DEQ

DEQ Systems Corp. (TSX VENTURE:DEQ) ("DEQ" or the "Company"), a leading provider
of table game bonusing, jackpot and loyalty solutions, announces today it has
dramatically reduced the cost of its board of directors and has issued stock
options at $1.10 to certain directors and management staff.


DEQ's Board of Directors has reduced the annual approximate fixed monetary cost
for the board from $120,000 to $20,000 for an annual cost savings of $100,000.
As well, DEQ has issued stock options to the three new directors as per the new
compensation plan described below.


The Company issued a total of 75,000 stock options in accordance with the stock
option plan of the Corporation to the three new directors elected at the annual
shareholders' meeting on May 28th 2008 to align them with the new compensation
plan. Each of the three (3) new board members (Mike Telesmanic, Alexandre Lattes
and Herve Eschasseriau) has been granted 25,000 stock options each. Each option
will confer to its holder the right to subscribe one (1) common share of DEQ
Systems Corp. at an exercise price of one dollar ten cents ($1.10) per share.
Stock options are fully vested as of the date of grant. The remaining two
independent directors were not issued additional stock options as they received
the monetary compensation in 2008 as per the 2008 director compensation plan.


As well, the Board of Directors has put in place a compensation package for
employees and has issued a total of 925,000 stock options in accordance with the
stock option plan of the Corporation. The stock options were granted to the
following members of management team.  Earle G. Hall, President and CEO was
issued 300,000 stock options, Francois Proulx, CFO and COO was issued 150,000
stock options, Genevieve Cossette, Chief Legal Officer was issued 145,000 stock
options, Paul Omohundro, Vice-President, Sales was issued 50,000 stock options
and David Jacques, Chief Technology Officer was issued 25,000 options and other
employees were granted a total of 255,000 stock options. Each option will confer
to its holder the right to subscribe one (1) common share of DEQ Systems Corp.
at an exercise price of one dollar ten cents ($1.10) per share. Employee stock
options are vested at 20% per year for 5 years.


"The management team has done an incredible job to migrate the business model to
an accretive patent royalty structure built upon a stable cost base", stated
Mike Telesmanic, DEQ's Chairman of the Board. "The Board of Directors is proud
of management's continued efforts to control cost while continually increasing
recurring revenues. Therefore, we have decided to align our own cost in the same
manner as management has done by reducing our fixed cost and to increase the
number of stock options so that any significant compensation earned by a
director will be from the added value created."


"This unprecedented decision by the Board of Directors is very motivating for
the management team" stated Earle G. Hall, President and CEO of DEQ. "Our Board
has seen our efforts and results in 2008 and our quest to create value for our
shareholders. Their decision to migrate to value added compensation is a clear
sign of their desire to create value. Our decision to issue stock options at
$1.10 in the current market conditions is a sign as well our belief in our
business plan and the value we continue to create."



DEQ's Board of Directors monetary cost in 2007 was $118,500 for 5 independent
directors and $48,250 in director's consulting fees. Herve Eschasseriau,
Governance Committee Chair led a proposition to reduce these costs dramatically.
All remaining directors from before the Annual General Assembly received the
amounts as per the 2008 column. All new directors including the Chairman of the
Board have received compensation as per the 2009 column and all ongoing
recurring costs such as board meetings or committee meetings pay all directors
as per the 2009 column. These changes are effective as of May 28th, 2008. The
projected 2009 monetary cost for the Board of Directors is approximately $20,000
which will incur an approximate annual savings of $100,000 for the company.




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Director Category     Position             2008 Plan   2009 Plan
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Independent Director
                     Chairman - Annual Fee   $20,000      $2,000
                     Director - Annual Fee   $10,000      $1,000
                     Committee President 
                      - Annual Fee            $1,500      $1,000
                     Board meeting fee per
                      member per board        $1,000        $100
                     Board committee meeting
                      fee per member          $1,000        $100
                     Board member consulting
                      fee per day             $1,000        $500

                     Stock options per 
                      member per year         75,000     100,000
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Non Independent
 Director
                     Stock options per 
                      member per year         75,000     100,000
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ABOUT DEQ

Founded in 1998, DEQ Systems Corp. (TSX VENTURE:DEQ) is a leader in the table
game bonusing technology field. DEQ's patents, products and features include
side bet bonusing games with progressive and random jackpot prizes, slot machine
style mystery bonusing, multiple credit and denomination betting flexibility,
dealer hand betting, electronic credit bank, electronic rake, baccarat hand
tracking, multimedia animation and sound effects. DEQ has an extensive patent
portfolio that is recognized in more than 50 countries such as the USA, Macau,
Australia and Canada. DEQ's bonusing solutions and products are present in more
than 200 casinos in over 30 countries. For further information, please visit
www.deq.com


Forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results,
performance and achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the said
forward-looking statements. DEQ Systems Corp. has been selected in the TSX
Venture 50 in 2008. "2008 Venture 50" is a trademark of TSX inc. and is used
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