SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TROY Group, Inc. (OTC:TROY), a Worldwide Provider in Secure Output Solutions, announces the TROY MICR 3005 Printer, the newest addition to TROY's line of Secure Printing Solutions. Based on the Hewlett-Packard P3005 LaserJet Printer, TROY's MICR 3005 offers a cost-effective printing solution with built-in security to help protect your on-demand check printing process. The TROY MICR 3005 Printer is the first printer to be released with TROY's patented toner, which helps to prevent fraudulent alteration. The TROY MICR 3005 Printers are available in three security levels giving customers a range of fraud deterrent and operational security options. The base level MICR printer provides all the TROY recommended options necessary for reliable check printing. The MICR Secure model includes additional features providing a higher level of security for use in higher risk printing environments. TROY's fully featured MICR Secure Ex printer offers the highest level of security available to financial professionals. The TROY Secure Ex product line offers a 3-position key lock, paper tray locks and enhanced firmware security to discourage casual and professional fraud. All three models ship with TROY's unique ExPT(TM), Exact Positioning Technology that insures precise placement of the MICR line. New with the TROY MICR 3005 Printers, TROY now helps protect sensitive areas on a check such as the payee name and payee amount. TROY MICR toner has been enhanced with a patented security agent to help prevent fraudulent alteration of checks. TROY's MICR Toner Secure Cartridges are uniquely optimized to deliver superior performance in both TROY MICR and HP LaserJet Printers. TROY is the only MICR solutions provider that develops, manufactures and assembles MICR toner cartridges to meet worldwide banking standards in its ISO 9001:2000 certified facility. This control insures unsurpassed print quality, printer reliability and cartridge yields. The TROY MICR 3005 Printer provides customers 35 pages per minute and a monthly duty cycle of 100,000 prints per month. With an enhanced 500 sheet built-in paper tray, this printer will replace the TROY MICR 2420 Printer. The TROY MICR 3005 provides the features and security options needed for a wide range of workgroup MICR printing applications. "As a member of the HP Solutions Business Partner Program, TROY builds on this value to deliver the very best line of security printers available today," states Larry Landtiser, Executive Vice President and General Manager. The new TROY MICR 3005 Printer offers HP's Instant-on Technology that is proven in independent tests to deliver first print out faster than competing devices. TROY also offers a MICR font upgrade, which allows for the simple conversion of your HP LaserJet Printer for MICR document printing. To complete the solution, the TROY 3005 MICR Toner Secure Cartridge is compatible with standard HP P3005 LaserJet Printers. For over a decade, TROY and HP have worked closely together to provide HP customers with the highest quality MICR toner cartridges and MICR fonts for standard HP printers. For more information about MICR please feel free to visit our website at: http://www.troygroup.com/SecurityPrinting/Products/indexMICR.asp About TROY Group TROY Group, Inc. ("TROY") is a worldwide provider of secure payment solutions. Our security printing solutions include application software, high security check printing hardware and specialized consumables for secure printing and payment applications. Our ACH (Automated Clearing House) software includes ACH processing and origination software and consulting services. We sell and service our products to major corporations, banks, key government accounts and distributors worldwide. Visit TROY at http://www.troygroup.com/. Forward-looking statements of TROY (statements that are not historical fact) in this news release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as believe, expect, may, will, estimate, could and should, and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but, are not limited to, the ability to develop new products, the ability to hire and retain qualified management, technology and other personnel, the impact of competition from existing and new technologies and companies and the other factors set forth in our periodic reports and other documents that we distribute from time to time which are available in our financial statements under certain important factors on our website TROYgroup.com or pinksheets.com. Statements included in this news release are based upon information known to TROY as of the date of this release, and TROY assumes no obligation to update information contained in this news release. Note to Editors: TROY is a registered trademark of TROY Group, Inc. Hewlett-Packard is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. For More Information Contact: John Hodgson, Director of Marketing TROY Group, Inc. 3 Bryan Drive Wheeling, WV 26003-6121 (304) 232-0899 (304) 232-0996 Fax http://www.troygroup.com/ DATASOURCE: TROY Group, Inc. CONTACT: John Hodgson, Director of Marketing of TROY Group, Inc., +1-304-232-0899, or fax, +1-304-232-0996 Web site: http://www.troygroup.com/

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