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Linedata Services (Bloomberg: LIN.FP), announced today that a unit and certain affiliates of SunTrust Banks Inc. (�SunTrust�) are live on LongView Trading Order Management System (OMS) and Linedata Compliance, using Linedata Services� new Linedata Hosting solution. Linedata Hosting gives clients a hybrid of an enterprise-like installation, where clients license the software and control it themselves, and ASP delivery, where clients access the system via a web-based deployment from a service provider�s facility. SunTrust is live on an enhanced Linedata Hosting solution with Linedata hosting the entire IT infrastructure for LongView OMS and Linedata Compliance at its data center in Boston, and includes managing the interfaces, custom development, and providing dedicated support and IT staff for both products. �This go-live represents another significant first for LongView OMS, continuing its long string of innovations in the electronic trading marketplace. With Linedata Hosting, the SunTrust unit and affiliates retain control over the system, while deferring a large portion of the overhead and expense of managing the platform,� said Annie Morris, Managing Director of Linedata in North America. �This offers users the advantage of both ownership and ASP delivery, giving them the best of both worlds.� The deal spans multiple divisions and lines of business at SunTrust, across offices throughout the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The deal puts the LongView OMS and Linedata Compliance on the desktops of users in GenSpring Family Offices, SunTrust Bank�s Personal Asset Management group, and RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc, which combined services affluent, wealthy, high net worth and institutional clients. This new deal builds on a relationship that Linedata Services has had with SunTrust for more than four years. �Linedata Hosting enhances the overall quality of these products, while lowering our overhead,� said Sean Porrello, RidgeWorth�s Director of Investment Technology. �With this arrangement, resources are free to focus our efforts on superior client service and investment performance. Linedata Services takes care of everything else.� Notes to Editors About Linedata Services Linedata Services (Bloomberg: LIN:FP) is the�global leader for investment software, solutions, and support. Linedata combines technological innovation, financial strength, and a deep understanding of�the Asset Management, Leasing & Credit Finance, and Insurance & Savings industries. Linedata Services� asset management division provides comprehensive, scalable solutions to the buy-side,�to manage the entire investment process from pre-trade to post-settlement. Linedata is unique�in offering a full front- to back-office solution via enterprise installation, or as an Application Service Provider (�software as services� or �service bureau� delivery), and has 20 years experience delivering ASP solutions. Headquartered in France, Linedata Services achieved revenues of EUR 164.8 million in 2007, has offices worldwide and services more than 800 clients across 50 countries. For more information visit Linedata Services corporate site at www.linedata.com. About SunTrust Banks Inc. SunTrust Banks, Inc., with total assets of $177.4 billion on June 30, 2008, is one of the nation�s largest and strongest financial holding companies. Through its banking subsidiaries, the company provides deposit, credit, trust, and investment services to a broad range of retail, business, and institutional clients. Other subsidiaries provide mortgage banking, brokerage, investment management, equipment leasing, and capital market services. Atlanta-based SunTrust enjoys leading market positions in some of the highest growth markets in the United States and also serves clients in selected markets nationally. About LongView Trading Order Management System (OMS) LongView Trading is Linedata Services� powerful, electronic, global, multi-asset class OMS developed to support the needs of portfolio managers, traders, compliance officers and operations personnel. The comprehensive system provides portfolio modelling, electronic trading, pre-trade compliance and unparalleled access to liquidity. Through numerous partnerships and seamless integration, LongView offers customers access to the liquidity sources of their choice. Unique technology and a commitment to broker neutrality has won LongView ten of the top 25 global asset management firms, and more than 150 clients worldwide. It has also won the loyalty of all its clients, which named the platform Best Buy-Side OMS for 2008. About Linedata Compliance Linedata Compliance is a global, enterprise-wide compliance monitoring and breach management solution that focuses on the complex business requirements and workflows of compliance officers, asset managers and fund administrators. The robust, real-time system offers advanced pre- and post-trade compliance checking, comprehensive monitoring and flexible reporting capabilities across all markets, regulatory agencies and asset types. Linedata Compliance also provides comprehensive monitoring of investment restrictions including client, firm, prospectus, and regulatory mandates. Linedata Compliance offers unrivalled speed, flexibility and scalability by using an N-tier, multi-threaded architecture. Linedata compliance is both a scalable, and an affordable solution or firms of all sizes; the system may be operated as a stand-alone compliance product or integrated with existing front and back office systems, and is offered both as a hosted (ASP) and deployed solution.