Document and content delivery solution provider Cypress formed an alliance with Xenos, a transformation software provider. The move will enable large enterprises to transform their mission-critical documents into formats that can be rapidly archived and delivered to employees, partners and customers in real-time.

DTRIC Insurance signed a two-year contract with Insurance Data Processing for ISO bureau reporting services. Under the agreement, Honolulu-based P&C carrier DTRIC will supply data to IDP for ISO Hawaii and full plan reporting. IDP's role involves reformatting data, correcting errors, ensuring field completion, and data submission to ISO.

EAutoclaims signed a joint venture agreement with Global Now allowing EAutoclaims's subsidiary Salvage Connection to access to Global Now's worldwide salvage disposal network, SalvageNow, and to inventory management and reporting tools.

John Hancock's Group Insurance Division finalized a partnership with OnlineBenefits, a provider of Internet-based employee benefit communication and administration solutions. Under the agreement, Hancock will offer group life brokers the opportunity to provide clients with OnlineBenefits' Benergy, a communication application. Hancock will pay a portion of the costs associated with providing Benergy to the employer client.

Explorer Insurance renewed its partnership agreement with ProcessClaims. Under the two-year agreement, Explorer will continue to use ProcessClaims to electronically manage the claims process for field appraisers, collision repair partners, independent appraisers, and other parties via the Internet.

Fiserv signed an agreement with DealerTrack, enabling the company to offer an end-to-end loan and lease system to automobile lenders.

Inskey and Micro-Rating have teamed up to create Multi D Solutions, a BOP application using Inskey's BOP version of Quad and Micro-Rating's BOP rating engine and Windows-based desktop interface.

Keyware and HospITech Solutions formed a strategic alliance to help healthcare organizations comply with security standards mandated by HIPAA through the use of biometric technologies. Biometrics developer Keyware's solutions are now complemented by HospITech's HIPAA methodology, which involves a modular approach, allowing clients to complete one step at a time.

LOMA finalized a partnership with Synergy 2000 to provide the insurance and financial services industries with LOMAJobNet, an Internet recruiting and career site. The online job board can be accessed at www.lomajobnet.com.

Mitchell International finalized its purchase of communications and workflow automation developer Ensera to broaden its offerings of e-commerce solutions for auto collision and insurance industries.

Data reentry elimination and automatic medical bill information transfer are the results of the electronic interface between Mitchell Medical's Decision Point Web-based bill review software and CSC's Colossus, a Web-based bodily injury claims evaluation system.

Insurance solutions provider Pivot entered into an agreement with Provident Bank of Baltimore to provide integrated insurance services and products. Provident customers can now shop for insurance products online at www.provbank.com, or call nationally licensed agents dedicated to Provident Bank.

Automated property lookups resource RiskMeter formed an alliance with art catastrophe risk management information provider Eqecat to provide earthquake and wildfire information based on a risk's location.

The consumer division of Royal & SunAlliance USA finalized an alliance with ChemPlan, a provider of specialized insurance for chemical distributors and manufacturers. Coverages offered through ChemPlan are general liability, including products/pollution; automobile, umbrella liability; and property. All coverages are written on an admitted basis through one of the Royal & SunAlliance USA insurance companies.

Sherwood International partnered with the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations to provide guaranteed, real-time quotes to the CSIO Insurance Portal, an Internet-based comparative quoting service for insurers and brokers.

SilverStream Software and Autonomy finalized an agreement to embed a core piece of Autonomy's dynamic reasoning engine within SilverStream eXtend Director 3.0. In doing so, the companies believe users will benefit from the ability to identify and leverage relevant information within the enterprise.