Tyler Technologies Adds Three New Clients to Its North Carolina Client Base

DALLAS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL - News) announced today the signing of contracts with three new clients, reinforcing a strong commitment to local governments in the state of North Carolina: Franklin County, the City of Sanford and ElectriCities of Raleigh. The three contracts include software products ranging from the comprehensive suite of Tyler's MUNIS financial and revenue solutions to Tyler's CLT and North Carolina-specific tax software, together with professional services and support.

Both ElectriCities and the City of Sanford have purchased Tyler's MUNIS Financial software products. ElectriCities has also contracted for North Carolina-specific tax software, and Sanford has chosen both Payroll and Utility Billing solutions.

Franklin County will implement a multi-suite combination of Tyler's software, including MUNIS accounts receivable and financial reporting software, as well as North Carolina-specific tax applications. In addition, Franklin County has purchased Tyler's CLT computer-aided mass appraisal, assessment and Web service products.

"Tyler's software solutions are a good fit for Franklin County, and represent how we intend to conduct business in the future," stated Chris Coudriet, Franklin County Manager. "The combination of software and services meets our needs on a variety of levels, ensuring a more cost-effective means of processing tax billing and assessment. These tools will help our office meet current and future budgetary demands while holding staffing costs down."

The addition of these three clients brings Tyler's client base in North Carolina to 80 local governments, spanning communities and other non-profit entities of all sizes. Tyler's ongoing commitment to provide full-service, integrated solutions to all of its clients, with a special focus on state and municipality-specific requirements, has helped promote Tyler as a strong leader of public sector software and services.

Dick Peterson, President of Tyler's MUNIS Financial Management Solutions, commented, "Tyler has long been a provider of MUNIS software and services in the state of North Carolina. Our commitment to clients in the state of North Carolina spans over 20 years, and is supported by our North Carolina tax products. Ten years ago it became apparent to us that the state had very specific tax processing and reporting needs. Working with the communities, we developed -- and continue to enhance and support -- a North Carolina tax product that is customized to the state's specifications. Our long-range focus on providing quality solutions and support to our North Carolina clients is of paramount importance to our continued relationships."

Andy Teed, President of Tyler's CLT Appraisal and Tax Solutions, added, "Tyler's MUNIS and CLT divisions have been longtime tax technology partners in North Carolina. Our relationship with Franklin County is a good example of our ability to provide quality integrated Tyler solutions, with customized functionality and leading technology, for complete service to our clients."

Franklin County is located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, approximately 32 miles from the Raleigh Durham International Airport. Louisburg is the county seat and home to Louisburg College, the oldest junior college in the United States. The population of Franklin County is more than 47,000.

The city of Sanford is located in the central part of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Lee County and has more than 23,000 residents.

ElectriCities is a not-for-profit government service organization representing cities, towns and universities that own electric distribution systems. ElectriCities represents more than 90 members in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. ElectriCities provides customer service and safety training, emergency and technical assistance, communications, government affairs and legal services to its members.

Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to make local government more accessible to the public, more responsive to needs of citizens, and more efficient. Tyler's client base includes more than 6,000 local government offices throughout all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. In April 2007, Tyler was named one of "America's 100 Most Trustworthy Companies" by Audit Integrity, an independent research firm. More information about Tyler Technologies can be found at http://www.tylertech.com .

Tyler Technologies, Inc. has included in this press release "forward- looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning its business and operations. Tyler Technologies expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations. These expectations and the related statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to, changes in competition, changes in general economic conditions, changes in the budgets and regulatory environments of the Company's customers, risks associated with the development of new products and the enhancement of existing products, the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Source: Tyler Technologies, Inc.

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