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Norway's National Insurance Administration to Implement Internet-Based Healthcare Information Supply Chain that Leverages Technology from Canada's Xenos Group

Xenos terminalONE™ Solution to Speed and Streamline Secure, Internet-Based Communications with Doctors, Hospitals and Pharmacies

TORONTO, Ontario, November 30, 2005 - Xenos Group, Inc. (TSX: XNS), a leading provider of solutions that automate the processing and delivery of data and documents, today announced that Norway's National Insurance Administration has selected Xenos terminalONE as a core part of its infrastructure that functions as a supply chain for information flows between the government agency and healthcare providers. The healthcare information supply chain, one of the world's largest ebXML-compliant messaging implementations, guarantees auditable delivery of electronic messages over the Internet to authenticated recipients within Norway's nationalized healthcare system.

The National Insurance Administration has been maintaining a communications infrastructure that relied on expensive X.400 networks and labor-intensive paper-based processes to communicate with hospitals, doctors and pharmacies throughout Norway. Xenos standards-based technology enables secure communications over the Internet and the IP-based Norwegian Healthcare Network. Processing any type of message, EDI, word processing document, spreadsheet, or reimbursements will be far faster, and the overhead costs for maintaining the communications system will be slashed; all with a technology that is completely non-disruptive and that can be implemented without any re-engineering of existing systems.

Substantial cost-savings will accrue to Norway because electronic messages and transactions can now be automatically routed to back-office systems, eliminating the need for paper-based processes such as fax and manual data entry. In addition, all messages can now be easily audited, enabling expedited and cost-effective resolution of any discrepancies which may arise. The end result is that while the National Insurance Administration saves overhead costs, healthcare provider reimbursements are faster and are more accurate.

"By implementing Xenos terminalONE, Norway's National Insurance Administration demonstrates that healthcare can be provided with efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and reliability," said Stuart Butts, CEO of Xenos. "With this Xenos-based healthcare information supply chain solution, all participants in Norway's nationalized healthcare system can communicate any type of message securely, over the least expensive communications network known to man-the Internet. With the solution, all parties are winners-the government trims overhead, gains auditability and providers' payments are never delayed. And the solution is fully backed by Xenos, a company that has over 20 years of experience delivering scalable and mission-critical solutions."

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About the National Insurance Administration of Norway

The National Insurance Scheme (folketrygden), also called the cornerstone of the Norwegian welfare state, provides a number of benefits to the Norwegian population through the National Insurance Service (trygdeetaten). The National Insurance Service is organized under the management of a central Directorate - the National Insurance Administration (Rikstrygdeverket), which runs its operations through its regional and municipal bodies. The National Insurance Administration has overall authority over the Service, and has the power to issue detailed regulations and general recommendations concerning the application of social insurance law. The National Insurance Administration is directly subject to the authority of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

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About Xenos

Xenos has provided data and document management solutions for over 20 years. Its solutions are embraced worldwide, across a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services and government. Xenos improves the efficiency of information and data management while preserving investments in existing IT infrastructure, systems, applications and procedures. Its solutions provide the capture, composition, transformation, enhancement, repurposing, storage, retrieval and distribution of documents across the enterprise. Xenos' data solutions are used to integrate incompatible applications, business processes, enterprise systems, partners, structured data, databases and Web services. Its product offering includes Xenos d2e, Xenos infoWEB and Xenos GoXML. Xenos has offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Xenos trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "XNS." For more information visit www.xenos.com.

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Editorial Contacts:
Heidi Rosenberg
Nadel Phelan, Inc.
+1 831-440-2405
heidi@naelphelan.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Cory Pala
Xenos Group, Inc.
+1 416-657-2400
cpala@xenos.com

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