Mr. John Watson reports

FX INNOVATION ACQUIRES HGC TECHNOLOGIES, CREATING A LEADING SERVICENOW ELITE PARTNER DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

FX Innovation, a BCE Inc.'s Bell Canada company, has acquired HGC Technologies (HGC), an Elite ServiceNow partner. Based in Montreal, with Canadian and American operations, HGC has a proven record of helping clients maximize their business impact with the ServiceNow digital workflow platform. With customized integrations of the platform into their clients' own ecosystems, they help accelerate results.

HGC strengthens FX Innovation's expertise in process automation, cloud technologies and digital transformation, bringing strengths in business application development, HR (human resources) and customer service delivery, and a strong North American talent base to support growth. HGC's existing U.S. customer base aligns with FX Innovation's strategic plans for expansion into the U.S. market, providing immediate access to a new and growing customer segment.

This acquisition unites Canada's ServiceNow experts, reinforcing a comprehensive ServiceNow Centre of Excellence with a complete suite of enterprise-ready capabilities. This move marks another significant step in Bell's transformation journey from traditional telco to technology services leader. Combined with Bell's reliable connectivity and advanced cybersecurity services, with HGC on board, FX Innovation can now offer clients across a wide range of industries end-to-end ServiceNow-related services, AI-driven (artificial intelligence) automation and insights, and expertise to help drive business transformation.

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"We are excited to welcome HGC to the FX Innovation team. Combining FX Innovation's expertise with HGC's mastery of ServiceNow creates a truly unique and powerful offering. HGC's expertise with application development on the Now platform fits well with Bell's market strategy, enabling us to deliver custom-built solutions that meet our clients' needs. Our strong partnerships with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Salesforce, in addition to ServiceNow, backed by Bell's network, empower us to unlock the potential of our platform approach to support mission-critical business outcomes," said Guillaume Bazinet, chief executive officer, FX Innovation.

"I am very pleased to welcome the HGC team to the Bell Canada group of companies. Our goal is to create a $1-billion start-up and to be the best systems integrator and managed services partner for our customers. Bringing outstanding founders and their teams together, while leveraging Bell's scale and resources to develop deep platform and vertical industry expertise is a winning strategy. We are strategic operators, aligning vertical business innovation with the power of the best platforms to help customers maximize the business impact of their investments and resources," said John Watson, group president, Bell

"HGC is thrilled to be joining forces with FX Innovation and Bell. This union will provide us with the resources and scale to reach a wider customer base and help more organizations unlock the full potential of ServiceNow. We are excited to leverage FX Innovation's expertise and Bell's network to deliver even more value to our clients," said Pietro Greco, chief executive officer, HGC Technologies

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