Awards Recognize Innovation in the Application of Information Technology BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric processes and The Abbey Company, a California-based commercial real estate investment and management company have won a 2007 Process Innovation Award for the creative deployment and integration of Captaris RightFax, Workflow and Alchemy. The Process Innovation Awards program presents innovation solution honors to companies that focus on the return of significant business benefit and effectiveness of their technology solutions. The Abbey Company implemented Captaris solutions to reduce paper, manage business information and drive effective decision-making. The firm utilizes Captaris RightFax for electronic document exchange, Captaris Workflow for business process automation and Captaris Alchemy for digital storage and retrieval. Read The Abbey Company case study at: http://www.captaris.com/news_and_events/case_studies/index.html. "We are extremely pleased for the industry recognition that these awards represent," said Paul Yantus, Captaris executive vice president of Marketing and Product Development. "The Abbey Company's implementation of our solutions truly reflects the benefits of replacing paper-based processes with automated solutions." Captaris and The Abbey Company implementation were selected by an independent panel of industry experts based on process improvements that led to gains in at least one of the following areas: productivity, profitability, ability to adapt to market conditions, or competitive standing/market share. Enterprise Innovator, a premier publication focused on technology innovation in the enterprise (http://www.enterpriseinnovator.com/), sponsored the 2007 Process Innovation Awards, which were created by Kinetic Information LLC and are now in their 11th year. "We are honored to sponsor such a coveted award program and chose to be part of the 2007 series because it rewards innovative enterprise applications that achieve business benefit, and illuminates such an important area of information technology expertise for our readers," stated Harold Abraham, Deputy Editor, EnterpriseInnovator.com. About Captaris Inc. Captaris, Inc. is a leading provider of software products that automate document centric business processes. Captaris specializes in document capture, recognition, routing, workflow, and delivery. Captaris integrated solutions provide interoperability with leading line of business applications and technology platforms. Captaris products include RightFax, Captaris Workflow, Alchemy and FaxPress, which are distributed through a global network of leading technology partners. Captaris customers include the entire Fortune 100 and the majority of Global 2000 companies. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Captaris was founded in 1982 and is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol CAPA. For more information visit http://www.captaris.com/. The following are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, Alchemy, RightFax and Captaris Workflow. FaxPress is a trademark of Castelle. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About Process Innovation Awards: The Process Innovation Awards program recognizes innovation in the application of information technology. Awards focus on the business benefits user organizations derive from their technology systems. Award winners are selected by a panel of experts consisting of independent professional consultants who are recognized authorities in their fields. The judging process is free of any vendor or other bias so the emphasis remains on the business benefits provided by each winning implementation. DATASOURCE: Captaris, Inc. CONTACT: Mark Littrell of Captaris, Inc., +1-425-425-6000, ; or Barrie Locke of Ripple Effect Communications, +1-617-536-8887, , for Captaris, Inc. Web site: http://www.captaris.com/ http://www.enterpriseinnovator.com/

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