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Manatron, Inc. Receives Microsoft Gold Certification KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manatron, Inc. a leading provider of web-based and client/server application software products and services for county, city and township governments today announced that it has received Gold Certification from the Microsoft Corporation for its property software applications. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Software Products, Manatron is now among the elite of Microsoft's business partners, earning their highest endorsement. The Gold designation indicates the Company has demonstrated the most robust, efficient, and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies with respect to its property tax and appraisal software applications. In order to receive the Gold Certification, Manatron's software passed rigorous compatibility and reliability tests to ensure it met the highest performance standards and were proven in a real-world environment. "This new certification marks another achievement in our ongoing mission to provide the market with the highest quality solutions and service," said Manatron President and CEO, Paul Sylvester. "We are continuing to improve our ability to aid local governments in managing their fiscal lifeline of property and other tax revenues by providing a comprehensive solution for GIS, Recording, Appraisal, Tax Billing and Collection, and Tax Sale. This will allow us to offer our clients better support, integrate their entire property/revenue systems into a consolidated, managed business process, and provide advanced payment processing capabilities like e-commerce, point of sale, high speed processing, credit cards and ACH." Manatron Chief Technology Officer, Early Stephens, commented, "We are extremely pleased to be awarded this certification from Microsoft as it reflects our ongoing dedication to quality software solutions for our clients. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner we are now backed, trained and supported by Microsoft to a greater degree than ever before. Our clients can rest assured that their solution will remain an industry-leading one as we receive exclusive technical support, advanced product and solution training opportunities, pre-releases of Microsoft business products and monthly updates on new products and solutions." 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 also facilitate the "Virtual Courthouse" by providing Internet access to information for industry professionals and the public or by processing transactions over the Internet such as the payment of property taxes. Manatron provides mass appraisal services, through its Appraisal Services Division, assessing residential, commercial and other types of properties to ensure updated and equitable property valuations. Manatron currently is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has regional offices in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio. Manatron serves approximately 1,400 customers in 25 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/ . For further information, please 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, . 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, Web site: http://www.sec.gov/ Web site: http://www.manatron.com/

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