City of College Park, Georgia selects NorthStar Utilities Solutions' Customer Information System

NorthStar Utilities Solutions is pleased to announce that the City of College Park, Georgia has selected the NorthStar CIS application as its utility-billing and customer management solution. Using NorthStar CIS the city will drive its efficiency initiatives and provide even more exceptional customer service. End Quote

NorthStar Utilities Solutions adds another Georgia customer to its NorthStar CIS family.

(1888PressRelease) December 29, 2010 - OTTAWA, ON - NorthStar Utilities Solutions is pleased to announce that the City of College Park, Georgia has selected the NorthStar CIS application as its utility-billing and customer management solution.

Located just south of Atlanta, College Park is a city poised for growth and development. It is home to approximately 20,000 people, and residents commute to Atlanta for access to work, school and entertainment. Employers in College Park routinely draw on Atlanta's three million plus metropolitan labor force to grow their businesses. College Park is adjacent to the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport and provides utility services to several key airport facilities including the rental car hub.

By selecting NorthStar CIS, College Park has taken an important step toward realizing business-process efficiencies and improving customer service for its community. Through its state-of-the-art user interface, NorthStar CIS will enable staff and management at the city's utilities to efficiently manage the delivery of essential services, automate tasks and offer even more exceptional customer service. NorthStar CIS delivers innovative and powerful solutions in an easy to use product suite.

"The City of College Park is pleased to partner with NorthStar on our Utility Billing/CIS software solution. We are confident the system will provide considerable benefits to our operations. The added functionality in payment processing alone provides efficiencies that result in substantial savings. We consider this an investment that will pay for itself in time," says Bill Thomas, City of College Park Customer Service Manager.

"As College Park grows, NorthStar CIS will support its immediate utility-management software needs, and will adapt with the city as needs develop and emerge," says Rob DiMurro, General Manager for NorthStar. "We are thrilled to welcome College Park to our close-knit customer community. Any NorthStar customer will tell you: we are dedicated to providing customers with value-driven software applications that are supported by teams of experts with real utility-sector experience."

About City of College Park, Georgia
College Park was incorporated in 1891 and is a vibrant suburb of the City of Atlanta. Home to more than 20,000 people, College Park hosts a thriving business community that is anchored by the headquarters of many major national and international corporations. For more information about College Park, visit www.collegeparkga.com.

About NorthStar Utilities Solutions
NorthStar has served the utility market for more than 30 years. We deliver integrated solutions for utilities' billing, customer information, financial and meter data management needs. More than 240 customers in North America and the Caribbean use NorthStar CIS and MeterSense MDMS to manage revenues, deliver superior customer service, improve efficiencies and reduce costs. NorthStar Utilities Solutions is a division of Harris Computer Systems.

For more information on NorthStar Utilities Solutions and the NorthStar product suite, please visit www.northstarutilities.com.

For additional information, contact:
Ken Hayes
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
NorthStar Utilities Solutions
256-686-1278 or 256-642-6368
khayes @ northstarutilities .com

About Harris
Harris is a leading provider of utility customer information systems (CIS), billing, financial management, and meter data 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 www.harriscomputer.com.

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