OTTAWA, ONTARIO; November 05, 2007 – The NorthStar division (Harris NorthStar) of Harris Computer Systems announced today that it was selected by the City of Shelby, NC to deliver its customer information and billing solution for Shelby’s 12,000 electric, water/sewer, and gas customers. Harris provides utilities, schools and municipal governments with market-leading software solutions.

Shelby Utilities, a member of ElectriCities of North Carolina, is a municipally owned and operated public utility system that operates its own electricity distribution system which spans over 125 miles of power lines. The Water/Waste Water Deptartment treats an average of 4.2 million gallons of water per day and serves the City of Shelby as well as Boiling Springs, NC. The Gas Deptartment serves 10,250 customers within the City of Shelby as well as other municipalities in the region such as Earl, Waco and Fallston across 450 miles of gas mains and 224 miles of service lines.

Shelby chose the NorthStar division for its robust and comprehensive NorthStar v6.2 solution and its consistent track record of successful implementations.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to work with the City of Shelby. We look forward to a long relationship there, helping Shelby serve its customers with a full-featured, utility focused CIS solution.” said Ken Hayes, Director of Sales.

Rob DiMurro, Executive Vice President for NorthStar said, “NorthStar represents what our customers are demanding from their CIS solution - flexible platform, intuitive user interface and strong functionality and features. Our customers are the best judges of success and with the number of live customers on NorthStar its success speaks for itself. We are extremely pleased and excited to have Shelby join our large and growing customer community.”

NorthStar v6.2 represents the next generation of CIS software. Incorporating a state-of-the-art user interface, it provides users with business-focused functionality and ease of use. NorthStar v6.2 continues to deliver innovative, utility-specific features in a robust environment that is cross-database and cross-platform capable. Harris NorthStar is dedicated to giving customers value driven software with unparalleled customer support.

About Harris
Harris is a leading provider of utility customer information systems (CIS), billing, and financial management software solutions. Since 1976, Harris has focused on providing feature-rich and robust turnkey solutions to public power and water markets as well as all levels of local government 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.

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