FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Harris Announces Purchase
of Business Assets of DataNOW Software
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, November 21, 2007 - Harris Computer
Systems (“Harris”), a leading provider of financial,
customer and student information management software solutions for
utilities, local governments and schools, today announced that it
has completed the purchase of the business assets from DataNOW L.L.C.
(“DataNOW”)
As a result of the purchase, Harris will continue to provide sales,
development and support to all of the existing DataNOW customers
as part of the InHance Division within Harris. All of the existing
DataNOW staff will continue to operate and support all DataNOW customers
from their existing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho.
“The acquisition of DataNOW builds upon our strategy of Customer
Choice while expanding the Harris product offering with a complete
suite of governmental solutions” says Ponder Wright, Executive
Vice President, Harris.
“Harris is gaining a very seasoned group of employees with
a solid track record of providing quality solutions for their customers
for over 25 years. The DataNOW suite of proven governmental revenue
solutions and a well received Payroll/HR system will strengthen
our position in the governmental market space. We are very excited
about the future of DataNOW within the Harris family.” continued
Wright.
“Harris provides us with long term stability” said,
Wade Bond, General Manager, DataNOW. “This will also open
up our opportunities to take our products to a much larger market
place. We are very pleased to be flying under the Harris banner.”
About Harris
Harris is a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation and
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, public power and water entities as well as
school districts 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.
About Constellation
Constellation acquires, manages and builds vertical market
software businesses that provide mission critical software solutions.
Constellation's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol "CSU".
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