HARRIS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ACQUIRES ACE SOFTWARE
OTTAWA, ON - April 3rd, 2006 - Harris Computer Systems ("Harris"), a leading provider of software
solutions for local governments, utilities and school districts is pleased to announce the purchase of all the
assets related to the Student Information System (SIS) and Financial Management software of ACE
Software, LLC and ACE Charter Services ("ACE"). ACE is a leading provider of SIS and financial
management applications to K-12 school districts and educational institutions within the State of Ohio and
surrounding states.
Harris President and CEO Jeff Bender stated, "We are very pleased with the growth opportunities in the K12 SIS vertical. Ace provides Harris with a solid customer base, great employee group, and a product suite
that both compliments and expands our existing portfolio. Furthermore, Harris is very excited about
expanding the Ace Charter Services business."
ACE founder and President, Mike Uhrin stated, "Harris is a firm that clearly understands our business and
has the resources to grow the business in Ohio and other states. After 29 years serving our customers with
what I feel was the best software available, I am retiring to spend time with family and travel. Harris'
commitment to continue to support the product line with all present employees provides me with the
assurance that ACE will continue to deliver superior value to customers."
Harris is committed to the continued support and service of the ACE flagship products ADM-2000 Student
Information and Financial. Equally important, Harris will continue to support all ACE add-on products for adhoc query and reporting, web based data access, textbook management, and warehouse management.
"ACE solidifies our product footprint in both the student information and educational financial management
segment and provides breadth in scheduling, grade management, and textbook management. We are very
excited about the opportunities ACE represents to our current School District customer base through add-on
product introduction and leveraging the domain expertise to enhance our current offerings," explained Harris
Vice President responsible for K-12 solutions within Harris, Bryce Cooper.
Furthermore, Harris is fully committed to continue to support and grow ACE Charter Services. Cooper
explained, "The Charter Services operation provides significant potential in a segment of the market that
continues to demonstrate sustained growth. ACE provides us with an excellent operational platform that we
can marry with our compliant products for other jurisdictions to immediately expand Charter Services. "
ACE will continue operations from their existing offices in Columbus, Ohio, and will be integrated with the
Tenex business unit of Harris, focusing on continuing its customer service excellence for School Districts
and Charter Schools.
About Harris:
Harris is a leading provider of and 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. For further information on Harris Computer Systems,
please visit our website at http://www.harriscomputer.com, or call 888-847-7747.
1 Antares Drive, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2E 8C4 P: 613.226.5511 F: 613.226.3377 W: www.harriscomputer.com
About Ace:
ADM-2000 provides a graphical user interface, a relational database and a wide array of system
administration benefits for Financial and Student administration to school districts throughout the United
States. ADM-2000 is designed to extend the "open system" concept because it allows for substantial
customization by the school district. ACE software is a great full-featured package from a company with
more than two decades in the school software business. School districts from 150 to 64,000 students use
some portion of ADM2000 today.
Contact:
Bryce Cooper, Vice President
Harris Computer Systems
Phone:(613) 226-5511 x2132
Email: bcooper@harriscomputer.com
1 Antares Drive, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2E 8C4 P: 613.226.5511 F: 613.226.3377 W: www.harriscomputer.com