NorthStar CIS Live at Niagara Falls Hydro

OTTAWA, ON - 14 March 2008

The Harris Computer Systems NorthStar division (Harris NorthStar) is pleased to announce today that Niagara Falls Hydro of Niagara Falls, ON is now live on NorthStar version 6.

Niagara Falls Hydro went live with NorthStar CIS, Harris NorthStar’s flagship utility billing application, on 11 January, 2008. The new implementation was installed on a Linux platform and also included several of Harris NorthStar’s robust add-on products: eCARE - a customer web portal, mCARE - mobile service orders, eDOCS - integrated online document management, and EIS - Executive Information System. Finally, the installation included the partner product Cognos Report Writer.

“Throughout Harris NorthStar’s long and successful history, working directly with clients has provided great insight into how people really use our solutions,” said Rob DiMurro, Executive Vice President of Harris NorthStar. “Close interaction of the sort we enjoyed with Niagara Falls shapes how and what we design for future versions. Niagara Falls Hydro was a great customer to work with because they knew what they needed and communicated their requirements clearly.”

Niagara Falls Hydro is an independent but fully regulated, taxpayer-owned municipal utility corporation. It generates bills for Electricity and Water for over 33, 000 active customers over an area of 80 square miles.

NorthStar CIS 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 CIS 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.

For more information visit www.harriscomputer.com

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