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Manatron Receives $4.1 Million CAMA Order From State of Arizona Manatron to provide Property Assessment and Taxation System for Arizona Department of Revenue KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Manatron, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANA) a leading provider of software products and services for local governments, including the revolutionary Government Revenue Management(TM) or (GRM(TM)) software, today announced that it has executed a contract with the State of Arizona for Manatron's ProVal Plus(R) computer assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) software to fulfill property assessment and taxation needs for the State and 12 of its counties. This will be the Company's first contract in Arizona, estimated at $4.1 million over a seven year period and covers all but three counties. The Company is planning to begin this implementation in the current fiscal year and anticipates that all 12 counties will be live on the new software by the fall of 2006. Manatron President and CEO Paul Sylvester, commented, "Arizona represents a new state for us, and we are excited to begin this relationship. With 5.6 million residents, Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the country from a population standpoint. Our solution met the needs of Arizona's Department of Revenue and its client counties, and we believe opportunities exist to expand this relationship in the future." Manatron's new ProVal Plus encapsulates advanced CAMA technology while ensuring CAMA business rules for application consistency and compatibility with previous versions. ProVal Plus offers an updated Graphical User Interface (GUI) and navigation designed to meet all current industry standards. Like ProVal(R), the most widely used CAMA software designed to run under Microsoft Windows in client-server networks, ProVal Plus offers all the traditional approaches to value, while being fully developed, and conforming to strict national and international standards. ProVal Plus delivers virtually all the required appraisal functions including the cost, market and income approaches -- combined with a powerful, fully model-driven framework that provides great flexibility. 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 and Ohio. 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/ . 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, , for Manatron, Inc. 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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