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Software Techniques, Inc.
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Software Techniques, Inc. is Selected as the Vendor of Choice by The Harris County Appraisal District, Houston, Texas
Software to provide services for 1.6 million parcels

Winter Park, Florida - June 18, 2001 - Software Techniques, Inc., a nationally recognized software corporation, has announced its agreement with the Harris County Appraisal District, covering the second largest appraisal district in the United States, based on the number of parcels.

    The Orlando-based software firm, Software Techniques, Inc., will be implementing its customized computer assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) software, which will be used by the Harris County Appraisal District. This CAMA software will determine property value for taxation purposes for real and tangible property. The Harris County Appraisal District processes over 200,000 petitions each year and 50,000 building permits and has a staff of over 500. It also produces tax-billing records for over 500 taxing districts.

    Houston, Texas is considered the fourth largest city in the United States with over 1.6 million parcels of real property and is identified as the second largest appraisal district in the country. The Harris County Appraisal District requires a software system that can accommodate their workload. “In a large jurisdiction, such as ours, the software must be able to do a great deal more than just appraise property,” said Glenn Traylor, MIS Directory of Harris County Appraisal District. “It must handle the executive and organizational workloads as well,” added Traylor. “We are enthusiastic about customizing our software to fit the appraisal requirements of Harris County,” said Larry Zirbel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Software Techniques.

    The Harris County Appraisal District requested to run its system under Microsoft’s Windows 2000 operating system. Although Software Technique’s product is operating system and database independent, scaling within windows may be a challenge. Software Techniques, Inc. has scheduled a full-scale certification test to prove their software will operate under the desired operating environment. “We are confident our product will scale well sInce we built our product suite with large jurisdictions in mind,” said Larry Zirbel, President of Software Techniques, Inc.

Daniel Valladares, Product Manager for Software Techniques added, “We don’t expect any difficulty running under the desired environment. We simply want to certify our ability to surpass the required performance levels”.

    Although this is the largest jurisdiction to select Software Techniques, Inc. as its vendor, STI also works with other large jurisdictions such as Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL and Duval County, Jacksonville, FL. In addition to CAMA software services, STI also provides internet access to CAMA data which is routinely accessed by the public and other industries, such as banks, mortgage companies and real estate professionals.

The Software Techniques system is the only commercially available CAMA solution offering complete flexibility and customization while maintaining the reliability of traditional off-the-shelf products. The ongoing maintenance guarantees the system will remain state-of-the-art and will continually meet computer and appraisal industry changes. Software Techniques, Inc. also provides network planning, training, and Internet and disaster recovery services. Software Techniques is also a recognized IBM, Oracle and Informix business partner.

About Software Techniques, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Software Techniques, Inc., is a premier provider of computer assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) software used by government property appraisers to determine property value for taxation purposes. The company’s history of providing excellence in custom programming and project management to Fortune 500 companies Include AT&T, Fujitsu, PrIncess Cruise Lines, CSX railroad, Amdahl, Hitachi, and Cable and Wireless. Strategic alliances also Include IBM, Oracle and Consensus Consulting. Headquartered in Winter Park, Florida, Software Techniques, Inc. also maintains offices in Greensboro, North Carolina and London, England. More information about Software Techniques, Inc. can be found at www.customcama.com.

About Harris County Property District
HCAD is responsible for local property tax appraisal and exemption administration for nearly 500 jurisdictions (taxing units) in America’s fourth most populous county. Each taxing unit, such as the county, a city, school district, municipal utility district, etc., sets its own tax rate to generate revenue to pay for such things as police and fire protection, public schools, road and street maintenance, courts, water and sewer systems, and other public services. Appraisals established by HCAD allocate the year’s tax burden on the basis of each taxable property’s January 1st market value. More information about the Harris County Property Tax Appraiser can be found at www.hcad.org.