In Brief: Sanchez, Five Paces To Combine Software

Sanchez Computer Associates Inc. of Malvern, Pa., and Five Paces Inc. of Atlanta have agreed to blend their software products in an effort to enhance their Internet offerings.

Five Paces, a subsidiary of Security First Network Bank, is marketing Virtual Financial Manager software, which enables banks to post transactional sites on the World Wide Web.

Sanchez counts among its products Profile/Anywhere, an electronic banking server that supports emerging delivery channels as well as older, legacy systems.

By integrating the products, the companies hope to make it easier for banks to convert and upgrade their legacy systems for access on the Internet.

"Five Paces' security and front-end systems were designed from scratch to work with the Internet," said James S. "Chip" Mahan 3d, chairman of Five Paces. "When combined with Profile/Anywhere, it levels the playing field for large banks competing with mutual funds and a new breed of technology companies."

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