AccuRoute(R) now offers even greater ease-of-use, enhanced flexibility, and the latest in DMS document conversion, fax-over-IP, and barcode data extraction

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2009--Omtool, Ltd., (OTCBB:OMTL), a leading provider of document capture and handling solutions, today announced the availability of AccuRoute 2.3, the latest update to the company's award-winning platform for streamlined document workflows. This version of AccuRoute breaks new ground by providing organizations of every size with a unique software solution that enables flexible, distributed document capture and handling with enterprise-class manageability, reliability, scalability, security, auditing, and tracking.

AccuRoute captures, converts, and distributes both paper and electronic documents and routes them through the proper channels of the organization. This unique software platform enables documents to be captured via virtually any network-connected scan device, converted to a wide variety of file formats, and distributed to numerous information management systems such as e-mail, fax, and content and document management systems (DMS) - all simultaneously with one scan. It is also the only document capture and routing solution to deliver fully integrated enterprise fax capabilities from a single provider.

"Organizations of all types have come to realize the benefits of integrating document capture and management systems to create more efficient and cost-effective business processes," said Harvey Spencer, president of Harvey Spencer Associates, the leading analyst company following the growing capture software market. "With current economic conditions, these solutions not only improve paper and electronic document workflows, they allow companies to leverage existing technology infrastructure and provide immediate and ongoing ROI opportunities."

AccuRoute now offers several new features and enhancements that improve the performance and productivity of the document capture process, including:

    --  Increased ease of installation, setup, and configuration
    --  Improved and increased flexibility of OCR output and management
    --  Microsoft Windows Vista(R) operating system support
    --  New AccuRoute Web Client
    --  New XML Store Connector
    --  New Barcode Data Extractor
    --  New AccuRoute DMS Conversion Tool

With AccuRoute, customers will benefit from substantially improved server-based document conversion capabilities using the AccuRoute Composer, providing state-of-the-art image compression for PDF images and high-quality image thumbnails in confirmation messages. This AccuRoute release also offers an improved ability to manage very large queues of documents, fully leveraging the power of today's multi-processor servers and multi-threaded operating systems.

Among the new features introduced is AccuRoute's new XML Store Connector which can export documents and associated meta-data information in XML format for importing into any application that can parse and upload XML-format data. The AccuRoute Barcode Data Extractor provides the ability to extract data from virtually any standard barcode (1D and 2D) that may be present on a scanned document submitted to the AccuRoute system. As another business process improvement, customers can also use the AccuRoute DMS Conversion Tool to convert existing image files in their Interwoven WorkSite DMS into text-searchable PDFs and then store these updated documents back in the DMS. Advantages of this conversion include increased information accessibility and the ability to leverage the comprehensive text-search capabilities of the DMS.

"Over the years, we've accumulated numerous types of scanned files in our Interwoven document management system," explains Wade Goldt, IT director with Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP. "With our firm-wide initiative to create complete 'electronic files,' we decided to look for a streamlined way to convert all of our existing image-based documents into text-searchable PDFs. Being a current AccuRoute customer, Omtool's new DMS Conversion Tool provided a cost-effective, flexible solution for this transition. By accomplishing our goal, corporate-wide document workflows, search capabilities, and employee productivity have improved greatly."

"In a time when cost control and regulatory pressures are on the top of every executive's mind, Omtool is proud to sustain our track record of innovation in document capture and routing, while delivering a product that increases productivity and a measurable ROI" said Thaddeus Bouchard, chief technology officer of Omtool. "With the latest version of AccuRoute, we have further refined the ease-of-use and integration capabilities of the AccuRoute platform to enhance the overall document capture and routing experience, allowing organizations to minimize the cost and complexity of traditional paper-based workflows."

AccuRoute is currently available from Omtool and its authorized distributors and resellers. For more information go to www.omtool.com or call 800-886-7845.

About AccuRoute

Omtool's acclaimed AccuRoute streamlines the capture, conversion, communication, and archiving of paper and electronic documents for organizations of all sizes. This server-based document capture and handling platform provides fast, secure and simultaneous document distribution to multiple destinations in multiple formats enabling organizations to perform complex document management tasks more efficiently. Designed for distributed enterprise document routing and accessible from any desktop computer or network-enabled scanning device (including digital MFP devices), AccuRoute makes documents immediately accessible where and when they are needed. The result: organizations enjoy faster, more efficient document workflows, while reducing associated costs, complexity, and risk.

About Omtool, Ltd.

Omtool, Ltd. is a leading provider of document capture and handling solutions that simplify the integration of paper and electronic documents into enterprise information management systems. Our flagship product, AccuRoute, streamlines the capture, conversion and communication of paper and electronic documents, enabling fast, secure, simultaneous distribution to multiple destinations in multiple formats. Available at any network-enabled scan device or from a user's desktop computer, AccuRoute provides faster, more efficient workflows, while reducing cost, complexity and risk. Omtool solutions are used worldwide by businesses in document-intensive industries that demand secure handling, integration and tracking of documents in full compliance with a range of regulatory requirements. Based in Andover, Massachusetts with offices in the United Kingdom, Omtool can be contacted at 1-800-886-7845 or www.omtool.com.

    CONTACT: Omtool, Ltd.
             Karen Cummings, 978-327-5707
             kcummings@omtool.com
             or
             For Omtool, Ltd.
             Erica Burns, 978-474-1900
             omtool@pancomm.com

    Source: Omtool, Ltd.