Stewart Forms New Arm

Two wholly owned subsidiaries of Stewart Title Co. -- Landata Systems Inc., a technology provider, and Stewart Realty Solutions, formed two years ago to take online transaction management to the real estate and mortgage industries -- will be merged to form Stewart Transaction Solutions, Houston.Stewart Title said key technologies to be handled by the new company include the SureClose online transaction management system; the eClosingRoom electronic closing platform (developed by Stewart Title and Silanis Technology); the AIM for Windows title production system; and the TitleSearch title plant, document imaging, and search analysis systems. Mike Davis, president of Landata Systems, will serve as chief executive officer of Stewart Transaction Solutions, and Travis Wright, CEO of Stewart Realty Solutions, will serve as the new company's president and director of business development. Mr. Davis will remain as chief information officer of Stewart Title's parent company, Stewart Information Services Corp. The new company can be found online at http://www.stewarttransactionsolutions.com.