JetForm Continues Worldwide Expansion Through Acquisition of Proactive
Systems

Grows to Become #1 in European Electronic Forms Market

OTTAWA, CANADA - APRIL 1, 1996 -- JetForm Corporation (NASDAQ:FORMF), the
global leader in open enterprise-wide electronic forms solutions, today
announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Proactive Systems of
England. Proactive Systems is a European leader in providing electronic
forms software products targeted for midrange systems users (HP3000, UNIX,
AS/400). The acquisition allows JetForm to more than double its European
resources and expands its leadership position in the fast growing segment
of the electronic forms market: back- end e-forms processing and
management on multiple server platforms.

Under the terms of this agreement, Proactive will become a wholly- owned
subsidiary of JetForm Corporation. Proactive shareholders will receive a
total of 341,471 common shares of JetForm in exchange for all of the
outstanding voting shares of Proactive.

"JetForm's basic considerations were to 'build or buy' and 'time to market'
issues inherent in an aggressive expansion program. Proactive's annual
revenue base of approximately $6,000,000 (CDN) and knowledgeable sales
people enable JetForm to profitably expand our European operations without
the usual start-up risks, management time and time to market challenges
inherent in building from scratch," said John Kelly, JetForm's chief
executive officer and president.

"This acquisition increases our presence in the growing European market and
virtually completes the infrastructural strategic objectives established
last year," commented Phil Weaver, JetForm's senior vice president of
sales, marketing and services. "Proactive's strong position in the U.K.
and its foothold in Germany complements our previous acquisitions in
Sweden and France and provides the foundation to maintain our position as
the leading enterprise-wide electronic forms supplier in Europe. In
addition, a further benefit to JetForm is Proactive's California
operations which, when combined with JetForm's existing operations in that
market, significantly improves the overall growth opportunities," Weaver
added.

Combined with the recent acquisition of Eclipse Corporation of Atlanta,
this latest move strengthens JetForm's pre-eminent position in the
mid-range E-forms market for the AS/400, HP3000 and UNIX platforms. Each
of the Proactive and Eclipse acquisitions were based on exchange of
shares, though the acquisition and closing costs will be written off in
JetForm's fourth quarter ending April 30, 1996.

"JetForm's products and strategy will greatly benefit our existing client
base as well as provide exciting career opportunities for our people,"
stated Roger Lawson, president of Proactive Systems. "Companies that have
implemented Proactive products include well known organizations such as
Cognos, Glaxo, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, Martin Marietta, and Lockheed,"
added Lawson.

Proactive System's flagship product is Fantasia Laser Server, which allows
users of mid-range systems to print electronic forms, text, bar codes, and
business documents in-house. This technology, coupled with JetForm's
client-server architecture, expands JetForm's leadership position in
providing electronic forms solutions across local and wide-area networks,
as well as the Internet.

"Our combined products and resources are very synergistic," commented
Weaver. "Fantasia is a great extension to JetForm's electronic forms
server architecture and product family. Complemented by our electronic
forms design tool, forms routing workflow and internet- based products, we
can offer the over 2,000 Proactive Systems customers a natural extension
to their existing applications."

For more information about JetForm, please call: 1-800-538-3676 or
1-613-230-3676, visit the JetForm Web site at http://www.jetform.com or
send e-mail to info@jetform.com.

JetForm Corporation, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, is a leader in
electronic forms automation worldwide, with major offices in North
America, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Pacific Rim. JetForm
products design, fill, route, print and manage forms, helping
organizations reduce costs and increase efficiency by automating forms
processing across local and wide area networks as well as the Internet.
JetForm provides scaleable software solutions, for large enterprises and
small businesses, in most popular e-mail and operating system
environments. JetForm software is available in several languages to
support international markets, including English, French, German, Swedish,
Portuguese, Spanish, Finnish, and Norwegian. JetForm products include
JetForm Design, JetForm Filler, JetForm Server and JetForm BizForms.
 
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