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For Immediate Release

           GEAC EXPANDS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH OFFSHORE
                             DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

MARKHAM, ONTARIO - FEBRUARY 23, 2004 - Geac (TSX:GAC, NASDAQ:GEAC), a global
enterprise software company for Business Performance Management, announced today
that it has expanded its new product development initiatives with an offshore
outsourcing partnership in India.

Geac continues to seek opportunities to extend the value within existing product
suites and to deliver additional front-end applications to current and new
customers worldwide. In order to help ensure that development requirements are
met across product lines during peak demand periods, Geac is fortifying its
development efforts with a handful of targeted outsourcing opportunities.
Certain engineering and quality assurance initiatives will be transitioned to an
offshore resource.

"While outsourcing represents a very small proportion of our development budget
and resource, we are committed to bringing our customers the highest quality
products in the timeframes demanded," said Tim Wright, Chief Technology Officer,
Geac.

ABOUT GEAC

Geac (TSX:GAC, NASDAQ:GEAC) is a global enterprise software company for Business
Performance Management, providing customers worldwide with the core financial
and operational solutions and services to improve their business performance in
real time. Further information is available at http://www.geac.com or through
e-mail at info@geac.com.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current
expectations. Important factors that could cause a material difference between
these forward-looking statements and actual events include those set forth under
the heading "Risk Factors" in Geac's Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April
30, 2003 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 31, 2003, copies of which are available through the website maintained
by the SEC at www.sec.gov; and under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in
Geac's Management Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended April 30,
2003 filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators on June 25, 2003 and
available through the website maintained by the Canadian Depository for
Securities Limited at www.sedar.com. Geac is a registered trademark of Geac
Computer Corporation Limited. All other marks are trademarks of their respective
owners.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Alys Scott
Vice President, Global Communications & Investor Relations
Geac
508.871.5854
alys.scott@geac.com

Melody Firth
Investor Relations Specialist
Geac
905.475.0525 ext. 3325
melody.firth@geac.com