Destiny Software Corp. and IBM's Early Cloud Solutions Unit, ECSU, have formed a business relationship.
Destiny Software, which provides on-line financial systems, and ECSU, which is part of IBM's Customer Relationship Solutions portfolio, will integrate their systems and market software jointly to financial institutions.
Reade Frank, Destiny's manager of marketing, said Early Cloud can leverage Destiny's focus on retail banking markets, while Destiny can benefit from Early Cloud's experience with call centers.
Destiny's clients include BankAmerica Corp., Advanta Corp., and the Vanguard Group of investment companies. Early Cloud serves six of the top 10 U.S. banks.