LPL Financial Services Selects Mantas for New Level of Client Protection; Nation's Largest Independent Broker-Dealer Turns Compliance into a Benefit.

HERNDON, Va. -- Linsco/Private Ledger (LPL), the nation's largest independent broker-dealer*, has chosen Mantas to oversee the work of more than 6,200 professionals and monitor more than 1 million accounts. E[acute accent]LPL is leveraging its investment in Mantas to gain increased insight into its business, while also protecting the firm and its clients into the future by utilizing the Mantas Behavior Detection Platform as the basis for multiple compliance applications. LPL has licensed Mantas Broker Compliance(TM), Mantas Anti-Money Laundering(TM) and Mantas Case Management(TM) for immediate enterprise-wide installation. The system will enhance LPL's existing regulatory compliance program through automated monitoring, and identification of suspicious or improper trading activity. E[acute accent]"We're giving our brokers and advisors the tools they need to deliver the highest quality service to clients," said Joe Tuorto, LPL Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. "Working with Mantas is a key step toward enhancing regulatory compliance and strengthening our clients' trust." E[acute accent]"This is a positive step forward for LPL, as well as LPL's million-plus individual investors," added Simon Moss, CEO, Mantas. "The Mantas compliance solutions give LPL the ability to more efficiently manage their regulatory risk, gain deeper understanding of customer and employee activity, and to move quickly to prevent or limit reputational and financial damage to the firm and its customers." E[acute accent]Mantas Case Management, used in conjunction with broker compliance and AML, features an intelligent document management system that is integral to LPL's client-focused compliance requirements. The system issues alerts and automatically generates forms and letters when asset-draining instances of Active Trading and Mutual Fund Switching occur. E[acute accent]Mantas Broker Compliance monitors customer risk & suitability, broker sales practices, mutual fund trading, employee trading, and provides surveillance for financial advisor activities. The system alerts analysts to suspicious behavior, presenting a context of business data and historical information with which to streamline investigation. E[acute accent]Mantas Anti-Money Laundering mitigates risk with comprehensive, enterprise-wide surveillance of customer, account and transaction information to alert supervisors to suspicious behaviors. The system's unique ability to analyze every transaction and generate risk-based alerts of suspected money laundering activities allows Anti Money Laundering and compliance officers to distinguish fraudulent from legitimate transactions.

E[acute accent]About Mantas

E[acute accent]Mantas provides its clients with the industry's most advanced solutions for regulatory compliance, loss prevention and revenue generation. Our clients recognize greater transparency of their business and make better-informed decisions as a result. Mantas is a global software company with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia/Pacific. Recognized as a leader in global operational transparency, the company's products are used by more than 5,000 finance professionals in more than 100 countries. E[acute accent]Headquartered in Herndon, Va., the company has offices in London, New York, Singapore and New Delhi. Mantas is majority-owned by Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE). For further information please visit www.mantas.com.

E[acute accent]About LPL Financial Services

E[acute accent]LPL Financial Services is committed to providing financial advisors with the tools they need to offer the highest quality of independent investment advice. With over 1,300 staff members headquartered in Boston and San Diego, LPL provides services and support to more than 6,200 investment professionals throughout the United States. For additional information about LPL Financial Services, visit www.lpl.com.

E[acute accent]*Based on revenues, as reported in Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2005.