NorthStar Ranks No. 146 on the 2008 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 1,519%

NorthStar Ranks No. 146 on the 2008 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Sales Growth of
1,519%
NorthStar is Ninth Fastest Growing Business in the San Francisco Bay Area and
15th Fastest Growing Business in Financial Services

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. recently ranked NorthStar
Systems International, a leading provider of wealth management software to
financial services institutions, No. 146 on its annual ranking of the 500
fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most
comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy -- America's
independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent
the backbone of the U.S. economy.
"NorthStar is honored to be included in the Inc. 500 as one of the fastest
growing companies in the U.S.," noted Collin Cohen, president, NorthStar.
"We're committed more than ever to provide holistic and personalized wealth
management solutions that are redefining the wealth management industry."
"Our second annual Inc. 500 continues the most ambitious project in
business journalism," said Inc. 500 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The
Inc. 500 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across
all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as
well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."
The 500 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of
$13.7 billion and median three-year growth of 1,046%. Most important, the
2008 Inc. 500 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than
51,414 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc.
500, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies
that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at
http://www.inc5000.com. For the NorthStar company profile, go to
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2008/company-profile.html?id=200801460.
Methodology
The 2008 Inc. 500 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To
qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent -- not
subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2007, and
have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
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About NorthStar Systems International
NorthStar is a leading provider of wealth management software that enables
firms to dramatically improve productivity and drive profitability. Industry
leaders use NorthStar to automate and streamline their wealth management
workflows with NorthStar Desktop, NorthStar Client Acquisition Solution,
NorthStar Client Reporting Solution, NorthStar Compliance Solution, and
NorthStar Product Catalog Solution. For more information about NorthStar, its
premier clients and award-winning software, visit http://www.northstar.com.
Media Contacts:
Chris Faust
FastLane
973-226-4379
cfaust@fast-lane.net

Christi Weidling
NorthStar
415-344-6140
cweidling@northstar.com

SOURCE NorthStar Systems International

Chris Faust of FastLane, +1-973-226-4379, cfaust@fast-lane.net, for NorthStar
Systems International; or Christi Weidling of NorthStar, +1-415-344-6140,
cweidling@northstar.com