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Manatron Receives a $2.3 Million Property Tax Contract From the City of Jacksonville, Florida KALAMAZOO, Mich., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manatron, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANA) a leading provider of software products and services for local governments, including the revolutionary Government Revenue Management(TM) (GRM(TM)) software, today announced that it has received a contract totaling $2.3 million over five years from the City of Jacksonville, Florida for its new Property Tax solution. The software, related implementation services, and ongoing support will be provided to the Duval County Tax Collector's Office. This marks the 29th County in Florida running Manatron Tax. The City of Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida in terms of land and has a population in excess of 800,000. For its most recent fiscal year, which ended on September 30, 2004, the Duval County Tax Collector's Office collected more than $1.8 billion in total revenue. In addition, on February 6, 2005, the City will host the Super Bowl at Alltel Stadium, which is the current home of the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars. Manatron Tax is a comprehensive property tax solution, which includes Tax Levy Management, Tax Billing, Tax Collection, Cashiering, Tax Sale, Tourist Development, Business Revenue, Personal Property, Special Assessments and Public Access. Mike Hogan, Duval County Tax Collector commented, "It became abundantly clear, throughout a very disciplined and comprehensive selection process, that only Manatron had the expertise and ability to meet both our current and future needs. In addition, Manatron shared our vision for the complete integration of our tax management systems. Implementation of the Manatron Tax system will enable our office to serve the needs of our taxpayers and property owners more accurately, efficiently and cost effectively. I am thankful for the expertise and hard work my staff has invested in this process and look forward to providing even better service to the taxpayers of Duval County and the City of Jacksonville." "It is quite rewarding to have a very visible, high profile and leading jurisdiction like the City of Jacksonville/Duval County, which was chosen for this year's Super Bowl, partner with Manatron," said Paul Sylvester, Manatron's President and Chief Executive Officer. "I believe this further validates our strategy of becoming the leading provider of property solutions across North America. Duval County's existing property tax software was nearing the end of its life cycle and they were looking for a new solution that would provide a technology upgrade and offer an advanced set of features that could be tightly integrated with their CAMA software. I am pleased with their confidence in Manatron and am looking forward to providing Duval County and the City of Jacksonville with their 'next generation' tax software and services for many years. We have been working on this project for the past couple of months and expect to have them live on Manatron Tax before the end of our fiscal year." About Manatron, Inc.: Manatron, Inc. designs, develops, markets and supports a family of web-based and client/server application software products for county, city and township governments. Manatron's products support the back-office processes for these government agencies and facilitate the broader business processes via eGovernment and Internet features, such as Internet payments and mortgage lender integration, targeted at the needs of taxpayers and industry professionals. Manatron also provides mass appraisal services, which includes the assessment of residential, commercial and other types of properties to ensure updated and equitable property valuations. Manatron is headquartered in Portage, Michigan and has offices in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. Manatron currently serves approximately 1,200 customers in 24 states and three Canadian provinces. Information about Manatron, Inc. is available at the Company's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.manatron.com/. Safe Harbor Statement: The information provided in this news release may include forward-looking statements relating to future events, such as the development of new products, the commencement of production, or the future financial performance of the Company. Actual results may differ from such projections and are subject to certain risks including, without limitation, risks arising from: changes in the rate of growth of the local government market, increased competition in the industry, delays in developing and commercializing new products, adequacy of financing and other factors described in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be reviewed at http://www.sec.gov/ . CONTACT: Paul Sylvester, President and CEO Manatron, Inc. (269) 567-2900 or Matthew Hayden, President Hayden Communications, Inc. (843) 272-4653 DATASOURCE: Manatron, Inc. CONTACT: Paul Sylvester, President and CEO of Manatron, Inc., +1-269-567-2900, ; or Matthew Hayden, President of Hayden Communications, Inc. +1-843-272-4653, , for Manatron, Inc. Web site: http://www.manatron.com/

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