Orc Software adds Strategic Partner in New Zealand and Australia

Orc Software adds Strategic Partner in New Zealand and Australia

Continues global expansion strategy offering additional regional services

Hong Kong & Sydney, Tuesday 16 December, 2008 - Orc Software (SSE: ORC), the
leading global provider of technology for advanced derivatives trading and
connectivity solutions, today announced a reseller agreement with New
Zealand-based financial services solutions provider Chelmer.

Chelmer has provided trading systems, software development, consultancy and
support services to the New Zealand and Australia financial services community
since 1988. 

The partner agreement enables Chelmer to resell the Orc CameronFIX solution and
to provide additional consultancy services and support to customers in New
Zealand and Australia. 

CameronFIX is the high performance, low-latency FIX Protocol solution used by
leading global Sell-side and Buy-side firms for messaging, order routing and
market data alike. FIX is no longer just a means of enabling out-of-the-box
connectivity; instead it should provide the best of both worlds in terms of
standardization and performance.

“One of Orc's key global business strategies is to partner with reputable
regional financial solution providers to further facilitate the continued
geographical uptake of Orc's solutions, ”says Greg Chambers, President, Orc
Software, Asia Pacific. “We welcome New Zealand firm Chelmer to the Orc partner
program, confident they will provide quality additional services and support for
our shared customers in the region.”

“Orc Software has an excellent market reputation for providing optimized, robust
FIX connectivity,” says Andy Robertson, Managing Director, Chelmer. “Partnering
with Orc provides Chelmer with an advanced FIX gateway and monitoring together
with the expertise that many industry participants require. The open technology
standards used by Orc CameronFIX is consistent with our own and enables us to
build our own applications on top of Orc's best-in-class order routing for back
office trade handling and settlements. We look forward to a mutually beneficial
partnership that will produce valuable business benefits and operational
enhancements for our customers in New Zealand and Australia.”

About Chelmer
Chelmer is a New Zealand-based company specialising in financial services
solutions. Formed in 1988 to provide services and support of front end trading
systems used by the New Zealand banking community, Chelmer has grown into New
Zealand's leading systems integrator, consulting company and technology supplier
to the wider financial services industry. 

Since 1999, Chelmer has been 50% owned by staff and 50% owned by the publicly
listed global registry company, Computershare (CPU.AX). This combination
provides the benefits of stability, strength and recognition of a global
organisation with the expertise and knowledge of local management.

Chelmer is an active member of the FIX Protocol organisation, and has provided
FIX consultancy and development services to leading Exchanges, buy side and sell
side clients worldwide.

About Orc Software
Orc Software (SSE: ORC) is the leading global provider of powerful solutions for
the worldwide financial industry in the critical areas of advanced derivatives
trading and low latency connectivity. Orc's competitive edge lies in its depth
of knowledge of the derivatives trading world gained by deploying advanced
solutions for sophisticated traders for over 20 years. 

Orc Trading and Orc Connect provide the tools for making the best trading and
connectivity decisions... strong analytics, unmatched market access, powerful
automated trading functionality, high performance futures and options trading
capabilities, ultra-low latency, and risk management. 

Orc's customers include leading banks, trading and market-making firms,
exchanges, brokerage houses, institutional investors and hedge funds. 

Orc provides sales and quality support services from its offices across EMEA,
Americas, Asia Pacific. Through the Orc Partner Vantage Program, we expand our
market reach in additional geographies, working together with partners who add
local knowledge and expertise. By providing access to our technical skills and
marketing support that includes channel-focused partnering and joint marketing
programs, Orc is fully committed to the success of our partners.

For more information, please visit www.orcsoftware.com.

For further information:

Greg Chambers, President, Orc Software, APAC, +852.2167.1956
Agnes Wong, Senior Marketing Manager, Orc Software, APAC, +852.2167.1986

Andy Robertson, Managing Director, Chelmer, +64.9917.5810