Last of 2009 Newsletter

Welcome to the last 2009 issue of Runge Software News, our bi-monthly newsletter that provides you with simple, easy-to-read information on Runge’s technology solutions.

In this issue we detail the latest in Xact technology with the release of Xact 1.4 and provide you with the latest product release. We also have our regular sections: hints and tips, forum topics, help, etc.

The latest version of Runge’s short-term scheduling solution, Xact 1.4, has been released with improved, powerful functionality that gives the user the ability to plan with greater ease, efficiency and effectiveness.

With an improved tool set including graphical scheduling capability, multiple stockpiling options and charting ability, mining engineers can react quickly and ecisively against short-term schedule changes - equipment failure, labour changes, weather, and many other variables - which is key to the success of today's mine operations.

Xact’s intuitiveness also allows minimal set-up and training time. Xact is designed to address the dynamic nature of short-term scheduling, allowing operational staff to monitor
and report on work progress of mining operations. The solution is designed to be used for all types of mines and mineral deposits, providing users a short-term scheduling tool kit that provides a central repository for shortterm scheduling data and logic. This allows mining engineers to construct, analyse and update short-term mining schedules on a regular basis using databases, Gantt charts, plots and reports. The powerful presentation and reporting tools mean that inventory and quality reports are easily created, updated, and run using any time scale.

Click here for more information and to view the demonstration videos: http://www.xact.net.au

Xact also provides input into other Runge products including XPAC (medium to long-term planning software), XERAS (a financial modelling and re-forecasting application) and Mining Dynamics (an Enterprise management solution for the mining industry).

If you’d like to discuss the Xact 1.4 enhancements further or require an update to your existing version of Xact, please contact Chris van Zweeden at cvzweeden@runge.com.au.