RamQuest Software, Plano, Texas, has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with LandAmerica Financial Group and Old Republic National Title Insurance Co. under which the latter two companies have purchased minority equity interests in RamQuest.RamQuest, which provides software for the land title industry, said the partnership combines its technological expertise with the "strategic insights and knowledge" of LandAmerica and Old Republic. It said key members of its management team, including chief executive officer Mark McElroy, chief operating officer Neil E. Syken, and chief financial officer Steven P. Terry, will remain with the company. The companies can be found on the Web at http://www.ramquest.com, http://www.landam.com, and http://www.oldrepublictitle.com.
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