Omtool, Ltd. (OTCBB:OMTL), a leading provider of document capture and handling solutions, today announced Cynthia Hanssen will assume the position of vice president, enterprise sales. With vast experience in large account sales as well as the managed print services market, Hanssen will provide strategic direction and oversight of the company’s enterprise accounts as it continues to expand its focus with strategic partners across a variety of vertical markets.

“We are extremely pleased to add a sales executive with Cynthia’s experience to lead our enterprise sales efforts. Cynthia is a proven team player and large account manager with extensive experience in driving solution-based sales initiatives to Fortune 500 companies that include large financial services and commercial accounts. Her experience with Hewlett-Packard is completely complementary to our strategic plan and cooperative selling efforts,” said Karen Cummings, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Omtool, Ltd.

Hanssen was most recently enterprise account manager for HP’s Imaging and Printing Group where she managed sales teams focused on strategic accounts. Previously, Cynthia was at Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation and Tandem as they were merged into what is now HP, where she held a variety of strategic sales positions. Earlier in her career, she served in regional sales management positions for Network Integrity and Vinca Corporation. She has also held senior sales positions at Standard Micro Systems (SMC) and Cheyenne Software.

The expansion of Omtool’s enterprise sales team is driven by the company’s strategic plan to drive new business in concert with its previously announced strategic partnerships. The company remains committed to the legal, healthcare and financial services vertical markets, as well as broadening its presence in other vertical markets, as it develops new opportunities for its flagship document capture and routing product, AccuRoute®.

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.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Omtool's future financial and operating performance; customer interest in and acceptance of Omtool's products; long-term sales strategy; distribution channels; and the future plans of Omtool's management. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations set forth in these forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, risks associated with Omtool's business, including introduction of new product offerings, concentration of all products in the electronic document exchange market, focus on specific vertical markets; Omtool's strategic focus on new vertical markets; and those other risk factors described in Omtool's periodic reports and registration statements as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Omtool undertakes no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements.

Omtool, Ltd.
Karen Cummings, 978-327-5707
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