Captiva Shareholders Approve Acquisition By EMC; Closing Anticipated on December 30.

SAN DIEGO -- Captiva Software Corporation (NASDAQ:CPTV), a leading provider of input management solutions, announced that, at a special shareholders meeting held today, Captiva's shareholders approved the company's acquisition by EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage. Subject to the satisfaction of all customary closing conditions, Captiva anticipates the acquisition to close on Friday, December 30, 2005.

Under the merger agreement, EMC has agreed to pay $22.25 per share in cash without interest and less any applicable tax withholding for each share of Captiva common stock outstanding on the closing date. The proposed acquisition was first announced on October 20, 2005, and is described in more detail in Captiva's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2005.

About EMC

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for information management and storage that help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.emc.com.

About Captiva

Captiva Software Corporation (NASDAQ:CPTV) is a leading provider of input management solutions. Since 1989, the company's award-winning products have been used to manage business critical information from paper, faxed and electronic forms, documents and transactions into the enterprise in a more accurate, timely and cost-effective manner. These products automate the processing of billions of forms, documents and transactions annually, converting their contents into information that is usable in database, document, content and other information management systems. Captiva's technology serves thousands of users in insurance, financial services, government, business process outsourcing, manufacturing and other markets. For more information, visit www.captivasoftware.com.

EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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