LOMBARD, Illinois, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) today announced that its Asset Arena
Investment Accounting solution has been named the most innovative fund
administration and accounting solution by Financial-i in the magazine's
second annual "Leaders in Innovation" awards.

Financial-i selected winners in conjunction with leading industry analyst
firms and consultants, basing selections on product innovation over the past
twelve months, cost-effectiveness of solution deployment, ease of
implementation, efficiency enhancements and the ability to solve specific
business problems.

"We are honored to be recognized as a leader in innovation," commented
Doug Morgan, president of SunGard's institutional asset management business.
"This award highlights SunGard's ability to deliver new capabilities that
help streamline our customers' operations. Asset Arena Investment Accounting
processes over US$12 trillion in assets, and it is recognized as a leading
investment accounting solution for asset managers and third party
administrators. SunGard's commitment to product innovation extends across all
levels of our organization, providing our customers with a wide range of
functionality across virtually all asset types."

About Financial-i

Financial-i focuses on how technology is being leveraged to provide
business solutions in wholesale transaction banking. Solutions that solve
common business issues around the execution, delivery, clearing and
settlement of transactions in the wholesale banking space, enhance the
provision of value added services to customers, increase the speed of
delivery of information, mitigate risk and maintain competitiveness. Visit
Financial-i at http://www.financial-i.com.

About Asset Arena

Asset Arena is SunGard's global suite of solutions for
front-to-back-office investment support, serving asset managers, third-party
administrators, insurers and pension fund managers. Available as an
integrated solution set or as individual offerings, Asset Arena covers the
entire investment management life-cycle, including trading, compliance,
investment accounting, portfolio management and performance measurement and
attribution.

About SunGard

With annual revenue exceeding US$4 billion, SunGard is a global leader in
software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education
and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises
of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more
than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 50
largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

Trademark Information: SunGard, the SunGard logo and Asset Arena are
trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its
subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For more information, contact:
    Don Eng
    Institutional Asset Management
    SunGard
    +1-617-728-1129
    don.eng@sungard.com

    Web site: http://www.sungard.com
              http://www.financial-i.com