BELLEVUE, Wash., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading Business Information Delivery solutions provider, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase to its previously announced stock repurchase program by an additional $5.8 million. The total amount available in the program after the increase is $15.0 million. In January 2005, the Board of Directors authorized Captaris to repurchase up to $15.0 million of its common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Subsequently, Captaris repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock pursuant to the program at a cost of approximately $5.8 million. Of the 1.5 million shares, approximately 1.3 million shares were repurchased in 2005 and approximately 217,000 shares were repurchased in the first quarter of 2006. Captaris may repurchase shares from time to time pursuant to the program subject to open trading windows, overall market conditions, stock prices and its cash position and requirements going forward. The repurchase program will continue until the maximum dollar amount authorized is repurchased or the Board of Directors determines to discontinue the repurchase program. About Captaris, Inc. Captaris, Inc. is a leading provider of software products that automate business processes, manage documents electronically and provide efficient information delivery. Our product suite of Captaris RightFax, Captaris Workflow and Captaris Alchemy Document Management is distributed through a global network of leading technology partners. We have customers in financial services, healthcare, government and many other industries, and our products are installed in all of the Fortune 100 and many Global 2000 companies. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Captaris was founded in 1982 and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol CAPA. For more information please visit http://www.captaris.com/. NOTE: The following are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, Alchemy, RightFax, Captaris Document Management, Captaris Interchange and Captaris Workflow. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Captaris, Inc. CONTACT: investors, Todd Kehrli, or Jim Byers, both of MKR Group, LLC, +1-818-556-3700, or , for Captaris, Inc.; or Melanie Canto, Director, Treasury and Investor Relations of Captaris, Inc., +1-425-638-4048, or Web site: http://www.captaris.com/

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