Edentify Acquires Data Analysis Provider

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Edentify, provider of a suite of identity protection tools, said yesterday it has acquired Zelcom Group, a privately held Schaumburg, Ill., provider of data analytic solutions. The deal adds Zelcom's advanced data analysis service to Edentify's portfolio of identity theft and fraud prevention products, IDAssess, IDScreen, and IDAlert. The data analysis service makes Edentify's Identity Quotient Index risk scoring technology more robust, further developing the company's products into cutting-edge identity fraud detection and prevention tools. The acquisition also enables Edentify to target Zelcom's customers, which includes top mortgage firms such as Aegis Mortgage of Houston. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.