Mellon Global Cash Management to Offer Product Demonstrations and Present Information Sessions During TEXPO, Payments Conferences PITTSBURGH, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mellon Global Cash Management (GCM), a Payment Solutions and Investor Services business of Mellon Financial Corporation, will host a number of innovative product demonstrations during the upcoming Payments 2005 and TEXPO 2005 conferences. Payments 2005 Conference Mellon GCM products and services will be highlighted in Booth 143 of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio on Sunday, April 10, through Wednesday, April 13. During the event, Mellon GCM representatives will demonstrate remote capture services with automated clearing house (ACH) capabilities which can be used to support check truncation and/or ACH electronic check services. The new technology gives companies the ability to scan and electronically process checks at remote sites, such as corporate headquarters and satellite locations. To schedule a product demonstration or a meeting with a Mellon GCM representative during the Payments 2005 Conference, please call 1 800 424-3004 or e-mail Mellon GCM at . Mellon GCM officials also will participate in the following information sessions during the conference: - "Global Payments Primer" -- Sunday, April 10 from 1-3 p.m. with Gary Sefcik, Mellon GCM's product line manager for electronic payment solutions. - "Check 21 et al.: The Future Electronification of Payments and What This Means to Your Organization" -- Monday, April 11 from 4-5 p.m. with John E. Lucas, Mellon GCM's product line manager for electronic services. - "Payment Risk Tolerance ... High, Medium or Low?" -- Tuesday, April 12 from 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. by Kathy Harcarik, Mellon GCM's Automated Clearing House and Wire Product manager. - "Maximizing the Return on ARC in a Check 21 World" -- Wednesday, April 13 from 8-9 a.m. with John E. Lucas, Mellon GCM's product line manager for electronic services. TEXPO 2005 Conference Mellon GCM products and services will be highlighted in Booth 315 of the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston Island on Sunday, April 10, through Tuesday, April 12. During the event, Mellon GCM representatives will demonstrate the following products: - Liquidity Management Services (LMS) - A comprehensive Web-based investment tool that enables customers to conveniently execute money market mutual funds and fixed income securities transactions online. - Retail Lockbox - Web-based image archive and same-day exception item processing services. Representatives also can discuss Accounts Receivable Check (ARC) conversion. - Mellon iTelecash(R) - Comprehensive Web-based information reporting and transaction initiation at your fingertips. - SourceNet Solutions - Market leader in accounts payable outsourcing and has consistently demonstrated the ability to help companies reduce their direct operating costs by as much as 30 percent. To schedule a product demonstration or a meeting with a Mellon GCM representative during the TEXPO 2005 Conference, please call 1 800 424-3004 or e-mail Mellon GCM at . Mellon GCM officials also will participate in the following information sessions during the conference: - "CTP - Essentials of Treasury Systems and Electronic Commerce" -- Tuesday, April 12 from 8:30-9:45 a.m. with Rose Wojciechowski, Mellon GCM's disbursements product manager. - "Online Cash Management Services - Are They Really Working?" -- Tuesday, April 12 from 10:30-11:45 a.m. with Gregory Malosh, Mellon GCM's information and investments product line manager. - "Optimizing Lockbox Services" -- Tuesday, April 12 from 10:30-11:45 a.m. and repeated from 1:45-3 p.m. with Blaine Carnprobst, Mellon GCM's lockbox and government solutions product line manager, and John Peretic, Mellon GCM's lockbox senior product manager. - "New Automated Solutions to Short-Term Investing" -- Tuesday, April 12 from 1:45-3 p.m. with Kirk Black, Mellon GCM's Liquidity Management Service senior product manager. Mellon Global Cash Management, a payments industry leader synonymous with quality performance and known for its innovation and expertise, designs comprehensive solutions through its broad line of cash management services to meet the specialized treasury needs of corporations, nonprofit organizations and financial institutions. Recently, an independently-administered customer satisfaction survey revealed that Mellon GCM continues to distinguish itself from its competition in the areas of operating quality, commitment to cash management and customer service. In addition, Mellon GCM was one of only two providers to achieve an A+ average for product performance in the 2004 Phoenix-Hecht(R) Quality Index(TM) of 33 major cash management providers. Throughout 2005, Mellon GCM is celebrating its 50th anniversary in remittance processing. In addition, Mellon GCM is the only electronic payments services provider in the U.S. to successfully complete both a Level 3 Capability Maturity Model(R) (CMM(R)) assessment for its software engineering practices and attain ISO 9001:2000 Registration. More information on Mellon GCM is available at http://www.mellon.com/gcm . Mellon Financial Corporation is a global financial services company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Mellon 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. Mellon has more than $4.0 trillion in assets under management, administration or custody, including $657 billion under management. Its asset management companies include The Dreyfus Corporation and U.K.-based Newton Investment Management Limited. News and other information about Mellon is available at http://www.mellon.com/ . DATASOURCE: Mellon Financial Corporation CONTACT: Ron Gruendl of Mellon Financial Corporation, +1-412-234-7157, or Web site: http://www.mellon.com/ http://www.mellon.com/gcm

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