PNC Selects NorthStar Wealth Management Software

Company Provides Private Banking Advisors Best-in-Class Software To Support
High Net Worth Clients

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthStar Systems International
(NorthStar), a leading provider of wealth management software, today announced
that PNC Wealth Management, a division of The PNC Financial Services Group,
Inc. (NYSE: PNC), has selected NorthStar software.
NorthStar will help provide PNC with an integrated wealth management
solution for its private banking advisors. NorthStar's best-in-class wealth
management software will enhance PNC's desktop technology initiative for
supporting growth, advisor productivity, regulatory compliance and quality
advice to clients.
By integrating profiling and proposals, financial planning, investment
selection, portfolio construction, and client reporting and management into a
single workflow, NorthStar's solution will allow PNC advisors and their teams
to operate more efficiently and improve the quality of their interactions with
clients and prospects.
"We are very excited to have PNC as a client," said Bob Skea, chief
operating officer, worldwide field operations for NorthStar. "We look forward
to providing advanced technology to support PNC's wealth management strategy
and help its advisors spend more time with clients and prospects. The
efficiencies and productivity improvements resulting from the use of our
software will help PNC to efficiently operate its wealth management business."
About NorthStar Systems International
NorthStar's enterprise-class solutions, delivered either on-premise or
on-demand, enable firms of all sizes and their advisors to dramatically
improve productivity, accelerate revenue growth, and drive profitability.
NorthStar's innovative suite of pre-packaged wealth management solutions
include Client Acquisition, Client Reporting, Product Catalog and Compliance.
For more information about NorthStar, its premier clients and award-winning
offerings, visit http://www.northstar.com.
Media Contacts:

Patty Buchanan Christi Weidling
FastLane NorthStar
973-476-2144 415-344-6140
pbuchanan@fast-lane.net cweidling@northstar.com

SOURCE NorthStar Systems International

Patty Buchanan of FastLane, +1-973-476-2144, pbuchanan@fast-lane.net, for
NorthStar; or Christi Weidling of NorthStar, +1-415-344-6140,
cweidling@northstar.com