New Industry Report Also Predicts Steady Growth Ahead for the Fax Server Market Due to MFPs and Fax Over IP BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric processes, today announced it was once again named as the overall global leader of the fax server market in the Computer-Based Fax Markets Report 2005-2010 from Davidson Consulting. Captaris increased its 2005 worldwide market share for fax server software to 31.5%, which is two and a half times as large as its nearest software competitor. "Captaris has a strong MFP solution and is taking further market share from the traditional fax server vendors," wrote Peter Davidson of Davidson Consulting in the report. "Captaris is also starting to make some progress on Fax over IP (FoIP) systems." Other highlights from the report: -- Captaris held an even larger lead in the North American market than it held last year. -- In the large enterprise segment, defined as businesses with more than 5,000 fax seats, Captaris once again led by a wide margin. -- In the mid-sized enterprise segment, defined as businesses with from 100 to 4,999 seats, Captaris was again the leader by a wide margin. -- In the small business market segment, defined as businesses with up to 100 fax seats, Captaris once again had the lead. -- The fax server market is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 8.2% over the next five years (2006-2010). -- Multifunction printers (MFPs) could account for nearly one-third of fax server sales by 2010. -- FoIP sales are expected to grow at an annual rate of 50.7% over the next five years (2006-2010). -- Davidson Consulting assumes that the use of email will not eliminate the need for fax, especially given the advantages that fax has over email in the area of security. The report also discussed the continued importance of fax to businesses as a secure, compliant document delivery solution. "Fax servers sold well in 2005 in part because corporations are interested in moving documents in a secure manner, and that translates into fax," said Davidson. "Corporations like fax because they like business process automation. They want to know that the document's transmission is secure, that messages can be audited, that they can be stored in a central repository and searched for quick retrieval, that messages can be received in confidentiality and moved from place to place as the need to process them arises." Captaris RightFax is the proven market leader in enterprise fax and document delivery software. It delivers reliable and robust solutions to integrate and automate the flow of fax, paper and electronic documents and data, enabling enterprises to drive revenue, cut costs and meet compliance goals. 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: Barrie Locke of Ripple Effect Communications, +1-585-377-1839, or , for Captaris, Inc.; or Dan Lucarini of Captaris, Inc., +1-303-930-4405, or Web site: http://www.captaris.com/

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