Document Sciences Corporation Announces Death Of Board Member James J. Costello


    CARLSBAD, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Document Sciences
Corporation (Nasdaq: DOCX) today announced the death of James J. Costello, a
member of the company's board of directors.  Mr. Costello passed away after
battling cancer.  He served on the Company's board of directors since October
2001 and previously served from May 1996 through February 1999.

    "Jim passed away in the morning on Friday, March 19, 2004, while being
attended to by his family and medical staff," said Thomas L. Ringer, the
Company's Chairman.  "We are extremely grateful for Jim's enormous
contributions to Document Sciences over the years and grateful for the
privilege of having the opportunity to work with Jim.  We will miss him very
much, and send our deepest sympathies to his family at this time of great loss
for us all."

    A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated today at St. Francis of Assisi
Church on Norfield Road in Weston with burial at Assumption Cemetery, Green
Farms, Westport, CT.  In lieu of flowers, Mr. Costello's family has asked that
donations in memory of James J. Costello be made to the Brian Costello
Scholarship Fund, c/o Atty, Robert L. Moks, 191 Post Road W., Westport, CT
06880.


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include, among others, the following: (i) changes in our stock price; (ii)
changes in our operating results; (iii) the market for document automation
software; (iv) continued expansion of our professional services; (v) market
acceptance of our existing products and introduction of new products and
enhancements to existing products; (vi) maintaining our relationships with
Xerox; (vii) changes in general economic and business conditions and/or other
risks detailed from time-to-time in our SEC reports, including the report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.  We do not undertake,
and specifically disclaim, any obligation to update forward-looking
statements.



SOURCE  Document Sciences Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Jack McGannon of Document Sciences Corporation,
+1-760-602-1597, jmcgannon@docscience.com/
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