Tangerine Software Signs as Optio Reseller

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Oct. 28, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Optio(r) Software (OTCBB:OPTO), a leading provider of document output management and forms automation solutions, today announces it has formed a channel partnership with Tangerine Software, a leading supplier of ERP solutions, business intelligence software and consulting services to mid-market manufacturers and distributors in Canada.

Under the agreement, Tangerine Software will sell Optio solutions and provide related implementation, technical support, programming and ongoing consulting services to mid-market companies in a variety of vertical industries. The reseller relationship with Optio encompasses Optio DesignStudio(tm), Optio e.ComIntegrate(tm), Optio e.ComPresent(tm) and OptioFAX(tm) solutions. The partnership also expands Optio's footprint in Eastern Canada.

"Our customers need complete, flexible solutions to optimize document-driven processes and drive core business," said Tangerine Software President Greg Brown from the company's headquarters in Saint Laurent, Quebec. "With this partnership, we have a tremendous opportunity to bring world-class output management tools to the growing market of mid-size companies often referred to as the 'Fortune 50,000.'"

Tangerine Software is affiliated with Geac Computer Corporation Limited (NASDAQ (NASDAQ: news) :GEAC) and has been distributing Geac's enterprise software solution, System21 Aurora across Canada since 1992. In addition, Tangerine also has the distribution rights to Adonix X3 (www.adonix.com), a fully integrated suite of web-enabled customer service and logistics, manufacturing and financial applications that operate on Microsoft NT and UNIX. "We look forward to working with Tangerine Software, and we're excited that they've chosen to leverage our solutions to maintain their industry leadership position in Canada," said Paul O'Callaghan, Optio's senior vice president of sales. "With this partnership, we have forged an alliance to address the increasing document management needs of mid-market companies."

About Tangerine Software

Founded in 1992, Tangerine Software markets, implements and supports a broad range of ERP systems and consulting services to small and medium-sized organizations across Canada. Its flagship product, Nectari, is a business intelligence solution designed specifically for IBM (NYSE: IBM - news) 's iSeries application servers. More information on Tangerine Software is available at www.tangerinesoftware.com.

About Optio

Optio Software's document output management solutions are also used by more than 5,000 customers in virtually every industry and enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment to produce, enhance, distribute and exchange documents and other critical information via print, fax, e-mail and the web. Founded in 1981, Optio Software has world headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, EMEA headquarters in Paris and sales offices in Germany and the United Kingdom. More information about Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO) is available at: www.optiosoftware.com.

(c) Copyright 2004, Optio Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Optio is a registered trademark and Optio DesignStudio, e.ComIntegrate, e.comPresent and OptioFAX are trademarks of Optio Software, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.