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Jopari Partners With Mitchell International to Deliver Payment Processing Automation to the Auto Insurance Industry

Mitchell's Decision Point(R) AutoPay(TM) Service, Powered by Jopari Solutions, Will Substantially Reduce Auto Insurers' Payment Processing Costs

CONCORD, Calif., Nov. 14 -- Jopari Solutions, Inc., the principal supplier of automated payment processing services for the insurance industry, today announced that the Mitchell Medical division of Mitchell International, which provides information and workflow solutions to a large portion of U.S. automotive insurance, will begin distribution of Decision Point(R)AutoPay(TM), a specialized version of the JopariPay(TM) payment automation service, in conjunction with Mitchell's leading Decision Point(R) suite of medical bill review, utilization review and management reporting software.

Jopari and Mitchell developed AutoPay(TM) to create a technology advantage for Mitchell that leverages Jopari's payment automation platform and payee portal. The new Decision Point(TM) feature broadly improves the execution of automobile claim settlements. The auto industry claim payment and remittance processing has not changed significantly over the past 25 years, and represents a legacy business process that industry observers generally consider long overdue for reengineering and modernization.

Medical providers in particular have not previously been connected electronically to the insurer's claim organization. Unlike Medicare and other group healthcare programs, which widely use Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment systems, auto related medical claim resolution relies predominantly on relatively high cost per payment paper-based settlements and remittance advice, distributed via the U.S. Postal Service.

Tom McCarthy, Founder/SR/VP of Mitchell Medical commented, "Comprehensive automation of claim payments drives a significant cost reduction when compared to conventional payment processes. Jopari's leading technology delivers the kind of strong ROI our customers need to protect and build their market share. Mitchell customers adopting AutoPay(TM) powered by Jopari will realize ROI in just 3 - 6 months, with minimal IT impact."

The fully configured JopariPay(TM) version Mitchell has integrated with Decision Point(TM) supports both EFT and electronic remittance as well as paper based payments and remittance, which provides the payer with complete flexibility. Smooth integration between the paper and electronic processes ensures easy migration for the payer from conventional manual driven internal workflow to completely automated outsourced payment processing. Jopari handles the entire payee / provider facing communication and connectivity so the payer is free to concentrate on core business activities.

"Our agreement with Mitchell provides Jopari with incredible access to a significant market and a highly valued business partner," Steve Stevens, Jopari CEO added. "We are proud that our contribution to Mitchell's casualty claims solution gives Mitchell a commanding lead in auto claim payment automation. We intend to aggressively maintain that lead going forward to the benefit of our mutual customers."

ABOUT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL

Mitchell International is a leading provider of information and workflow solutions to the automotive insurance claims industry, serving carriers, collision repair facilities, and other commercial participants in the physical damage and auto-related medical claims processes. Mitchell facilitates millions of electronic transactions between more than 16, 000 business partners each month to enhance their productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction levels.

The Mitchell Medical division within Mitchell International provides the Insurance P&C market with a variety of technology, database and service solutions with one goal in mind -- enable our clients to process their automotive medical claims in a timely, accurate and fair manner. Mitchell Medical has an 18 year track record of delivering high-quality products and services to auto insurance carriers, service providers and TPAs, allowing them to analyze and reprice first- and third-party provider and hospital bills. Mitchell Medical currently serves several of the top 5 automotive P&C companies and many of the top 20.

For more information on Mitchell International, visit our website at www.mitchell.com.

ABOUT JOPARI SOLUTIONS, INC.

Jopari Solutions, Inc. provides industry-leading insurance payment automation and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) services. Jopari offers proprietary, enterprise level claim disbursement and remittance processing solutions, payments value chain controls, financial data reporting and value-added connectivity networks. Jopari's distinctive web portal services generate significant direct and indirect administrative savings for trading partners. "Powered by JopariPay(TM)" services comply with state/federal regulations and HIPAA. Jopari also offers alternative benefit payment services, including direct deposit and stored value card programs. (www.jopari.com)