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Grant Street Group
Grant Street Group (www.GrantStreet.com) develops, hosts and administers customized software applications used by financial institutions and government entities to support a variety of financial transactions related to billing, collection and distribution of taxes and online auctions of fixed-income financial instruments including bonds, notes, CDs, tax liens, foreclosures etc. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, GSG serves over 3,400 clients across the United States.

Company History
For a full company timeline, see www.grantstreet.com/about/history.

GSG has been providing hosted software solutions and professional services to government entities for 15 years. In 1997, the Company revolutionized the fixed-income capital markets by hosting the world's first online bond auction of a new issue for the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over the next few years, GSG evolved into a financial software firm specializing in hosted internet applications, principally for state and local governments.

Beginning in 2004, GSG started to develop a series of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications specifically for tax collectors including LienAuction®, the first web-based tax certificate auction platform. LienAuction was well received by tax collectors across the nation, and is currently used by 15 Florida Tax Collectors, the City of Baltimore, Maryland, and Apache, Mohave, and Maricopa Counties, Arizona.

In 2006, in response to requests from Florida Tax Collectors, GSG launched TaxSys®, the first web-based tax collection and billing system in Florida. Since 2006, GSGwww.grantstreet.com/about/history has converted twelve Florida counties to TaxSys. The thirteenth conversion, Miami-Dade County, is currently in progress with a scheduled go-live date in 2012.

Auctions Platforms

 * AgencyAuction : For competitive sales of new discount bills and notes issued by government-sponsored enterprises. Optional features include all-or-none or partial bidding, and multi- or single "Dutch" auction pricing.
 * ARCauction&trade; : For initial underwriting and/or regular reset of auction rate certificates (ARC) via either an internal order-taking process within a firm, or via an auction process among one or more broker-dealers and conducted by the auction agent.
 * CD Auction : For purchases of large CDs by state and local government treasurers. Program sponsors determine which banks are qualified to bid.
 * ClerkAuction® : For auctions of foreclosed properties and tax deeds by Clerks of the Courts and Tax Collectors.
 * GICauction® : For investing bond proceeds, or other funds in flexible repurchase agreements and investment agreements.
 * GSLauction : For lending of securities held by custodian banks and asset managers. Borrowers submit orders to the custodial agent on the web site.
 * LienAuction® : For sales and purchases of tax and municipal liens by state and local governments, and by municipal authorities to individual and institutional investors. Optional features include customized searching and budgeting capabilities, and proxy bidding.
 * MuniAuction® : For competitive sales of new bonds and notes issued by state and local governments. Optional features include: all-or-none or partial bidding; open or closed auctions; and multi- or single "Dutch" auction pricing.
 * SovereignAuction/XChangeOffer&trade; : For exchange of debt issued by sovereigns, corporations, and supernational organizations. The exchange agent, issuer or dealer-manager utilizes the web site to receive tender offers and settlement instructions from debt holders or their agents.
 * YieldAuction® : For sales and purchases of money market instruments – time deposits, bank notes, CP, CDs, repos, and treasury and agency securities – by banks, broker-dealers, corporations, and institutional investors. Features include all-or-none or partial bidding, and closed or open auctions.
 * ZionsDirect : For competitive sales of securities offered through Zions Direct - a part of the Zions Bancorporation family of financial services companies. The auctioned financial instruments/securities, including CDs, Municipal Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Preferred Stock, U.S. Treasury Warrants, and ESOARS™, are priced through a competitive, modified "Dutch", open auction process. Bidding is open to both individual investors and institutions.

TaxSys®: Tax Collection and Billing
TaxSys is a web-based, hosted tax collection and billing system. It offers controlled public access via the world wide web for purposes of account review and electronic payment.

Modules include:
 * Real Property Tax
 * Tangible Personal Property
 * Tourist & Development
 * Business Tax
 * Special Assessments
 * Cashiering