MINExpo (Booth #723) - Gemcom Software International Inc. (TSX:GCM), the largest
global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced
new versions of Gemcom Surpac(TM) 6.1, Gemcom GEMS(TM) 6.2, Gemcom Minex(TM)
5.3, Gemcom MineSched(TM) 6.0 and Gemcom Whittle(TM) 4.2. Each of these software
solutions incorporates new capabilities aimed at driving exploration, mining and
user productivity to address key industry challenges such as skills shortages,
global consolidation, data management issues, and rising costs that are eroding
profits.


Each product incorporates many new and enhanced capabilities that will benefit
both mining companies and their teams. Detailed information on each of these
five products announced today by Gemcom are available on the Company's website
at www.gemcomsoftware.com/news. For product demonstrations, visit Gemcom's booth
at MINExpo, being held September 22-24, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center
in Las Vegas.


Gemcom Surpac 6.1:

- Product overview: Award-winning software for orebody evaluation, open pit and
underground mine design, mine planning and production.


- Release highlights: Enhanced graphics and a new, more "CAD-like" drafting mode
that provides users with greater design flexibility, enabling them to complete
their work faster. Also included is an updated, geostatistics module with
enhanced usability that is shared with GEMS 6.2 and Minex 5.3, delivering better
visualisations and improved functionality.


Gemcom GEMS 6.2:

- Product overview: Collaborative geology, mine planning, production scheduling
and data management software.


- Release highlights: Enhanced block modelling and comprehension capabilities
which reduces the data footprint 10 to 100 times. This breakthrough technology
allows users to connect to their data and graphic visualisations quickly, even
in operations with very large amounts of data. Also included is a new
geostatistics module with increased usability that is shared with Surpac 6.1 and
Minex 5.3.


Gemcom Minex 5.3:

- Product overview: Comprehensive geological modelling and mine planning
software specialised for coal and other stratified deposits.


- Release highlights: A host of new capabilities including target scheduling
that enables mining at a given ore and/or overburden rate, and enhanced
"playback" and export of schedule animations. Also included is a new
geostatistics module built for increased usability that is shared with Surpac
6.1 and GEMS 6.2.


Gemcom MineSched 6.0:

- Product overview: Scheduling software for surface and underground mines of all
sizes and types.


- Release highlights: MineSched 6.0 marks a new generation of software,
combining extensive functionality with an innovative visual approach to long-
and short-term scheduling, with a four step scheduling workflow that guides the
user through an interactive "canvas" to develop better schedules faster.


Gemcom Whittle 4.2:

- Product overview: Industry standard strategic mine planning and mine
optimisation solution.


- Release highlights: Includes the ability to vary mill throughput by rock type
and process, allowing users to build multi-process scenarios with more accuracy
and power. Also included is a new threshold where up to 30 elements can be
defined, enhancing Whittle's optimisation capabilities, particularly in
multi-mine scenarios.


"Gemcom continues to work with our clients to understand their operating
pressure points to enable them to drive productivity gains in an ever changing
industry," said Rick Moignard, president and CEO of Gemcom. "Our focus in these
product releases has been on enhancing our individual applications by
incorporating expanded capabilities, such as a new geostatistics module, and
broad functionality and usability improvements. By doing so, our clients are
able to better address their critical business issues - whether it's the
complexity of the orebody and the optimisation of the ore extraction process, or
the need to get new staff utilising the software quickly in an era of high
personnel movement between mine sites."


About Gemcom

When mining companies seek to increase mine productivity, they turn to Gemcom
for technology and services. The Company is home to world-renowned mining
solutions like GEMS, Surpac, Minex, Whittle, and InSite and to industry
thought-leaders who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible in mining.
Established in 1985, Gemcom has a global reach delivering comprehensive
solutions in all major mining centres in more than 90 countries. Every major
mining company, including BHP Billiton, Codelco, De Beers, Newmont and Vale is a
Gemcom client. Through a combination of organic growth and strategic
acquisitions, the Company has become the largest global supplier of specialised
mining productivity solutions. For more information, visit
www.gemcomsoftware.com.


Gemcom, the Gemcom logo and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Gemcom
Software International Inc. GEMS, Surpac, Minex, Whittle, MineSched, PCBC and
Gemcom InSite are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Gemcom Software
International Inc.
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