Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LAFAYETTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2003

Advisor Software, Inc. (ASI) announced today that Barclays Global Fund Advisors, a subsidiary of Barclays Global Investors, will launch ASI's Investment Proposal Solution on the iShares.com web site for financial advisors this month. The solution provides the over 10,000 advisors who are registered on iShares.com with ASI's powerful asset allocation and proposal generation capabilities, allowing them to incorporate iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) in investment allocations. The tool will be available free to advisors.

"We're pleased to add ASI's Investment Proposal Solution to ...