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CONTACT INFORMATION
Jeff Bender; CEO
jbender@harriscomputer.com
Melanie Judge, CFO
mjudge@harriscomputer.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Harris Named Winner of
Canada's Best Managed Companies Award
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - February 3, 2006 - Today, Harris
Computer Systems ("Harris"), a leading provider of financial
management and Customer Information Systems (CIS) software solutions
for local governments throughout North America, was awarded Canada's
50 Best Managed Companies Award for 2005. This Award program is
sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post and
Queen's School of Business.
"All Harris employees are very proud of receiving this award.
As a software company, we are nothing without the knowledge, experience,
and commitment of our people. This award is recognition for all
of the hard work, dedication, and focus our employees bring daily
to our business and our customers. We understand our customers and
our business model and this combined with our focus on execution
and accountability has afforded us the ability to be very successful,"
said Harris CEO Jeff Bender.
Mr. Bender continued, "Harris has demonstrated the ability
to balance growth and profitability through our Manage, Acquire,
and Venture framework. We have delivered revenue growth in excess
of 40 percent for the past five years and are working to ensure
this continues as we move forward."
"We were very impressed with the thorough and rigorous diligence
process used to identify the 50 best managed companies. We were
introduced to very talented and knowledgeable people throughout
the process and were forced to clearly articulate our answers to
some very difficult questions," commented Harris CFO Melanie
Judge.
For 12 years, Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies awards have celebrated
the practices and people of homegrown, world-class, success stories.
The awards program recognizes companies operating at the highest
levels of business performance. It looks at more than healthy financials.
The 50 Best Managed designation symbolizes corporate success: companies
focused on their core vision, creating value through innovation
and excelling in the global economy. For more information on this
award, visit www.canadas50best.com.
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, visit our website at www.harriscomputer.com.
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