Optio Software Delivers e.ComIntegrate for Linux; Joins solutions already available for Windows 2000, Solaris, HP-UX and AIX

Business Wire, Feb 24, 2003

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2003

Optio Software, Inc. (OTC.BB: OPTO.OB), a leading provider of software solutions that capture, transform and deliver information to allow automated processes, today announced the latest release of their award-winning distributed output management (DOM) application, Optio e.ComIntegrate version 7.7 for Linux.

Optio e.ComIntegrate allows companies to customize output from their existing enterprise, legacy, and departmental systems, transform it into personalized formats to meet specific end-user requirements and securely deliver documents via remote and local printers, fax, e-mail, bi-directional XML, proprietary electronic formats and the web. Now available for Red Hat Linux 8.0, this latest release is based on the Windows and UNIX versions delivered to users in the fourth quarter of 2002.

"Optio's release of e.ComIntegrate on Linux shows our continued commitment to service the entire Unix spectrum from high end, multi-processing platforms to single-processor Intel servers," explained Bobby Reid, Product Manager. "e.ComIntegrate for Linux provides a natural upgrade path for Optio customers running other Intel based Unix platforms."

"This release of e.ComIntegrate on the Linux platform demonstrates Optio's continued commitment to developing technology that not only benefits our existing customers by allowing them to extend the value in their current investment in Optio but also offers significant benefits for new customers through improved performance and scalability resulting in a faster ROI," said Wayne Cape, Chief Executive Officer.

About Optio Software, Inc.

Optio Software, Inc. provides infrastructure software that improves the quality of an organization's communications with customers, suppliers, partners and employees by capturing information from critical data sources and applications, customizing that information for the specific needs of those varied audiences, and delivering and exchanging that information over a global network of digital destinations and formats. Optio's customers span the manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and financial service industries. Founded in 1981, Optio Software is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with satellite offices in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit: www.optiosoftware.com.