Westbrook Technologies Announces New Reseller Agreements with Two Elite Partners


Meridian Imaging Solutions and E-Software Solutions add to the flurry of new Partners
joining Westbrook's elite Partner program to start 2006

Branford, CONN. - January 4, 2006 - Westbrook Technologies, a leader in enterprise document management software for the mid-market and one of Deloitte and Touche's 2005 "Fast 50" technology companies in Connecticut, today announced new reseller agreements with Meridian Imaging Solutions of Alexandria, Virginia and E-Software Solutions of Midland, Texas. As 2006 begins, Westbrook continues to add top-level resellers to its elite Partner program from coast to coast.

Westbrook's elite Partner program is comprised of a select group of resellers trained to provide localized sales and service of the Company's document management product suite. Two-thousand four was a milestone year for Westbrook Technologies' Partner program with the Company's top 10 Partners increasing sales by 40 percent. Within that distinguished category, three of the top Partners increased sales by a remarkable 1,000 percent.

Meridian Imaging Solutions ("Meridian") provides office equipment sales, supplies and service on a regional and national level and offers solutions from several top manufacturers including Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Panasonic, Xerox, NEC, HP and more. They are the largest woman-owned and operated office equipment dealer in the Washington, D.C. metro area and the Company has maintained a healthy growth rate of 35% each year since 1996.

E-Software Solutions ("ESS") specializes in electronic document management and web-based software applications. The Company's software solutions are implemented in over 1,000 businesses worldwide. ESS also provides service bureau scanning capture and large volume printing services, processing over 30 million pages per year.

"Partnering with Westbrook provides an opportunity for us to offer leading edge document management solutions that are regarded for high performance and scalability," said Terri Sullivan, President and CEO of Meridian Imaging Solutions. "By joining with a solid, well positioned organization with vast experience and expertise in delivering document management solutions to the mid-market, we are confident that we will make significant impact in our territory."

Greg Simon, Business Development Manager for E-Software Solutions, said, "Westbrook holds a leadership position in the document management industry and their innovation and cutting-edge technology makes us thrilled to join their team. Additionally, Westbrook's professional services expertise enables our customers to maximize ROI by fully utilizing the vast capabilities of the Fortis solution."

"Westbrook's multi-tiered elite Partner program provides benefits and rewards to our Partners for aggressively marketing the Fortis solution," said Paul Lord, Westbrook's President and CEO. "Our elite Partner program enables resellers to leverage our sales and marketing tools to increase profits and accelerate growth while avoiding channel conflict. We look forward to increasing the channel distribution for Fortis by adding top Partners like Meridian Imaging Solutions and E-Software Solutions to our network of resellers around the world."

For more information on Westbrook's elite Partner program, visit westbrooktech.com/sales/partnerprogram/partner_video/partnerprogram_wv.htm or contact Paul Maxwell, Vice President of Sales, at (203) 483-6666 x675 or pmaxwell@westbrooktech.com.

About Westbrook Technologies

Westbrook Technologies provides enterprise document management software solutions for mid-market companies that need to maintain their competitive edge. The Company develops document management (Fortis and File Magic), Web-imaging (Fortis PowerWeb), ERM and workflow (Fortis Inflo) software in use at thousands of customer sites in 52 countries. Businesses across every vertical market depend on our comprehensive document management solutions and use them to capture, index, store and retrieve their critical information from anywhere - instantly and securely. Westbrook Technologies was recently named one of Connecticut's 50 fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte & Touche. For more information, call (203) 483-6666 or log on to westbrooktech.com.

Media contact:
Tara Lallo
Corporate Communications Manager
Westbrook Technologies Inc.

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