GIT will make Mellon's HSA
services available to eligible members who adopt its ProtectPlus HSA high
deductible medical plan. Aramanda, Mellon vice chairman and head of its
HR+IS business.

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"Sage Software is squarely focused on providing the accountant community
with the best tools possible to manage their own firms and serve their
clients," said Ed Cheeseman, vice president, Sage Software Accountants
Network.4 million small and
mid-sized customers in North America.

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"We are pleased to be able to deliver tax-advantaged HSAs to our members,"
said John Phillips, CPA and executive director of the Group Insurance Trust of
the California Society of CPAs.cpaprotectplus.

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Two additional companies will join the Accountants' Network as Value
Partners in July: First Research, which provides industry intelligence
tools; and iLumen , the private company financial monitoring and
benchmarking network. Its asset management companies include The Dreyfus Corporation
and U.

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PRESS RELEASE Sage Software Enhances Accountants' Program With New Product Libraries at AICPA Tech 2005


In conjunction with its corporate rebranding,
Sage Software today announced the new name for its popular BSAN (Best
Software Accountants Network) program -- the Sage Software Accountants
Network -- as well as expansion of its available libraries for accountants ,
which now include Timberline and ACCPAC. Built on a true Web-native architecture, the
new Sage Payroll Services include Sage Payroll Services -- Abra Edition,
which integrates with Sage Abra HRMS (human resources management system)
solution, Sage Payroll Services -- MAS Edition, which integrates with the
company's Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 accounting products, and a
stand-alone Sage Payroll Services offering, which can be used in
conjunction with any in-house accounting system., Mellon Financial Corporation's Human Resources +
Investor Solutions (HR+IS) business and the Group Insurance Trust of the
California Society of Certified Public Accountants (GIT) today announced they
have signed an agreement to offer health savings accounts (HSAs) to
approximately 28,000 California Society of CPAs members.

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Through First Research, accountants can gain access
to several services: Industry Profiles from more than 170 target markets,
highlighting critical industry trends, challenges and opportunities; Call
Prep Sheets -- one-page executive summaries of the Industry Profiles; and
Email Alerts with the most recent updates on selected industries.

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iLumen
offers private company trending , monitoring and benchmarking services that
firms can use to continuously monitor and benchmark their private company
business clients. More information about
these outsourced payroll services will be available in the Sage Software
booth at AICPA Tech 2005. Serving as at the Platinum
sponsor of this year's AICPA Tech Conference, Sage Software will feature
live demonstrations this week in booth 301 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas,
showing several of the products from its broad portfolio: Sage CPAPractice
Manager, Peachtree by Sage 2006, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 500,
Sage ACCPAC, Sage BusinessWorks Gold, Sage MIP Fundraising, Sage Common
Desktop featuring Sage ACCPAC , Sage Abra and Sage FAS.L), supports 4. On March 16, 2005, Mellon announced a definitive
agreement to sell its Human Resources consulting and outsourcing business to
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. News and other
information about Mellon is available at http://www.

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"Together, Mellon and GIT will conveniently provide a full-
service HSA product.

About California Society of CPAs Group Insurance Trust
Since 1959, the Group Insurance Trust of the California Society of
Certified Public Accountants has been exclusively dedicated to providing
quality and cost-effective group health and welfare programs to the owners and
employees of CalCPA member firms. Information regarding ProtectPlus HSA and
other programs offered through the Group Insurance Trust is available
at http://www.com .

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In addition to product libraries, the program
offers valuable practice development aids and access to discounts on
products and services through preferred "Value Partner" vendors such as
Dell, Nextel and CCH Learning Center (for CPE). For more information , please visit the Web site at
www.


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Also new are the Sage Payroll Services offerings for mid-market companies
and organizations.J. Mellon's growing list of HSA alliance and
administration agreements currently reaches 130 million potential
participants.K.

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Its parent company, The Sage Group
plc (London: SGE.

Mellon and California Society of CPAs Team Up To Offer Health Savings Accounts


HSAs, which were authorized by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003, are portable health savings accounts that
consumers can use to pay for qualified medical expenses.

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and REDWOOD CITY, Calif.

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For more
than 25 years, Sage Software has delivered easy-to-use , scalable and
customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands,
including Abra , ACCPAC, ACT!, BusinessWorks, CPASoftware, FAS, MAS 90, MAS
200, MAS 500, MIP, Peachtree, SalesLogix , and Timberline Office, among many
others.

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com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-BEST. (ACS) in a transaction that is expected to
close before the end of the second quarter of 2005. Mellon has more than $4.

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"Sage Software has nurtured strong ties with accountants for
nearly 30 years; we understand the needs of this community, and we value
the opportunity to support AICPA Tech 2005 for our accountant partners .

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About Mellon Financial Corporation
Mellon's Human Resources + Investor Solutions is a global human resources
outsourcing, consulting and shareholder services business that creates value
for clients through a complete range of human capital management and
shareholder solutions .

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Small and mid-sized organizations often rely on their accountants for
insight and suggestions on how to more effectively manage their businesses
through technology. With the addition of ACCPAC and Timberline to the
Accountants Network libraries, program members now have more tools at their
disposal to better advise and serve their clients.
"HSAs represent a powerful new approach for addressing spiraling health
care costs," said James D.0 trillion in assets under
management , administration or custody, including $729 billion under
management.

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The Accountants Network offers resources to increase technical competency
and help grow an accountant's practice by providing informative
communications and resources, product discounts and membership benefits
related to the Sage Software family of products. Through the Accountants
Network, accounting professionals also have access to software Libraries
for Sage Software products that include accounting and business management
software, support services and automatic upgrades and updates, including
tax tables when applicable. Representatives
from the Sage Software Accountants Network will also be on hand in the
booth to answer questions.

2005 Sage Software.
Under the arrangement, Mellon will provide custodial, recordkeeping,
investment, debit card and reporting services.com .

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5 million customers worldwide. The accounts are
offered in conjunction with a high deductible health plan that provides
security against catastrophic medical costs. For employees, the pre-tax contributions will reduce their income taxes
while allowing them to set aside money for their health expenses. Employees
accumulate tax-free interest on their HSA balances and do not pay any taxes
when using the money to pay for qualified medical expenses. Mellon Financial
Corporation (NYSE: MEL), a global financial services company, is headquartered
in Pittsburgh and is one of the world's leading providers of financial
services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals,
providing institutional asset management, mutual funds, private wealth
management, asset servicing, payment solutions and investor services, and
treasury services.

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About Sage Software (formerly Best Software)

Sage Software offers leading business management products and services that
support the needs , challenges and dreams of more than 2. RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.

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The conference, held this year at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, draws
hundreds of CPAs annually, who attend the event to learn more about
enhancing their practices through technology."
Mellon is a leading provider in HSAs, offering a complete range of
services for health plans and employers and interest-bearing, FDIC-insured
accounts for individuals. Unused HSA balances can be carried forward from year-to-
year , rolled over if the individual changes jobs or even used for post-
retirement health expenses.

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Announced in May at the company's Insights conference
and offered within the framework of Sage Online Services , the new
outsourced payroll services joined the company's existing Peachtree Payroll
Service for small businesses.bestsoftware. The Sage Software logo and the
Sage Software product and service names mentioned herein are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Sage Software or its affiliated entities . Mellon offers
participants, with a minimum balance, the opportunity to open a separate
investment account.-based Newton Investment Management Limited.

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Both employers and employees can
contribute to HSAs -- up to $5,250 for a family and $2,650 for individuals in
2005.mellon.

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Both services assist accountants in the analysis of not
just their own progress, but that of their clients and the markets they
serve. So
many of them value this forum, where they can learn about new technologies,
refine their own practice skills, and take additional insight back to their
customers at home.

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