Demonstrates How Captaris Extends the Microsoft ECM Platform with BPM, Imaging and Archiving Solutions BELLEVUE, Wash., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference, Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading provider of software products that automate business processes and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, announced its latest product integrations that help to extend Microsoft's enterprise content management (ECM) platform. Captaris also announced it will support SharePoint Server 2007 when it is released to businesses later this year. In addition, Captaris is featuring customer case studies focused on solutions built on the Microsoft platform, including procurement approval solutions developed for the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Lazurde, a leading manufacturer of gold jewelry from Saudi Arabia. "Captaris has a wealth of experience building document management and business workflow process automation solutions for customers in financial services, healthcare, government and many other industries," said Kurt DelBene, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Office Server Group. "Together, with the investments we're making in records management and workflow in SharePoint Server 2007, customers will be able to solve more content management problems than ever before." At the conference, Captaris is demonstrating Alchemy Web Parts for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003, a module that provides imaging, archiving and records management functionality within a SharePoint Portal Server-based environment. Together, SharePoint Server 2003 and Alchemy help companies to quickly and easily achieve their goals for enterprise content management, document security, and compliance. Captaris plans to extend Alchemy support to SharePoint Server 2007 when it is released to businesses later this year. Captaris is also showing how Captaris Workflow, a pure .NET business process management (BPM) product, integrates smoothly with SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and other Microsoft products and platforms to create business process automation solutions in several industries. Captaris plans to extend Workflow support to SharePoint Server 2007 when it is released to businesses later this year. "Our document-centric workflow and imaging expertise can help extend the Microsoft ECM platform deeper into vertical applications such as purchasing, loan processing and claims processing," said Eric Bean, senior director of product management for Captaris. "By working closely with Microsoft, we assure our customers that Captaris products are adding maximum value to their Microsoft investment today and in the future." 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: media, Kathryn Ellis of Captaris, Inc., +1-425-638-4022, or ; or Barrie Locke of Ripple Effect Communications, +1-585-377-1839, or , for Captaris, Inc. Web site: http://www.captaris.com/

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