WEXHAM, U.K. -- Vicorp today announces that Bell Canada, the leading Canadian communications service provider, will be deploying the Vicorp xMP Application Development Platform within its Next Generation IP network.

The Vicorp VoiceXML platform in conjunction with the VoiceGenie media server will enable Bell Canada to add powerful new advanced speech interface options to its successful portfolio of calling card services for Enterprise and Residential customers.

Designed to capitalise on open standards such as VoiceXML and the J2EE environment, Vicorp's xMP solution tool suite enables the creation, management and delivery of services with intuitive bi-lingual speech interfaces, messaging, content delivery and user personalisation. The Vicorp xMP platform hides the complexities of application development - enabling service providers to deliver exciting new applications, rapidly and cost-effectively.

Bell Canada is Canada's largest communications company and provides local telephone, long distance, wireless communications, Internet access, data, satellite television and other services to residential and business customers through some 26 million customer connections.

"We are delighted to provide our xMP platform to Bell Canada", said Scott Sibuns, VP Worldwide Sales for Vicorp. "xMP allows telcos and ISPs to extend their portfolio of industry-leading services by adding exciting new speech interface, content and interactive voice response options and thereby enhance their ability to deliver robust and focused solutions to their customers."

Vicorp UK Ltd.

BCE Inc.