Novato, California, October 18, 2001 - Gemteq Software, Inc. (www.egems.com), producer of the eGems Collector Pro suite of electronic research and knowledge management applications, has been recognized with a prestigious Award of Excellence for 2001 by Technology & Learning magazine for its eGems Collector Pro software. The annual Technology & Learning Awards were presented today during a ceremony at Technology & Learning's SchoolTech Expo & Conference in Chicago, IL.

The award, which recognizes and celebrates the best school software titles of the year, was given to eGems Collector Pro in the arena of research and reference software, noted the Technology & Learning editors. eGems Collector Pro was the first research capture and reference software to be recognized in the 19-year history of the Awards Program.

"We are particularly pleased to be recognized by Technology & Learning," said Paula Irons, VP of Marketing & Business Development at Gemteq, "since the judging is conducted by educators, for educators, and is specific to the school learning environment. This award is especially gratifying to us as the fulfillment of our goal to serve the educational community."

Gemteq Software, Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Novato, California. Its mission is to provide innovative solutions to simplify the collection and usage of information found on the web or any electronic source. eGems Collector is the first step toward a suite of Internet products and services designed for education, businesses, content providers and e-Research communities.