 2001 by dialing 1-800-558-5253 and entering reservation # 17637844.

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.