[February 14, 2006]

Optio Software Taps Former QAD Executive to Head EMEA Operations

ALPHARETTA, Ga. --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 14, 2006 -- Optio(R) Software, Inc. today announced that it has named David Moody to lead the company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations.

Moody will serve as managing director for Optio's EMEA operations and will report to Paul O'Callaghan, senior vice president of global sales and services. He will be based in Optio's United Kingdom headquarters office.

In his new post, Moody will focus on accelerating sales of Optio's business process solutions and driving profitable growth throughout EMEA. He will oversee the company's EMEA direct sales team as well as a broad network of Optio distributors and resellers across EMEA. Under his leadership, Optio EMEA will continue to provide superior support and solutions to EMEA customers in a variety of industries, including Actaris, Arjo Wiggins, Electrolux, France Telecom, JCB, Mobilcom and Motorola.

"I'm delighted to join Optio in Europe, where the company is well positioned for growth and success," Moody said. "I'm extremely impressed with Optio's personnel and its innovative business process solutions that extend the power of enterprise applications and enable customers to streamline operations."

Moody brings more than 20 years of sales management experience in the European enterprise software sector. He joins Optio after spending nearly eight years at QAD (NASDAQ:QADI), a Carpinteria, Calif.-based provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers. At QAD, Moody held various sales management positions before being named vice president of EMEA sales in March 2004. He previously served in sales management positions at IMI and MDIS.

"David Moody's deep domain expertise in enterprise business processes make him an ideal leader for our EMEA operations and a great addition to the Optio team," said O'Callaghan. "David's leadership skills, vision and expertise will help us build on 25 years of delivering the industry's best document process automation solutions to enable our customers in EMEA and around the world improve their business performance."

Moody began his new post on Feb. 6, 2006. Moody holds master's degrees in economics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, in econometrics and computing from Birkbeck College - University of London and in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics.

About Optio Software, Inc.

More than 5,000 companies--including Home Depot, Lafarge North America, Cellnet Innovations, Honeywell and Williams Energy--use Optio solutions to achieve unprecedented speed, accuracy, functionality and quality in their inbound and outbound document processes and to extend their investments in enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications and hospital information systems (HIS). Founded in 1981, Optio Software maintains world headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., with Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters in Paris and sales offices in Germany and the United Kingdom. More information about Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO.OB) is available at www.optio.com.

Copyright 2006, Optio Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Optio is a registered trademark of Optio Software, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

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