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Jeff Bender; CEO
jbender@harriscomputer.com

Melanie Judge, CFO
mjudge@harriscomputer.com

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, January 5, 2006 - Harris Computer Systems ("Harris"), a leading provider of financial management and customer information software solutions for local governments and utilities, today announced that it has purchased substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Government e-Management Solutions, Inc. ("GEMS") from Cass Information Systems, Inc. ("Cass").

As a result of the sale, Harris owns the complete product suite of all of GEMS financial management, HR/Payroll, revenue management and tax related solutions. Harris will immediately be responsible for the on going support, development, service and sales for the GEMS solutions and for more than 100 GEMS customers currently using these solutions. Harris now services over 3,500 customers throughout North America, the majority of which are in the United States.

In addition, virtually all GEMS employees have become employees of Harris and will continue to serve the current and growing customer base. This group of employees adds to the depth, experience and talent at Harris, bringing the total number of employees to 290. Harris will also maintain the existing GEMS office location near St. Louis, Missouri to manage customer support, professional services, sales and marketing and ongoing development of the GEMS product suite.
Harris CEO Jeff Bender stated, "We are extremely excited about the opportunity to add the GEMS customer base, product suite and employee group to our Company. GEMS and its employees have consistently focused on building long term mutually beneficial relationships with their customers – a key attribute under the Harris business model. We will provide all of our new customers with outstanding service and support, a number of excellent options for the future, and a lot of flexibility. We believe in working with our customers to address their specific needs and circumstances and do not believe in forcing our agenda. With this transaction, we will also be able to expand the sales channel available for the GEMS product suite and create an opportunity to significantly increase the size of the current GEMS business unit."

"GEMS meshes perfectly with the Harris portfolio," said Lawrence A. Collett, Cass Chief Executive Officer and chairman. "While our four-year stewardship of GEMS generated an overall positive outcome, the company was not a core element of our growth strategy. We believe that GEMS customers and employees will be in better hands with Harris given its exclusive focus on providing software solutions."

About Harris
Harris is a leading provider of financial management and Customer Information Systems (CIS) software solutions. Since 1976, Harris has focused on providing feature-rich and robust turnkey solutions to all levels of local government as well as public power and water markets throughout North America. Harris' focus is on creating long-term relationships with our customers and ensuring that we meet the changing needs of our customers over time. For further information on Harris Computer Systems, please visit our website at www.harriscomputer.com.

About Cass Information Systems, Inc.
Cass Information Systems is the nation's leading provider of freight, utility and telecom invoice payment, rating, auditing and information services. The company, which has been involved in the payables services and information support businesses since 1956, pays over $14 billion annually in freight and utility invoices on behalf of its customers from processing centers in St. Louis, Mo., Columbus, Ohio, Boston, Mass. and Greenville, S.C. The support of its bank subsidiary, Cass Commercial Bank, founded in 1906, makes Cass Information Systems unique in the industry.
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