BOSTON — June 30, 2008 — Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Microsoft to take full advantage of Microsoft Windows^® Presentation Foundation (WPF), a framework and tool set for developing smart client applications that are deployable via the Internet. With WPF, developers can create custom controls, graphics, 3D images and animations that are not available in traditional HTML code.

Eagle is leveraging WPF to develop its investment management solutions for data management, accounting and performance measurement, which are used by the asset management industry's leading firms. Eagle has incorporated WPF into its overall architecture to differentiate the user experience and take advantage of its features to deliver a richer presentation of the applications, improve its developer productivity, and build more dynamic applications in a faster timeframe.

"Through our expanded relationship, WPF enables Eagle to provide a more dynamic and interesting user experience through its delivery of enhanced presentation code," said Marc Firenze, Eagle's chief development officer. "It also provides a straightforward programming model and familiar design tools for our developers, making it easy to adopt internally and develop solutions faster."

"Financial software vendors are the latest industry group to take advantage of the rich programming and presentation features and tools to build out their applications," said Greg Urquhart, General Manager of Microsoft's ISV & National SI Organization. "Microsoft is excited to see Eagle take the presentation of their applications to the next level as they meet the needs of our joint customers."

About Eagle Investment Systems
Eagle Investment Systems LLC is a global provider of financial services technology, serving the world's leading financial institutions. Eagle's Web-based systems support the complex requirements of firms of any size including institutional investment managers, mutual funds, hedge funds, brokers, public funds, plan sponsors, and insurance companies. Eagle is committed to providing enterprise-wide, leading-edge technology and professional services for investment accounting, data management, performance measurement, and information delivery. Eagle's product suite is offered as an installed application or can be hosted via Eagle ACCESS, Eagle's application service provider. To learn more about Eagle's solutions, contact sales@eagleinvsys.com or visit www.eagleinvsys.com.

About BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing offers clients worldwide a broad spectrum of specialized asset servicing capabilities, including custody and fund services, securities lending, performance and analytics, and execution services. BNY Mellon Asset Servicing provides services through The Bank of New York, Mellon Bank, N.A. and other related companies.

About The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has more than $23 trillion in assets under custody and administration, more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management and services $12 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at bnymellon.com.