NCR acquires Ceres Integrated Solutions

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NCR Corp has acquired Ceres Integrated Solutions in a cash and stock transaction valued at $90 million. NCR is a provider of relationship management solutions while Ceres specializes in customer relationship solutions for the retail trade. The acquisition allows NCR to integrate its Relationship Optimizer CRM suite with Ceres' intelligent operational software and analytical services. NCR Senior VP Mark Hurd said it would have taken them longer to provide the Relationship Optimizer with features found on Ceres' products if they did not resort to the acquisition.

Business Software (Micro), Business management software, Suites (Software)

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Group 1 Software acquires TriSense

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Group 1 Software has purchased the assets of TriSense Software Ltd for $8.1 million. The acquisition of the provider of digital billilng and payment software means that Group 1's DOC1 product suite will provide one of the only fully integrated systems for digital and paper composition and multichannel delivery of personalized customer relationship communications. TriSense's patented technology offers secure bill delivery threeways to a corporate or hosted Web site; to third-party consumer service portals such as Excite and America Online; and to a consumer's desktop via e-mail.

Financial, Acctg Software Pkgs (Micro), Financial software, TriSense Software Ltd.

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Acxiom makes investment in Ceres

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Acxiom Corp. of Conway, AR, has acquired a 25% stake in Ceres Integrated Solutions, a company based in Raleigh, NC, which provides intelligent operational software and analytical services. As part of the investment, Acxiom and Ceres Integrated will offer Solvitur for Retail, an integrated marketing data solutions. By using Solvitur, retailers will be able to integrate information about their customers, including data about the merchandise, in a single desktop details so that merchandise solution complements the marketing solution.

Company Planning/Goals, Direct Mail Advertising, Direct Mail Advertising Svcs, Artificial Intelligence Software, Acxiom Corp., Article

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