Emergis plans NASDAQ listing

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BCE Emergis Inc. (Montreal) intends to raise its profile by listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The company, which sells electronic business exchange services to companies, is 65% owned by BCE Inc. The revenue targets for 2000 is $465-million, more than double of last year's $186.7-million. The company has yet to show a profit, and now their goal is to build revenue and earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The company reported a net loss of $65.8-million or 82 cents a share last year. The share closed at $63.50 yesterday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. BCE Emergis' major deal, earlier this year, was its $552.4-milliom acquisition of United Payors & United Providers Inc. The purchase boosts the company's role in health care transaction processing. The company is at present in three other e-commerce sectors: financial services, transportation and telecommunications.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Electrical & Electronic Equip, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Bce Emergis Inc.

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Netgraphe soars on speculation about Quebecor plans

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Netgraphe Inc.'s stock increased yesterday, due to speculation about Quebecor Inc.'s intentions to merge the Internet company with Web portal Canoe. Netgraphe, based in Montreal, closed at $3.39, an increase of 30%, with 1.4 million shares being exchanged.

Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Printing, Commercial Printing, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Online services, Internet services, Printing industry, Quebecor Inc., Netgraphe Inc.

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Telesystem plummets on 5-for-1 stock plan

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Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced a five-for-one stock consolidation plan for its corporate shares. The plan is intended to avoid losing the company's top listing on the Nasdaq.

COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Planning, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Telesystem International Wireless Inc., TIWI

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