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SunGard stocked up the cupboard before the new year, in case of emergencies. The emergency that clearly most perturbed the company was the prospect of KPMG IS's Quantum system stealing significant market share. So SunGard has bought it completely. Some of the biggest corporate names in the US have signed or are believed to be close to signing with Quantum, including Conoco and General Motors. Quantum has done what those before it failed to achieve: rapidly built a successful US business despite being a foreign company.
Adhering to its tradition, SunGard will offer Quantum as a complement to its four existing products, which are in...