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Now Over 30 Manatron Tax Customers In Georgia KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manatron, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANA), the leading provider of integrated, enterprise-level property tax solutions for state and local governments announced that over the last 18 months it has signed contracts with six new clients in the State of Georgia for its Property Tax solution, Manatron VCSTax. These jurisdictions include: the City of East Point, Habersham County, Coweta County, Lumpkin County, the City of College Park and Harris County. Manatron now provides software and support for over 30 customers in the State of Georgia. In November of 2004, Manatron purchased Georgia-based VisiCraft Systems and acquired its property tax billing and collection product known as VCSTax. Already a well established product in the market, Manatron has continued to invest in VCSTax to enhance the software and to respond to the needs of the Tax Commissioners throughout the state. "We are the market leader in Georgia and are enjoying the recent momentum in that state," said Paul Sylvester, Manatron's Chief Executive Officer. "These additional VCSTax contracts validate our decision to acquire Visicraft Systems. This acquisition has provided Manatron with a solid solution and a strong product development and support team for Georgia. In addition, it has increased our national property tax subject matter expertise, which we are leveraging into our GRM(R) Tax solution. Our Georgia team has done a tremendous job of continuing to nurture and develop VCSTax, which we believe will lead to continued expansion in this market." 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, Texas and Washington. Manatron currently serves approximately 1,400 customers in 40 states, two Canadian territories, South Africa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Information about Manatron, Inc. is available at the Company's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.manatron.com/. About Manatron VCSTax: Manatron VCSTax is a comprehensive property tax collection solution for tax collection officials in the State of Georgia. The product is fully functional and meets legislative requirements for the State of Georgia. It offers Tax Levy Management, Tax Billing, Tax Collection Cashiering, Tax Sale, Business Revenue, Bankrupt Case Management and Special Assessment. Manatron VCSTax maintains unlimited tax years via effective dating, provides extensive security, and automates settlements, balances and roll-overs. It also manages real and personal property, mobile homes and special assessments. It provides user-defined tax units and rate tables and allows comprehensive searches and inquiries. It automates delinquencies, tax sales, interest and penalty calculations. Manatron VCSTax is simply the best property tax collection solution in the State of Georgia. For more information about Manatron VCSTax, please visit: http://www.manatron.com/solutions/tax/vcstax.aspx. 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/ . DATASOURCE: Manatron, Inc. CONTACT: Paul Sylvester, Co-Chairman and CEO of Manatron, Inc., +1-269-567-2900, ; Cameron Donahue of Hayden Communications, Inc., +1-651-653-1854, , for Manatron, Inc. Web site: http://www.manatron.com/

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