Special Committee of Independent Directors Continues to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives BELLEVUE, Wash., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPA), a leading provider of software products that automate document-centric processes today announced that it has amended the Company's bylaws to extend the deadline for nominating directors to Captaris' Board from April 8, 2008 to the date that is 10 days following the public announcement of the date for Captaris' 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. Captaris has not yet announced the date for its 2008 annual meeting and the amendment does not preclude any shareholder from nominating directors at any time prior to the new deadline. This action will allow shareholders more time to decide whether to nominate an alternate slate of directors or not. Captaris' Board of Directors believes that conducting a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives to enhance value without the interruption and distraction of a proxy contest is in the best interest of Captaris shareholders. Captaris has retained RBC Capital Markets as its financial advisor; in addition to RBC, Credit Suisse continues to be engaged as financial advisor. Perkins Coie LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP are acting as the Company's and the Board's legal advisors, respectively. Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding evaluation of strategic alternatives. Forward-looking statements include all passages containing verbs such as "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "intends" or "plans," or nouns corresponding to such verbs. Forward-looking statements also include any other passages that are primarily relevant to expected future events or that can only be evaluated by events that will occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward- looking statements. Factors that could affect the outcome of our evaluation process is the level of interest expressed by parties in pursuing a transaction, general market conditions, availability of financing, Captaris' ongoing performance and other factors. Information about factors that potentially could affect Captaris' financial results is included in Captaris' most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release. Except as required by law, Captaris undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 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, FaxPress, DOKuStar, RecoStar, Single Click Entry, and ID-Star 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 Global Market under the symbol CAPA. http://www.captaris.com/. The following are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, Alchemy, RightFax, FaxPress and Captaris Workflow. RecoStar, DOKuStar, ID-Star and Single Click Entry are trademarks of Captaris Document Technologies GmbH. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Investors Peter Papano, Captaris, Inc., +1-425-638-4200, ; or Todd Kehrli, MKR Group, Inc., +1-323-468-2300, ; or Tim Lynch, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, +1-212-355-4449, DATASOURCE: Captaris, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Peter Papano, Captaris, Inc., +1-425-638-4200, ; Todd Kehrli, MKR Group, Inc., +1-323-468-2300, ; Tim Lynch, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, +1-212-355-4449, Web site: http://www.captaris.com/

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