Tyler Technologies Signs Three-Year Application Service Provider Contract with Oregon`s Largest Fire District

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Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:33am EDT

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced today that it has signed a
three-year Application Service Provider (ASP) agreement with Tualatin Valley
Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) of Aloha, Oregon, the state`s largest fire district. TVF&R
serves almost half a million people in nine cities and three counties, covering
210 square miles of land. The District has 23 fire stations and 400 emergency
response personnel and 100 fire prevention, training, and support staff. 

When fully implemented, Tyler`s MUNIS financial management solution will provide
TVF&R with an integrated software system that will enhance business operations
within its Finance, Payroll, Human Resources and entire Logistics Division
(Supply, Fleet, Facilities, IT, and Communications). Tyler is replacing up to
six independent software systems-including TVF&R`s 18-year-old financial
software system-and a myriad of duplicative shadow systems. Implementation of
the solution will also streamline numerous paper-based procedures that are time
consuming to manage and track. 

The three-year contract, valued at almost $1.15 million, represents Tyler`s
first with a fire protection district in Oregon. Tyler`s financial management
solution was selected after an intensive RFP process and review of competitive
solutions. Under the ASP contract, Tyler will host TVF&R`s MUNIS financial
management applications and data at its secure facility. Additionally, Tyler
will provide ongoing support, maintenance and upgrades for software, hardware
and operating systems, freeing TVF&R`s information technology resources to focus
on other tasks. 

TVF&R Chief Financial Officer Debra Guzman states, "As an agency entrusted to
serve the public, it is imperative that our systems are as cost-effective,
efficient and reliable as possible. We believe Tyler`s system allows us to meet
current, as well as anticipated, demands." 

TVF&R has invested in a wide variety of software applications from Tyler`s
financial management solution. These include financial and human resource
applications, as well as Tyler`s Work Orders, Fleet & Facilities software. The
District will enhance its reporting and document management with Tyler`s
Business Objects, GASB 34 Reporter and Tyler Content Manager Limited Edition. 

"Tyler`s proven public sector expertise and its scalable financial management
solution will provide Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue with a software system that
meets both its current and future needs," commented Richard Peterson, Jr.,
president of Tyler`s MUNIS Financial Management Solutions. "We understand how
important TVF&R`s services are to the communities it serves and look forward to
enabling it to operate with greater efficiency." 

TVF&R is one of only one percent of the nation`s fire departments accredited by
the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). This accreditation
includes rigorous internal and external evaluations to ensure an organization is
meeting internationally recognized performance standards. In 1999 and 2006,
TVF&R was internationally recognized for its innovations and achievements in
managing resources to reduce the loss of life and property. 

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 8,000 local government offices throughout all 50 states,
Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Tyler has been named one of
"America`s 200 Best Small Companies" for two consecutive years by Forbes
Magazine. More information about Tyler Technologies can be found at
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 theforward-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
economicconditions, 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, theability 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.





Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Brian K. Miller, 972-713-3720
Executive Vice President - CFO
brian.miller@tylertech.com

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