Company Reports 55% Increase in Revenue and 16% Net Income Growth over Q2 2007 DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advant-e Corporation (OTC:AVEE) (BULLETIN BOARD: AVEE) , a provider of Internet-based Electronic Data Interchange and electronic document management software and services today announced financial and operating results for the quarter ending June 30, 2008. For the second quarter of 2008 the Company reported revenues of $2,300,267, a 55% increase over revenues of $1,481,150 in the second quarter of 2007. The increase is attributable primarily to revenue from products and services sold by Merkur Group, Inc. which was acquired on July 2, 2007, and continued growth of the Company's internet-based EDI services. Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $279,625, or $.04 per share, a 16% increase over net income of $241,573, or $.04 per share, for the same period in 2007. Jason K. Wadzinski, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, remarked, "We continue to make progress in our strategy of targeting additional vertical markets for our high value solutions and services. The Merkur Group acquisition continues to contribute to revenue accounting for 29% of our total revenue so far this year." "In the near future we will be announcing several new and updated products and services that we believe will be well received by our targeted markets," continued Mr. Wadzinski. "However in the short-term, we believe our results for the remainder of 2008 may fall short of our internal goals due to general economic issues as well as delayed decisions by our targeted customers." About Advant-e Corporation Advant-e, via its wholly owned subsidiaries Edict Systems, Inc. and Merkur Group, Inc. is a provider of internet-based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and electronic document management software and services. The Company helps businesses automate manual, paper-intensive processes via expanded use of EDI or by integrating directly with ERP/MRP systems. Additional information about Advant-e Corporation can be found at http://www.advant-e.com/, http://www.edictsystems.com/, and http://www.merkurgroup.com/, or by contacting investor relations at (937) 429-4288. The company's email is . ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Revenue $2,300,267 1,481,150 4,645,501 2,897,473 Cost of revenue 902,780 482,776 1,823,626 991,344 Gross margin 1,397,487 998,374 2,821,875 1,906,129 Marketing, general and administrative expenses 979,392 641,471 1,985,394 1,354,949 Operating income 418,095 356,903 836,481 551,180 Other income, net 18,407 32,587 23,611 55,255 Income before income taxes 436,502 389,490 860,092 606,435 Income tax expense 156,877 147,917 315,557 233,717 Net income $279,625 241,573 544,535 372,718 Basic and diluted earnings per share $.04 .04 .08 .06 Weighted average shares outstanding 6,815,015 6,478,714 6,815,015 6,478,714 ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS June 30, 2008 December 31, (Unaudited) 2007 Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $2,536,240 2,039,447 Short-term investments 273,727 292,151 Accounts receivable, net 980,441 805,241 Prepaid software maintenance costs 212,088 183,618 Prepaid expenses and deposits 44,705 68,930 Deferred income taxes 168,804 40,057 Total current assets 4,216,005 3,429,444 Software development costs, net 153,346 194,238 Property and equipment, net 420,758 433,658 Goodwill 1,474,615 1,450,368 Other intangible assets, net 456,288 498,644 Total assets $6,721,012 6,006,352 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $321,397 211,738 Accrued salaries and other expenses 294,352 273,210 Income taxes payable 13,260 112,700 Deferred revenue 735,230 645,093 Total current liabilities 1,364,239 1,242,741 Deferred income taxes 337,485 288,858 Total liabilities 1,701,724 1,531,599 Shareholders' equity: Common stock, $.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 6,815,015 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008; 6,875,015 shares issued and 6,815,015 shares outstanding at December 31, 2007 6,815 6,875 Paid-in capital 2,135,260 2,210,200 Retained earnings 2,877,213 2,332,678 Treasury stock at cost, 60,000 shares at December 31, 2007 --- (75,000) Total shareholders' equity 5,019,288 4,474,753 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $6,721,012 6,006,352 ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 2007 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $544,535 372,718 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities: Depreciation 133,158 100,219 Amortization of software development costs 40,892 27,854 Amortization of other intangible assets 42,356 - Deferred income taxes (80,120) (18,268) Purchases of trading securities (146,993) (107,507) Proceeds from sales of trading securities 162,965 125,968 Net unrealized (gains) losses on trading securities 13,016 (6,376) Net realized gains on sales of securities (10,564) (13,377) Increase (decrease) in cash arising from changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (175,200) 45,446 Prepaid software maintenance costs (28,470) - Prepaid expenses and deposits 24,225 (4,419) Accounts payable 109,659 (7,294) Accrued salaries and other expenses 21,142 19,653 Income taxes payable (123,687) 424 Deferred revenue 90,137 3,270 Net cash flows from operating activities 617,051 538,311 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (120,258) (92,950) Software development costs - (15,363) Net cash flows from investing activities (120,258) (108,313) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 496,793 429,998 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2,039,447 2,209,782 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $2,536,240 2,639,780 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow items: Income taxes paid $518,100 251,561 Non-cash transaction Retirement of 60,000 shares repurchased in 2007 and held as treasury stock 75,000 --- The information in this news release includes certain forward looking statements that are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including statements to the future financial performance of the company. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected on its forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, product development and acceptance, the impact of competitive services and pricing, or general economic risks and uncertainties. DATASOURCE: Advant-e Corporation CONTACT: Advant-e Corporation Investor Relations, +1-937-429-4288, Web site: http://www.advant-e.com/

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