Alliances & Partnerships

FIREPOND, INC. (Wal-tham, MA) has acquired SIGNATURE SOFTWARE (Burnsville, MN), a consulting and training firm specializing in distributed enterprise applications.

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THE NETCOMMERCE CO. (Atlanta), a property/casualty insurance infrastructure management company, has announced its alliance with INSURANCE MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES (Los Angeles), a marketing and management information provider.

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FISERV, INC. (Brookfield, WI) has acquired NATIONAL FLOOD SERVICES, INC. (Kalispell, MT), which provides flood policy administrative services to insurance companies and agents.

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PEOPLESOFT (Pleasanton, CA) will assist IBM (Armonk, NY) in enhancing the e-business relevance of IBM's mainframes. PeopleSoft will help develop CRM applications for the IBM DB2 database.

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EDS (Plano, TX) is teaming with FIRST PRIORITY GROUP (Plainview, NY), in order to build wireless solutions in the auto insurance industry.

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THE ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS (Bethesda, MD) has partnered with GLOBAL RISK EXCHANGE (Providence), allowing financial practitioners to purchase and manage commercial insurance programs. Members will receive preferred access to the site.