Agreement extends close relationship between Geosoft and ESRI Canada

TORONTO, Ontario – February 2, 2009 – Geosoft Inc. announced today that it will resell ArcView to the Canadian junior mining market under a value-added reseller agreement reached with ESRI Canada. This agreement reflects the complementary nature of the two company’s products and extends the close relationship that Geosoft and ESRI Canada already have.

“Geosoft has tremendous relationships with the junior mining market in Canada and it benefits these customers to have a single source for purchasing Geosoft solutions bundled with ESRI technology,” said Paul Salah, Director, Business Partners at ESRI Canada.

“Reselling ArcView benefits our customers and reinforces our commitment to ESRI,” said Lorraine Godwin, Business Manager, Canada/USA at Geosoft.

This agreement applies to junior mining companies who purchase Geosoft’s Target for ArcGIS product – a surface and drillhole extension for ESRI's ArcView software that simplifies the compilation, mapping and analysis of geospatial data.

About Geosoft Inc. – www.geosoft.com

Geosoft is a world leader in software and solutions for earth exploration. We make the experience of finding, using and sharing data more natural and powerful for earth explorers. Geosoft solutions accelerate knowledge development and unlock opportunity within exploration industries and the earth sciences sector. Originally founded by geoscientists in 1986, Geosoft ranks among the top 150 software companies in Canada today, with more than 5,000 customers in over 100 countries worldwide.

About ESRI Canada – www.esri.ca

Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. ESRI Canada distributes the world's leading GIS software including solutions from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, I.S.M. International Systemap Corp. and Azteca. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions ESRI Canada has established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 130 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. ESRI Canada is a leader in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including public works, land management, utilities, defence, public safety, business demographics, education,


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