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                             EMERGISOFT HOLDING, INC.

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               PIERCE INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY, INC., NOW KNOWN AS
                     EMERGISOFT HOLDING, INC. - NV, ACQUIRES
                    TEXAS-BASED EMERGISOFT HOLDING, INC.- DE

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (May 25, 2001): Pierce International Discovery, Inc., a Nevada
corporation now known as Emergisoft Holding, Inc. ("Emergisoft Nevada"), (OTC:
ESHI) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Emergisoft
Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Emergisoft Delaware"), in a
stock-for-stock merger. In the merger, Emergisoft Nevada issued 46,235,085 (in
excess of a majority) shares of Emergisoft Nevada common stock to the
stockholders of Emergisoft Delaware in exchange for 100% of the equity interests
of Emergisoft Delaware. Emergisoft Nevada changed its name to Emergisoft
Holding, Inc. in connection with the merger process and 23,364,275 presently
outstanding shares of Emergisoft Nevada common stock, owned by a single
individual, were canceled, leaving a total of 48,873,818 shares issued and
outstanding. Emergisoft Delaware is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emergisoft
Nevada and the present holders of Emergisoft Delaware own approximately 94.60%
of the outstanding equity interests and voting rights of Emergisoft Nevada.

         As part of this  transaction,  Richard  Manley was appointed President,
CEO and a director of Emergisoft Nevada.  Lionel L. Drage resigned from these
positions with the parent company upon Mr. Manley's  appointment.  Mr. Manley
appointed Dan Witte,  James L. Williams,  Ron Hellstern,  Kenna Bridgmon,  and
Joe Eppes as officers and Dan Witte,  Ron  Hellstern,  Kenna  Bridgmon,  Ash
Huzenlaub,  Jason Sear,  and Cameron Ware as additional  directors. Messrs.
Manley,  Witte,  Williams,  Hellstern,  Eppes,  Ware, Sear and Huzenlaub and Ms.
Bridgmon will serve until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

         Richard Manley, Emergisoft Nevada's new President and CEO, made the
following comments regarding the effect of the merger on Emergisoft Delaware and
its former shareholders, "The merger is expected to provide us with enhanced
options for future financing of the existing business of Emergisoft. I think
Emergisoft is becoming a public company at the perfect time. Medical and
healthcare-related companies have seen their stocks outperform the market. In
addition, technology companies who can establish a customer base and lead the
market will be rewarded in the future. Emergisoft is at the center of all of
these trends."

About Emergisoft Nevada:

         Emergisoft Nevada was organized on April 19, 1989 in the State of
Colorado.

         In 1999, Emergisoft Nevada created, and later merged with, a Nevada
subsidiary. Emergisoft Nevada is now a Nevada corporation with authorized common
stock of 750,000,000 shares. It has been inactive for a number of years.

About Emergisoft Delaware:

         Emergisoft Delaware, based in Arlington, Texas, is the leader in the
design and implementation of clinical patient management systems for hospital
emergency department automation across the United States. Emergisoft Delaware
streamlines patient documentation, protecting against errors and litigation,
fulfilling government compliance, optimizing revenue recovery and controlling
physicians' and nurses' costs and charges.