CNC Global and Onvia.com Announce Strategic Alliance

Unique Partnership Creates Contests, One-Stop Shopping For Canadian IT Specialists

TORONTO, Ontario, September 20, 2000 - CNC Global Limited, Canada’s largest Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce staffing firm, today announced a strategic partnership with Onvia.com, the leading business-to-business exchange for small business buyers and sellers in North America. Under this agreement, Onvia will sponsor on-line contests, and provide products and services exclusively for the more than 50,000 members of the cncglobal.com IT career community. This alliance comes at a time when there are more than 40,000 IT vacancies nationwide, and signals a landmark in the convergence of resources and opportunities for Canadian IT professionals.

Beginning September 1, 2000, cncglobal.com will feature a variety of Onvia-sponsored contests inviting IT professionals to register for access to new career opportunities. The site will also feature hot product specials and chances to win some of Onvia’s most popular items, including Palm organizers, digital cameras, MP3 players, and more. Shortly thereafter, Onvia will host a co-branded e-marketplace for CNC Global members, providing busy Canadian technology professionals and hiring managers with a convenient way to shop online for leading brand-name computer and office products. We continue to see an overwhelming demand for qualified IT professionals nationwide, said CNC Global CEO Robert Beauchemin. Our alliance with Onvia will make our online community even more attractive to skilled professionals by providing them with convenient, one-stop shopping from two of the most trusted names in the Canadian business-to-business arena.

"CNC Global clearly recognizes the need to help members of the Canadian IT community use their time wisely," said Leonard Brody, Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel, Onvia.com Canada. "Alliances such as these are a natural fit in our mandate to help entrepreneurs across all sectors succeed."

This partnership with Onvia represents an important advance for CNC Global as the company further broadens its commitment to providing exceptional pricing and convenient access to the types of leading-edge products IT specialists want. The alliance represents the latest in a series of value-added agreements that CNC Global has already established with valuable partners that include Yellowbrix.com, Grand & Toy, Chapters.ca, Sony Music Canada, and others. The addition of Onvia to the cncglobal.com Marketplace will help further cement CNC Global’s position as the Canadian leader in online and offline career search services.

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11 March 2011