**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION**

I, C. Wayne Cape,certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q  of Optio Software, Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does  not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a  material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the  circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with  respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and  other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present  in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and  cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this  quarterly report; |
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| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I  are responsible for establishing and maintaining the disclosure controls and  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) for  the registrant and have: |
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|   | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or  caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our  supervision, to ensure that the material information relating to the  registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by  others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this  report is being prepared; and |
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|   | (b) | intentionally left blank |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants  disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our  conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and  procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such  evaluation; and |
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|   | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the  registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during  the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is  reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control  over financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I  have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over  financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of  registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent  functions): |
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|   | (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses  in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which  are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,  process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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|   | (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves  management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s  internal control over financial reporting. |
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Date:December 15, 2006

| /s/ C.  Wayne Cape       |   |
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| *C. Wayne Cape*          |
| Chief  Executive Officer |

 

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