Captaris Alchemy 8.0 Named 2006 SIIA CODiE Awards Finalist

Honored as One of the Best in Document Management

Bellevue, WA − February 2, 2006 − Captaris, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAPA), a leading provider of Business Information Delivery solutions, today announced that Captaris Alchemy 8.0 has been named a finalist in the Best Document Management Solution category of the 2006 SIIA CODiE Awards. In its 21st year, the awards program is produced by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) and provides a showcase for the industry’s finest products and services, as well as honoring excellence in corporate achievement.

"The 21st Annual CODiE Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, information and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a CODiE Awards Finalist is a significant achievement."

Captaris Alchemy Document Management gives organizations the power to manage and use their fixed content—including images, faxes, email, PDFs, and computer reports—throughout the information lifecycle, with an integrated and scalable set of tools that are easy to deploy and use. Alchemy provides modules for capture, document management, archiving, records management, integration, retrieval and distribution. It can also be combined with Captaris Workflow and Captaris RightFax to provide complete business information processing and delivery solutions.

“We are honored that Alchemy 8.0 was recognized by SIIA’s distinguished panel of judges as one of the best in our industry,” said Eric Bean, Sr. Director of Product Management for Captaris. “Our Document Management product is in use at thousands of companies across a wide range of industries—they will also be thrilled to see that their investment in this product has been recognized by the software industry.”

According to SIIA, the CODiE awards are the only peer recognition series in the software industry. Finalists are judged initially by members of the software trade press and then by members of the SIIA, the leading trade association for the software and digital content industry.

About Captaris, Inc.
Captaris, Inc. is a leading provider of software products that automate business processes, manage documents electronically and provide efficient information delivery. Our product suite of Captaris RightFax, Captaris Workflow and Captaris Alchemy Document Management is distributed through a global network of leading technology partners. We have customers in financial services, healthcare, government and many other industries, and our products are installed in all of the Fortune 100 and many Global 2000 companies. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Captaris was founded in 1982 and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol CAPA. For more information please visit www.captaris.com.

The following are registered trademarks and trademarks of Captaris: Captaris, Alchemy, RightFax, Captaris Document Management, Captaris Interchange and Captaris Workflow. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.