Optio Software Partners with Baytree Associates to Deliver Optio Business Process Solutions to Oracle Customers


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Oracle OpenWorld Conference -- Optio Booth #1130 -- Optio(r) Software, Inc. (OTCBB:OPTO) announced today that it is partnering with Baytree Associates, a premier provider of Oracle technology and application consulting.

"We're excited about teaming up with Optio," said Greg Lovette, Baytree Associates chief executive officer and co-founder. "This partnership will allow us to deliver strategic document automation solutions to enable our customers to achieve faster, more accurate procure-to-pay, order-to-cash and other document-intensive business processes."

At this week's Oracle OpenWorld conference, Optio will demonstrate a Procure-to-Pay Business Process Solution that can help companies automate, streamline and optimize virtually every step in the procure-to-pay cycle to reduce costs, improve cash cycle performance and enhance customer service. Specifically, the Optio Procure-to-Pay solution will:


 -- Generate purchase orders from Oracle that support images, logos,
    multiple languages and currencies, custom terms and attachments

 -- Distribute purchase orders by print, fax, e-mail, Web-based archive
    and/or XML

 -- Track progress of key deliverables by capturing images and data 
    from advance shipment notices

 -- Intelligently scan documents, extract key data from inbound trading
    partner invoices and integrate it into Oracle 11i

 -- Access purchase orders, invoices and other documents related to a
    specific transaction from within Oracle applications, facilitating
    two- and three-way matching and prompt dispute resolution

 -- Create and deliver checks, payments and positive pay reports.

Under the partnership agreement, Baytree Associates will deliver Optio Business Process Solutions and serve as Optio's prime systems integrator in the Oracle market for these solutions. Baytree will also provide related implementation, support, programming and consulting services to customers across its practice. The strategic agreement encompasses the following Optio Business Process Solutions: Optio e.ComIntegrate(tm), Imaging Solution(tm), e.ComPresent(tm), Imaging Solutions(tm) and an Oracle Application-Specific Adapter. Together, these solutions help organizations reduce the costs, errors and inefficiencies of the complete lifecycle of document-intensive processes such as procure-to-pay, order-to-cash and manufacturing and distribution.

"Optio has helped more than 5,000 customers worldwide optimize their document-driven processes," said Paul O'Callaghan, Optio senior vice president of sales. "We're looking forward to our partnership with Baytree as a way to deliver combined solutions that will help Oracle users take their inbound and outbound document-based processes to even higher levels of efficiency, accuracy and productivity."

About Baytree Associates

Baytree, founded in 1994, is a premier provider of Oracle technology and Oracle application consulting. As an Oracle Certified Solution Partner since 1994, as well as an exclusive service provider for Oracle SMB (Special Edition), Baytree continues to provide unparalleled customer value by delivering Oracle-based solutions and Oracle consulting services. The company's web site is www.baytree.com.

About Optio Software

Optio Software provides document automation solutions to help organizations achieve unprecedented speed, accuracy, functionality and quality in their inbound and outbound document processes. More than 5,000 customers use Optio solutions to streamline business document-intensive processes and reduce costs as they extend their investments in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and hospital information systems (HIS) applications. Founded in 1981, Optio Software, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., maintains Europe, Middle East and Africa 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 2005, Optio Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Optio is a registered trademark and Optio Imaging Solutions, Optio e.ComIntegrate and Optio e.ComPresent are trademarks of Optio Software, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.



            

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