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Honolulu, HI – February 17, 2010 – Decision Research Corporation (DRC), a rating and policy processing software solution provider to the property & casualty insurance industry, announced today that West Point Underwriters (WPU), a Florida based Managing General Agency and Backroom Processing Operation for personal & commercial homeowners and property insurance, has selected Decision Research’s (DRC) DecisionMaker™ Rating Enterprise solution (DM Rating Enterprise). WPU ... Full story

Boston, MA, January 26, 2010 – Code Red, Inc., the leading technology provider of investment research management systems (RMS), saw significant growth in 2009 in revenue, client count, and user count. Code Red saw its client count grow by 42%, in a very difficult market, both in the US and abroad. The Code Red Research Management Workspace is used by hedge funds, mutual funds, fund ... Full story

Exton, PA - January 19th, 2010. iPipeline™, a leader in on-demand software that supports marketing, selling, and processing solutions for the nation's top insurance carriers, distributors and producers, today announced the launch of its e-Policy solution--the first digital, interactive experience for policy delivery. iPipeline received validation for its feature-rich e-Policy solution and secure, compliant e-Signature technology at an e-Policy Summit held on January 12th with ... Full story

REDMOND, Wash., and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Jan. 20, 2010 — Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) plan to create new opportunities for software developers to deliver and market Web applications to small-business customers through the Intuit App Center. The two companies plan to integrate the capabilities of their cloud services platforms — the Intuit Partner Platform and Windows Azure platform — ... Full story

ABSTRACTS Executive Summary In this report, Microsoft and a number of its elite managed partners in financial services and insurance provide insight into some of the best practices and processes that can help your business further develop your joint alliance program. It illustrates how a number of higher profile partners are working with the Microsoft alliance team, as well as with HP and Intel, to maximize their ... Full story

About the Author Ralph Severini is a senior alliances, sales and marketing executive who has managed and developed a variety of channel and strategic partnership programs. He has managed partner relationships for companies including SunGard, Sun Microsystems and Entrust. He has constructed alliances that run the gamut from simple co-marketing through joint ventures and OEM partnerships. And he has also worked at a managerial level in financial ... Full story

TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 General Alliances Background 8 Microsoft 8... Full story

In our challenging economy where scaling your business is critical, it’s your partnership, alliance and channel relationships that provide an extra dimension for growth opportunities. Yet navigating alliance programs and channel programs with global corporations such as Microsoft, HP and Intel is complex and resource-demanding. As a result, Windows in Financial Services, the leading publication and ... Full story

Exton, PA - January 5th, 2010. iPipeline™, a leader in on-demand software that supports marketing, selling, and processing solutions for the nation's top insurance carriers, distributors and producers, today announced that National Western Life has selected iGO e-App™. Under the agreement, National Western Life will be deploying full iGO e-Apps (intelligent fillable forms) with e-Signature and e-Submission for their international and domestic Life and Annuities ... Full story

Brookfield, Wis., December 17, 2009 - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced Macatawa Bank, a $2-billion bank headquartered in Holland, Mich., has chosen outsourced account processing on the Premier(R) bank platform provided by Fiserv. Driven by an experienced staff armed with local decision-making power, the bank's highly personalized customer service strategy has enabled it to grow ... Full story