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Wednesday June 27, 2007, For the Third Consecutive Year, Fortune Small Business Magazine Ranks Ebix amongst the Hundred Fastest Growing Public Companies in America
Tuesday May 22, 2007, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ranks Ebix 12th amongst the Top 100 Performing Public Companies in Georgia
October 11, 2006: Crain's Business Weekly Names Ebix One of Top 10 Fastest Growing Public Companies in Greater Chicago
June 28, 2006: FORTUNE Small Business Magazine Ranks Ebix amongst the Top Twenty Fastest Growing Public Companies in America
May 25, 2006: Ebix Wins Three Prestigious ACORD Awards
December 14, 2005: Ebix Becomes the Only Insurance Software Services Company Worldwide to Receive Carnegie Mellon's Highest CMMI Level 5 Certification
June 21, 2005: FORTUNE Small Business Ranks Ebix amongst America's Fastest-Growing Companies
May 12, 2005: Ebix CEO Recognized Amongst the Five Finalists for AeA Southeast's Technology Entrepreneur Award
January 10, 2005: Ebix, Inc. Named One of Chicago land's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program
December 30, 2004: Ebix Awarded Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute CMM Level 4 Rating
May 26, 2004: Ebix Receives Two ACORD Awards
   
FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS MAGAZINE RANKS EBIX AMONGST THE HUNDRED FASTEST GROWING PUBLIC COMPANIES IN AMERICA.

ATLANTA, GA – June 27, 2007 — FORTUNE Small Business announced today that Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX - News) has been ranked 55th on the sixth annual FSB 100 list of the fastest growing small public companies in America. The list, which is comprised of public companies, appears in the July/August 2007 issue of FORTUNE Small Business and is available at www.FSB.com.

This is the third year in the running that Ebix has made it to this coveted list of fastest growing small companies. To compile the sixth annual list, FORTUNE Small Business asked financial research firm Zacks to rank public companies with revenues less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1, based on their percentage growth in earnings, revenue, and stock performance over the past three years.

Ebix was ranked amongst the top ten companies nationally in the tech sector by the magazine. The company also had the honor of being one of the three companies from the state of Georgia to have made it to the prestigious list.

About Ebix
A CMMI 5 Company, Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries.

Ebix strives to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

With sixteen offices spread across the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix's focus on quality has enabled its development unit in India to be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ebix.com.

CONTACT:
Jesenia Jurado
jjurado@ebix.com or 678-281 2036


ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION RANKS EBIX 12TH AMONGST THE TOP 100 PERFORMING PUBLIC COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA, GA – May 22, 2007 — Ebix (NASDAQ: EBIX - News) announced today has been ranked 12th amongst the Top 100 Performing Public companies in Georgia by Atlanta Journal-Constitution in its annual performance score board for 2006. The list, which is comprised of public companies, appeared in the May 20th 2007 issue of Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is available at www.AJC.com.

The performance scoreboard and rankings were compiled for the AJC by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Companies were ranked by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP based on five weighted variables: annual revenue, year-over-year revenue change, return on equity, annual change in profit margin in fiscal 2006 and total return on investment (share price change plus reinvested dividends) for calendar 2006. Each company was ranked in each category and the total calculated to determine the final score.

Ebix spokesperson said, “We are humbled to be rated 12th in the performers list ahead of multi-billion dollar public companies from Georgia. This ranking is rather meaningful to us as it compares public companies on all round performance in 2006.”

About Ebix

A CMMI 5 Company, Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries.

Ebix strives to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

With sixteen offices spread across the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix's focus on quality has enabled its development unit in India to be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ebix.com.


CONTACT:

Jesenia Jurado
jjurado@ebix.com , 678-281 2036


Crain's Business Weekly Names Ebix One of Top 10 Fastest Growing Public Companies in Greater Chicago
Wednesday October 11, 11:40 am ET

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX - News), a leading international developer and supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry, today announced that it has been named one of the top ten fastest growing public companies in the Greater Chicago area by Crain's Business.

Crain's Business ranked Ebix tenth in its list of fastest growing public companies, which is based on 3-year revenue growth rate and 3-year net income growth rate.

Crain's reported that information to compile the list was provided by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill Cos, while the companies were drawn from Crain's list of the area's largest publicly held companies, published on May 15, 2006. The complete is available online at http://www.chicagobusiness.com.

This is the second time Ebix has been recognized by a leading business magazine in recent months. Earlier this year, Ebix placed 19th on the sixth annual FORTUNE Small Business 100 list of the fastest growing small public companies in America for 2006.

About Ebix

Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial services industries.

Ebix strives to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

With bases in Singapore, Australia, the US, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix's focus on quality has enabled it be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.ebix.com.


Contact:
Topaz Partners
Tony Sapienza, 781-404-2407
tsapienza@topazpartners.com

Fortune Small Business Magazine Ranks Ebix amongst the Top Twenty Fastest Growing Public Companies in America
Wednesday June 28, 9:20 am ET

ATLANTA, GA - June 28, 2006 - FORTUNE Small Business announced today that Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX - News) has been ranked 19th on the sixth annual FSB 100 list of the fastest growing small public companies in America. The list, which is comprised of public companies, appears in the July/August 2006 issue of FORTUNE Small Business and is available at www.FSB.com.

This is the second year in the running that Ebix has made it to this coveted list of fastest growing small companies, though the 2006 ranking of 19th is a substantial improvement over its 83rd ranking in 2005.

To compile the sixth annual list, FORTUNE Small Business asked financial research firm Zacks to rank public companies with revenues less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1, based on their percentage growth in earnings, revenue, and stock performance over the past three years.

FORTUNE Small Business also ranked Ebix 9th in terms of return on investment, with Ebix's 3-year average annual return being 96.6%. Ebix has also been ranked 43rd for earning per share growth and 51st for revenue growth in the list.

Robin Raina, chairman and chief executive officer of Ebix, Inc. said, "It is exciting to be ranked amongst the fastest growing companies by a reputed independent source. We feel privileged and honored to have made it to the coveted list of top twenty fastest growing companies in the list."

Robin added, "We are pleased that our focus on proportionate income and revenue growth, coupled with investor recognition of our efforts has improved our FSB 100 ranking from 83rd in 2005 to 19th in 2006. We are humbled and even more determined about continuing our efforts to grow the company intelligently, having made it to the list for the second consecutive year."

About Ebix

A CMMI 5 Company, Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries.

Ebix strives to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

With sixteen offices spread across the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix's focus on quality has enabled its development unit in India to be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ebix.com.


Contact:
Topaz Partners
Tony Sapienza/ Todd Van Hoosear, 781-404-2409
tsapienza@topazpartners.com 
tvanhoosear@topazpartners.com

Ebix Wins Three Prestigious ACORD Awards
Thursday May 25

ATLANTA, GA - May 25, 2006 - Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a leading international developer and supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry, today announced that it has received three awards from the premier insurance standards making body ACORD, recognizing its leadership in multiple areas.

Ebix received the following three awards at the invitation-only ACORD Awards Luncheon held at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV on Monday, May 22, 2006:

  • AL3/XML Data Transformation Award
  • Business Integration Enabler Award - External
  • Web Services/SOA Award

    Denise Garth, Vice President, Membership & Development, ACORD said, "We are honored to present your company with these awards in recognition of your leadership in standards adoption. Your company is setting an example for the rest of the industry that we hope inspires others to join ACORD and begin their work with data standards."

    About Ebix

    A CMMI 5 Company, Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries.

    Ebix strives to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

    With bases in United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, the US, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix's focus on quality has enabled its development unit in India to be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ebix.com.


    Contact:
    Topaz Partners
    Tony Sapienza/Todd Van Hoosear, 781-404-2409
    tsapienza@topazpartners.com
    tvanhoosear@topazpartners.com

  • Ebix Becomes the Only Insurance Software Services Company Worldwide to Receive Carnegie Mellon's Highest CMMI Level 5 Certification
    Wednesday December 14, 2005

    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2005--Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX - News), a leading international developer and supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry, today announced that it has achieved the coveted SEI- CMMI Level 5 certification, the highest level of the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. Ebix is the only global insurance software services player in the world to have this unique certification.

    CMMI Level 5 is the highest certification of software engineering excellence that can be achieved. CMMI levels are increasingly used by IT groups of companies to evaluate the potential for their software services suppliers to produce quality products on time and within budget.

    "Achieving Level 5 acknowledges Ebix's ability to offer the highest possible value to customers by providing better requirement specification, more powerful design evaluation, and enhanced quantitative project management techniques," Ebix President and Chief Executive Officer Robin Raina, stated. "As the framework assesses an organization's ability to develop solutions tailored to the business end-user, the Level 5 certification attests to Ebix's deep capabilities in architecting end-to-end, process-driven business solutions for our clients."

    Mr. Raina added, "We are proud of achieving the CMMI Level 5 certification, and being the first global insurance software services player to get there. It demonstrates the passion that every Ebix employee has in adopting the latest techniques and frameworks to offer our valued customers the highest standards of quality, reliability and timeliness. As a result, customer projects are safer in our hands."

    The CMMI framework goes a step beyond CMM and is a set of frameworks that integrate the existing CMM frameworks together to enable further process improvement. Using the CMMI framework, organizations benefit from improved internal business processes that increase quality, productivity and decrease cycle times, while stimulating learning and growth.

    Ebix has also previously earned the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality practices in 2003.

    About Carnegie Mellon University's CMMI Ratings

    The Software Engineering Institute is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University, which developed the CMMI maturity ratings. The assessments enable customers to determine reliable, low-risk suppliers of products and solutions. SEI ratings are earned through a detailed evaluation process that includes an extensive review and analysis of engineering and software development processes, documentation, measurement systems and quality assurance tools that are used by a company or organization. Additional information about the SEI's Capability Maturity Model Integration is available at http://www.sei.cmu.edu

    The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) appraisal, known as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), is an industry-recognized standard for benchmarking process integration and improvement in software engineering practices. The certification process is recognized as a best practice in the software industry worldwide. Achieving a CMMI Level 5 appraisal provides insight into a company's ability to execute on proposed projects, thereby reducing risk and required oversight by the customer.

    About Ebix

    A CMMI 5 Company, Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries.

    Ebix strives to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

    With bases in Singapore, Australia, the US, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix's focus on quality has enabled it to be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ebix.com.

    Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 -- This press release contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to management, including statements regarding future economic performance and financial condition, liquidity and capital resources, acceptance of the Company's products by the market and management's plans and objectives. The Company has tried to identify such forward looking statements by use of words such as "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "will," "should," and similar expressions, but these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Such statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include the extent to which the Company's new products and services can be successfully developed and marketed, the integration and other risks associated with recent and future acquisitions, the willingness of independent insurance agencies to outsource their computer and other processing needs to third parties, the Company's ability to continue to develop new products to effectively address market needs in an industry characterized by rapid technological change, the Company's dependence on the insurance industry (and in particular independent agents), the highly competitive and rapidly changing automation systems market, the Company's ability to effectively protect its applications software and other proprietary information, the Company's ability to attract and retain quality management, and software, technical sales and other personnel, the potential negative impact on the Company's outsourcing business in India from adverse publicity and possible governmental regulation, the risks of disruption of the Company's Internet connections or internal service problems, the possibly adverse effects of a substantial increase in volume of traffic on the Company's website, mainframe and other servers, possible security breaches on the Company's website and the possible effects of insurance regulation on the Company's business. Certain of these, as well as other, risks, uncertainties and other factors, are described in more detail in Ebix's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's annual report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, included under "Item 1. Business--Risk Factors." Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any such factors or to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments or changed circumstances or for any other reason.

    Contact:

       Ebix, Inc.
          Robin Raina
          678-281-2020
          or
          Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
          David Jacoby/Robert Rinderman
          212-835-8500
       EBIX@jcir.com