Manatron Hires Christopher
Lucas and Will Team with Lucas
System Solutions to
Increase its Market Share in Wisconsin
KALAMAZOO,
MI--(PR NEWSWIRE) — January 24, 2008—Manatron, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MANA) the nation’s leading provider of integrated,
enterprise-level property tax solutions for state and local governments,
announced that it has hired Christopher V. Lucas and will be teaming with Lucas
System Solutions, LLC to increase its market share in the state of Wisconsin.
Lucas System Solutions is
located in Antigo, Wisconsin and has been
providing land records management, property tax and GIS public access solutions
for state and local governments primarily in the state of Wisconsin. Christopher Lucas is the founder
and sole owner of Lucas System Solutions. Mr. Lucas has developed the Novus
Land Records Management and Property Tax System which has been implemented in
Bayfield, Burnett, Price, Sawyer and Washburn
Counties in Wisconsin. He and his company have actively
worked in over 30 Wisconsin counties, as well as in Georgia
and Colorado.
In connection with this agreement, Manatron will be
taking over support and maintenance for these five counties and will continue
to market the Novus software where appropriate.
“I am excited about
this opportunity and feel that it is a positive move for Wisconsin,” said Christopher Lucas. “We
started this effort by having the counties specify the functionality of our
land records and property tax system from the ground up. It’s a tribute to the
first five counties that we were able to develop a solution tailored for their
specific needs, as well as the needs of the other counties throughout the
state. Manatron is the leading provider of
similar systems nationwide. I believe we will have a first class product for
this state after we integrate the Wisconsin
methods of property tax management into their GRM® product line.”
Marty Ulanski, Manatron’s Executive Vice President of Business Development
stated, “We have been considering entering the Wisconsin
market for many years and are pleased that Chris has joined the Manatron team. We have always believed that the best way to
enter a new market is to join forces with somebody who has a lot of experience
and existing relationships in it.”
“We are looking forward
to working with Chris and his clients to learn more about the intricacies of
the Wisconsin market,” said Bob Brower, Manatron’s Regional Vice President of Sales. “We are
confident that together we will be able to sign a lot more business as we
introduce our GRM suite of products in that state.”
About Manatron, Inc.: Manatron
is focused on providing software and services to enable state and local
governments in North America to completely, fairly and efficiently assess real
and personal property, and to bill and collect the related property taxes in
their jurisdictions. The Company’s software manages the entire property life
cycle, which includes deed recording, land records, GIS (Geographic Information
System) integration, valuation, assessment administration, personal property,
business licenses, cashiering, tax billing and collection, delinquents and tax
sales, and e-government. Manatron’s revenues are
primarily generated from software license fees, software maintenance fees,
professional services, and sales of hardware and supplies. Professional
services consist of data conversions, installation, training, project
management, hardware maintenance, forms processing and printing, consulting and
appraisal services. Manatron
is headquartered in Portage,
Michigan and has
offices in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.
Manatron currently
serves approximately 1,400 customers in 40 states, two Canadian territories, South Africa
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More information about Manatron, Inc. is available at the
Company's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.manatron.com.
Safe Harbor Statement: The information provided in this
news release may include forward-looking statements relating to future events,
such as the development of new products, the commencement of production, or
the future financial performance of the Company. Actual results may differ
from such projections and are subject to certain risks including, without
limitation, risks arising from: changes in the rate of growth of the local
government market, increased competition in the industry, delays in developing
and commercializing new products, adequacy of financing and other factors
described in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be reviewed at http://www.sec.gov .
