Captiva Software Announces Channel Partner Award Recipients At Annual User Group Meeting; Data-Capture Leader Concurrently Unveils New Partner Development Program.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1999--Captiva Software Corp., the market leader in enterprise data- and document-capture technology, recently announced its "Awards for Excellence" at Capture '99, the company's annual user-group meeting.

Capture '99 also served as an occasion for Captiva to introduce the details of its new Partner-Development Program (PDP), which provides marketing resources to Certified Partners in its Silver, Gold and Platinum Channel-Partner Programs. Nearly 200 people attended the event, which was held on Coronado Island, Calif., making it the largest user group meeting in Captiva's history.

"We were pleased to have so many of our partners and customers join to share their experiences and make Capture '99 a resounding success," said Reynolds C. Bish, Captiva's president and chief executive officer. "A highlight of our event was the awards ceremony for which we were proud to recognize excellence among our partners, customers and employees. In addition, the announcement of our Partner-Development Program received an enthusiastic response from the channel-partner audience."

Top-performing channel partners were recognized during the "Awards for Excellence" ceremony, which followed Captiva's introduction of the PDP, a program giving Certified Channel Partners a competitive advantage by providing sales, marketing and technical resources. American Management Systems Inc. (AMS) received two honors -- the company was awarded Captiva's "Partner of the Year" award and was subsequently appointed a charter member of Captiva's Platinum Partner level, the highest channel-partner level. Only Captiva's top-performing Gold Partners are invited to join the Platinum Partner program, which provides maximum product discounts, free training, advanced product information and enhanced marketing and sales support.

"We are proud to accept the prestigious 'Partner of the Year' award and represent Captiva as its first Certified Platinum Partner," said Hassan Afzal, principal of AMS. "AMS is always seeking to partner with companies that offer best-of-breed software tools and technology solutions. As we approach the new millennium, we look forward to continuing our strong relationship with Captiva." AMS, one of the 20 largest IT consulting firms worldwide, has been a Captiva Partner for more than five years.

Other partner awards recognized Image Process Design Inc. (IPD) as "Sales Leader of the Year," Intelligent Document Management Solutions Inc. (IDMS) as "Technology Leader of the Year" and Unisys Corp. for "Market Focus."

Captiva also honored excellence among its customers and employees with the following awards: Chase Manhattan Bank -- "Customer of the Year/IFPS;" Crawford and Company -- "Customer of the Year/FormWare;" Digital Imaging and Technologies -- "Customer of the Year/EZ-C &DE2/Images;" Centrobe -- "Customer of the Year/InScript;" Howard Carl -- "Salesperson of the Year;" and Cori Kader and Jorge Ruiz de Castilla as "Employees of the Year."

About Captiva

Captiva Software Corp. is a leading provider of information-capture software. The company offers the industry's broadest spectrum of forms and document capture and processing solutions, enabling organizations to manage their business-critical data into the enterprise quickly, accurately and cost-effectively. By combining its award-winning technology with nearly a decade of experience understanding client requirements, Captiva has built a diverse customer base exceeding 25,000 users that process more than 5 billion documents annually. Key markets served by Captiva include banking/finance, healthcare, insurance, government and legal. The company is privately held with headquarters in San Diego. For more information, please visit www.captivacorp.com.