FNF Fidelity National Financial Inc

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Real Estate Solutions division of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), a Fortune 500 provider of products, services and technology solutions to the financial and real estate industries, announced today that it has completed the first ninety days of its enterprise agreement with RE/MAX Greater Atlanta, a leading real estate brokerage firm in Georgia. As part of this agreement, Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions (FNRES) is focusing its industry expertise and technological resources to help RE/MAX Greater Atlanta boost operational effectiveness and accelerate revenue growth. RE/MAX Greater Atlanta will save an estimated $1.5 million through technology related expense reductions over the course of the agreement. By providing extensive technology consultation and support, FNRES is helping to ensure that RE/MAX Greater Atlanta is utilizing the best combination of process and technology strategies to strengthen the performance of its current operations and accommodate future needs. As part of this effort, FNRES has assisted with several technology improvements, which include the revamp of RE/MAX Greater Atlanta's accounting systems, resulting in a 99.99% availability and a fourfold increase of system performance. In addition, FNRES implemented its complete BrokerOffice(TM) Suite, which includes broker-branded Web site, individual agent Web sites and Management Center(TM), the company's proprietary lead management system. Collectively these applications facilitate traffic and lead management within RE/MAX Greater Atlanta's system. FNRES also overhauled the brokerage's existing decentralized office network and created a secure corporate network. Additionally, FNRES consolidated RE/MAX Greater Atlanta's branch and server architecture into a single data facility, creating a safe, secure and recoverable back office environment. Furthermore, FNRES installed a centralized backup and recovery system for all key systems, enabling all important data to now be backed up with off-site copies. As a result of the enterprise agreement, RE/MAX Greater Atlanta can rely on FNRES as its single-source solution for a wide variety of products and services, eliminating the need to manage multiple providers. To facilitate this relationship, FNRES has implemented a single point of contact help desk for all of RE/MAX Greater Atlanta's technology needs, simplifying the support system and reducing the time to gain assistance significantly. "Implementing an integrated enterprise technology solution is much more challenging than offering individual technology solutions; however, it is well worth the effort," said Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions EVP and Group Manager Scott Hoen. "The cost savings resulting from increased performance efficiencies are already making a significant positive impact for RE/MAX Greater Atlanta and the resulting benefits will continue to increase as we move forward." This enterprise agreement has also enabled RE/MAX Greater Atlanta to reduce its operational expenses by leveraging Fidelity's National Financial's buying power to acquire products and services at volume-discounted prices. Currently, the resultant savings for the brokerage is averaging around 15% monthly. "Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions' wide range of technology offerings and proven real estate industry expertise combined with a strong customer-centric approach make them the ideal partner for our company," said Scott Lockhart, Chief Technology Officer of RE/MAX Greater Atlanta. "We look forward to delving into the full range of possibilities associated with this partnership and expect excellent results." "Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions' primary goal is to leverage our technology solutions and extensive industry knowledge to increase revenue and bottom line savings for real estate professionals," said FNRES Sr. Vice President David Camp. "We welcome this opportunity to team up with RE/MAX Greater Atlanta to ensure they have unparalleled solutions for continued success." For more information about FNRES enterprise solutions, please contact Lin Little at 800-996-6547. About Fidelity National Financial Fidelity National Financial, Inc., number 261 on the Fortune 500, is a provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the real estate industry. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company, with nearly 31 percent national market share, and is also a provider of other specialty insurance products, including flood insurance, homeowners insurance and home warranty insurance. Through its majority-owned subsidiary Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ("FIS"), the Company is a leading provider of technology solutions, processing services and information services to the financial services and real estate industries. FIS' software processes nearly 50 percent of all U. S. residential mortgages, it has processing and technology relationships with 45 of the top 50 U.S. banks and more than 2,800 small and mid-sized U.S. financial institutions and it has clients in more than 50 countries who rely on its processing and outsourcing products and services. FIS also provides customized business process outsourcing related to aspects of the origination and management of mortgage loans to national lenders and servicers. FIS offers information services, including property data and real estate-related services that are used by lenders, mortgage investors and real estate professionals to complete residential real estate transactions throughout the U.S. More information about the FNF family of companies can be found at http://www.fnf.com/ and http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/. About RE/MAX Greater Atlanta RE/MAX Greater Atlanta, with 12 real estate offices and over 1100 agents, is the number one real estate company in the Atlanta market in number of Atlanta homes sold, in number of company listings sold, and in total sales volume for 2004. More information about RE/MAX Greater Atlanta can be found at http://www.atlantarealestate.net/. This press release contains statements related to future events and expectations and, as such, constitutes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be different from those expressed or implied above. The Company expressly disclaims any duty to update or revise forward- looking statements. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to, the effect of governmental regulations, the economy, competition and other risks detailed from time to time in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis" section of the Company's Form 10-K and other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Fidelity National Financial, Inc. CONTACT: Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, +1-904-854-8120, , or Darcy Patch, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Office of the Enterprise, +1-949-477-1173, , both of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Web site: http://www.fnf.com/ http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/ http://www.atlantarealestate.net/

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