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Includes Integration with Manatron CAMA in City Assessor's Office KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manatron, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANA) the nation's leading provider of integrated property tax solutions for state and local governments announced that it has received a contract totaling approximately $500,000 from the City of Roanoke, Virginia for its GRM Property Tax solution, Manatron Tax. The contract includes software, ongoing software maintenance and support, and related professional services for both the City Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer's Offices. In addition, the contract requires integration with the City Assessor's Office, a current Manatron CAMA client. This marks the second GRM tax client in Virginia. The City of Virginia Beach was the first. The City of Roanoke is located in Central Virginia and has a population estimated at 100,000. The City Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer's Office will be using Manatron Tax to maintain taxable owner records for real estate parcels and to collect real estate, personal property, special assessments, motor vehicle and other miscellaneous taxes for the city. "Roanoke has been a very satisfied customer of Manatron for many years," stated Kathy D. Cox, Assistant Director of Technology for the City of Roanoke. "We have been using Manatron's ProVal software as our Real Estate CAMA (Computer Automated Mass Appraisal) system. By acquiring Manatron's GRM Property Tax Solution, we are covering the entire tax revenue cycle from assessment to collections using one integrated product. Our goal was to find a solution that made it easier to manage large volumes of interrelated tax data, improve the efficiency of our business processes, and enhance services for our citizens. We are very excited to have selected Manatron as our vendor and are confident that they will be with us every step of the way as we achieve this goal. "Virginia is a target market for our GRM suite of software given our recent contract with the City of Virginia Beach and the fact that we have over 30 jurisdictions in that state using our CAMA software," said Paul Sylvester, Manatron's Chief Executive Officer. "We have enjoyed our long-standing relationship with the Assessor's Office in the City of Roanoke and look forward to serving the Commissioner of Revenue and the Treasurer's Office." "We have made significant investments in our software, services and people these last couple of years as we have prepared to take the City of Virginia Beach live on our GRM suite of software," said Bill McKinzie, Manatron's President and Chief Operating Officer. "I am pleased that we will be able to leverage these investments on our new contract with the City of Roanoke and am excited about the opportunity to integrate our GRM Tax software in many of our other Virginia CAMA accounts following the successful completion of this contract." About Manatron, Inc.: Manatron is focused on providing software and services to enable state and local governments in North America to completely, fairly and efficiently assess real and personal property, and to bill and collect the related property taxes in their jurisdictions. The Company's software manages the entire property life cycle, which includes deed recording, land records, GIS (Geographic Information System) integration, valuation, assessment administration, personal property, business licenses, cashiering, tax billing and collection, delinquents and tax sales, and e-government. Manatron's revenues are primarily generated from software license fees, software maintenance fees, professional services, and sales of hardware, forms and supplies. Professional services consist of data conversions, installation, training, project management, hardware maintenance, forms processing and printing, consulting and appraisal services. Manatron is headquartered in Portage, Michigan and has offices in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. Manatron currently serves approximately 1,300 customers in 36 states and two Canadian territories. Information about Manatron, Inc. is available at the Company's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.manatron.com/. About Manatron Tax: Manatron Tax is part of Manatron's new Government Revenue Management(R) (GRM(R)) software suite. Manatron Tax is a powerful, flexible and comprehensive property tax billing and collection solution for tax collection officials. Manatron Tax provides the functionality to maintain, bill, collect, distribute and track properties and associated taxes. It is built on the Microsoft platform, using the most up-to-date technology. Manatron Tax enables tax collection officials to manage real property, personal property, mobile homes, minerals, motor vehicle and special assessments. For more information regarding Manatron Tax, please visit: http://www.manatron.com/solutions/tax.aspx. About City of Roanoke, Virginia: Roanoke is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Roanoke is located adjacent to the city of Salem and the town of Vinton and is surrounded by, but politically separate from, Roanoke County. The City has a population estimated at 100,000. Roanoke is a five-time All-American City, one of America's Most Livable Communities and a five-time to Digital City. More information on the City of Roanoke can be found at http://www.roanokeva.gov/. Safe Harbor Statement: The information provided in this news release may include forward-looking statements relating to future events, such as the development of new products, the commencement of production, or the future financial performance of the Company. Actual results may differ from such projections and are subject to certain risks including, without limitation, risks arising from: changes in the rate of growth of the local government market, increased competition in the industry, delays in developing and commercializing new products, adequacy of financing and other factors described in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be reviewed at http://www.sec.gov/. CONTACT: Paul Sylvester, Co-Chairman and CEO Manatron, Inc. (269) 567-2900 Cameron Donahue Hayden Communications, Inc. (651)6531854 DATASOURCE: Manatron, Inc. CONTACT: Paul Sylvester, Co-Chairman and CEO of Manatron, Inc., +1-269-567-2900, ; or Cameron Donahue of Hayden Communications, Inc., +1-651-653-1854, , for Manatron, Inc. Web site: http://www.manatron.com/ http://www.roanokeva.gov/ http://www.manatron.com/solutions/tax.aspx http://www.sec.gov/

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