synopsis: ChoicePoint announced its signing of a strategic alliance agreement with AMS Services that will extend ChoicePoint's capabilities for data sales to thousands of additional insurance agents and industry professionals nationwide. The agreement was signed simultaneously with the sale of ChoicePoint's Priority Data Systems business to AMS Services.

synopsis: oneShield, Inc., a leading provider of innovative technology driven policy administration, automated business rules and workflow solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry, has acquired the ebis insurance billing application from Mellon Financial Corporation to further expand their Dragon product offering.

synopsis: CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and part of the Wolters Kluwer Tax, Accounting & Legal division, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of ATX/Kleinrock. ATX/Kleinrock supplies tax preparation, accounting and tax research software solutions to more than 48,000 tax professionals and CPAs throughout the U.S.

synopsis: Market data vendor Markit Group has acquired Communicator, a New York-based provider of automated systems for OTC derivatives trade processing. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

synopsis: Fiserv, Inc. has acquired Interactive Technologies, Inc., a developer of fee management and billing software for large and mid-sized financial services organizations, in a move that will enable Fiserv to offer a new product to larger organizations and add new functionality to existing products.

synopsis: SS&C Technologies, Inc., a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, announced that it has acquired the assets and related business associated with Unisys Corporation’s MAXIMIS software, investment accounting software designed to meet the regulatory and management reporting needs of institutional investors.

synopsis: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has signed an agreement to acquire from MYOB Limited the Accountants Division of MYOB UK and MYOB Ireland, a software and services provider to accountancy practices.

synopsis: Datafaction Inc., a developer of accounting software for CPAs, business managers, high net-worth planners and production companies, today announced that its former owner and chief executive officer, Brian Kleinman, has acquired the company in a cash purchase transaction with parent company Best Software, a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc.

synopsis: Fidelity National Financial, Inc. FNF, a Fortune 500 provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the real estate industry, today announced the closing of its acquisition of InterCept, Inc. ICPT ("InterCept"). FNF paid $18.90 in cash for each share of InterCept common stock.

synopsis: The acquisition of netDecide Corporation by Informa Financial Information, Inc. has been announced. As a result of this acquisition, Informa Financial Information has merged the following companies into a single operating unit: Effron Enterprises, Inc., Plan Sponsor Network, Inc., and netDecide Corporation.

synopsis: Bank of New York Co. (BK), which next week may join the ranks of the 10 largest U.S. banking companies, on Thursday said it bought software and other assets of Sonic Financial Technologies LLC to improve its electronic trading platform.

synopsis: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. JKHY, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions that perform data processing for financial institutions, today announced it has purchased Yellow Hammer Software, Inc. ("Yellow Hammer").

synopsis: In its second overseas acquisition in six months, BankServ, a leading electronic funds transfer company based in San Francisco, has acquired the business of Symtec Solutions LTD, a top provider of international money transfer and SWIFT financial messaging software headquartered in London, England.

synopsis: Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, today announces it has acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of IQ Financial Systems ("IQFS" or the "Company") a majority held subsidiary of Deutsche Bank for $40m in cash.

synopsis: Best Software, Inc., today announced that its UK-based parent company, The Sage Group plc, (London: SGE:L), has completed the acquisition of ACCPAC International, Inc. ACCPAC is a leading accounting, CRM and Internet-hosted solutions vendor offering a comprehensive suite of end-to-end business management applications.

synopsis: RBC Capital Markets has agreed to acquire the broker-dealer business and certain other assets of the Carlin Financial Group (the "CFG Business"), a New York-based boutique broker dealer known for its sophisticated trading and execution services and proprietary algorithms. Pricing terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: Markit Group Limited, the leading provider of benchmark data, portfolio valuations and trade processing for the OTC derivative markets, has acquired Chasen Enterprises. Chasen provides accurate, high quality modeling of structured securities, notably agency and non-agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Asset- Backed Securities.

synopsis: NYFIX, Inc., a leader in technology solutions for the financial marketplace, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of the capital stock of NYFIX Overseas, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary which previously housed the Company's Order Book Management Systems business, to G.L. Trade S.A.,.

synopsis: Treasury and capital markets technology vendor Wall Street Systems has acquired European rival firm Trema. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal is backed by private equity house Warburg Pincus, which acquired a majority stake in Wall Streeet Systems in Janaury this year.

synopsis: Atos Euronext Market Solutions (AEMS) has acquired a 19.5% stake in Coexis Limited, a UK-based provider of capital markets software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but Terry Williams, chairman, Coexis, told Finextra that AEMS would have the option to purchase the remaining shares in the firm at the end of 2008.

synopsis: ChoicePoint announced its signing of a strategic alliance agreement with AMS Services that will extend ChoicePoint's capabilities for data sales to thousands of additional insurance agents and industry professionals nationwide. The agreement was signed simultaneously with the sale of ChoicePoint's Priority Data Systems business to AMS Services.

synopsis: ChoicePoint announced its signing of a strategic alliance agreement with AMS Services that will extend ChoicePoint's capabilities for data sales to thousands of additional insurance agents and industry professionals nationwide. The agreement was signed simultaneously with the sale of ChoicePoint's Priority Data Systems business to AMS Services.

synopsis: AMS Services acquires FinancePro, a Web-based solution for premium finance loan management and agent quoting. FinancePro is currently in use by large independent finance companies as well as leading MGAs. In addition, FinancePro is in use by an increasing number of retail agencies that want to provide their own financing offerings to their customer

synopsis: Sapiens International, a global provider of solutions for the insurance industry, announced the completion of the merger transaction with IDIT I.D.I. Technologies Ltd, a well-established solution providers for the insurance industry. The IDIT™ Software Suite integrates the business capabilities essential for any insurance provider.

synopsis: NuGrowth Solutions, a software sales and development company, has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Strategic Insurance Software. SIS was founded in 1995 with the purpose of designing and selling agency management systems that allow independent agents to enter and process business directly with their company partners.

synopsis: SunGard has acquired DSPA Software Inc., a leading supplier of sales compensation and distribution management software to the insurance industry. DSPA Software Inc. will become part of SunGard’s insurance business.

synopsis: Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired California-based E-Z Data, Inc. E-Z Data Life CRM solutions are now considered the financial industry's standard for agency management, practice management, and enterprise CRM.

synopsis: Interactive Intelligence, a global provider of unified IP business communications solutions, has acquired privately-held AcroSoft Corp., a provider of insurance content management solutions. Acquisition to Add Document Management and Workflow Applications for Insurance to the Interactive Intelligence Unified IP Business Communications Solutions.

synopsis: Cartesis Group, a leading supplier of business performance management (BPM) software, today announced the conclusion of the acquisition of INEA Corporation, a provider of enterprise planning, forecasting and reporting software solutions.

synopsis: Cover-All Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced the acquisition of Moore Stephens Business Solutions LLC (MSBS), a provider of business intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to the insurance industry based in New York, New York.

synopsis: Progress Software Corporation, a leading software provider that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Corticon Technologies, Inc., a leading Business Rules Management System vendor that enables organizations to make better, faster decisions by automating business rules.

synopsis: ChoicePoint is acquiring Optimal Decisions Group, a firm that develops and deploys advanced analytics and software to the insurance industry. The purchase of ODG will create additional value for clients by integrating ODG's pricing optimization into ChoicePoint's Data Services transactional products.

synopsis: Callidus Software Inc., a leading provider of Sales Performance Management (SPM) software, announced that it has closed its acquisition of ActekSoft, a leading provider of commission and compliance software for complex selling environments.

synopsis: StrataCare, Inc. announced that an investment group, led by Paul Glover, acquired an ownership stake in StrataCare. The addition of this financial and strategic partnership will position StrataCare for continued success and long-term investment in StrataCare’s bill review software and services.

synopsis: Evans Bancorp, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evans Bank, N.A., has acquired Suchak Data Systems, Inc. (SDS), which serves the data processing needs of financial institutions with customized solutions, consultative services and state of the art technology.

synopsis: Sybase, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced continued investment in its information management technology portfolio with the acquisition of the technology and assets of Avaki Corporation, a market-leading, privately held provider of enterprise information integration (EII) software.

synopsis: iPipeline, Inc. has announced the acquisition of the assets of Vancouver-based GaleForce® Solutions. GaleForce Solutions is a market leader in providing advanced CRM with client management, productivity, compliance and security tools, and industry-specific integrations to financial services professionals.

synopsis: TIBCO Software Inc. TIBX, a leading enabler of real-time business and the world's largest independent business integration software company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Staffware, now called the TIBCO BPM Group, and unveiled a new business process management (BPM) road map to address the needs of both IT and business users.

synopsis: oneShield, Inc., a leading provider of innovative technology driven policy administration, automated business rules and workflow solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry, has acquired the ebis insurance billing application from Mellon Financial Corporation to further expand their Dragon product offering.

synopsis: AIG VALIC, a national leading provider of retirement plan services to for-profit and not-for-profit education, healthcare and government organizations, today announced that it has acquired from KPMG LLP certain assets of Acumen Financial Group, a major provider of financial and retirement planning technology tools to financial services companies.

synopsis: Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, announced it has agreed to acquire Cadis, the global enterprise data management specialist. Cadis’ enterprise data management platform consolidates data from multiple sources within a centralised hub, providing users with reliable, transparent and auditable data.

synopsis: Analysts International Corporation announced that it has acquired the assets of Redwood Solutions, a Michigan-based information technology services company that specializes in integrating hardware and software solutions for data storage and retrieval systems.

synopsis: Fiserv, Inc. has acquired Interactive Technologies, Inc., a developer of fee management and billing software for large and mid-sized financial services organizations, in a move that will enable Fiserv to offer a new product to larger organizations and add new functionality to existing products.