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EXHIBIT 10.12
NOTE: PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT ARE THE
SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUEST BY THE REGISTRANT TO THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. SUCH
PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND ARE MARKED
WITH A "[*]" IN PLACE OF THE REDACTED
LANGUAGE.
REMOTE PROCESSING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SUNGARD FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
("SUNGARD")
AND
PENSON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
A NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION
("CUSTOMER")
DATED
7-10-1995
("EFFECTIVE DATE")
By the signatures of their duly authorized
representatives below, SunGard and
Customer, intending to be legally bound,
agree to all of the provisions of this
Agreement and all Schedules and Addenda to
this Agreement.
SUNGARD FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC.
PENSON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ David H. Taylor
By: /s/ Daniel P. Son
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Print Name: DAVID H. TAYLOR
Print Name: Daniel P. Son
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Print Title: PRESIDENT
Print Title: President
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Dated Signed: 7-13-95
Dated Signed: 7-10-95
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1. SERVICES
1.1 PROVISION OF
SERVICES. SunGard shall provide to Customer, and Customer
shall accept, the on-line processing, report services and
related
services described on Schedule A to this Agreement ("System
Services")
available through use of SunGard's proprietary applications
software
system identified on Schedule A to this Agreement ("System") and
the
related documentation listed on Schedule A ("Documentation"), as
the
System Services, System and Documentation may be modified, revised
and
updated in accordance with this Agreement.
1.2 ON-LINE
PROCESSING SERVICES. SunGard shall provide to Customer the
on-line processing services described on Schedule A. The System
will be
available to Customer twenty-four hours a day except during
System
maintenance. Customer will have on-line access to the System
during
every day that any of the United States securities markets are
open
("Business Day"). On each Business Day, SunGard will perform a
daily
batch cycle which will begin at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and
takes
approximately twelve (12) hours for normal data processing,
unless
additional processing is required by Customer ("Batch Cycle").
During
the Batch Cycle access by Customer to the System is limited to
the
inquiry functions and order entry of trades for next Business
Day
processing. If Customer requests a delay in the commencement of
the
Batch Cycle or if any clearing entities are not available to be
accessed by the System, Batch Processing may be delayed and the
System
may not be available for next Business Day processing for
approximately
twelve (12) hours after the commencement of the Batch Cycle.
The
Designated Location will be staffed at SunGard's usual levels
twenty-four (24) hours a day seven (7) days a week.
1.3 REPORT
SERVICES. SunGard shall provide to Customer the report services
described on Schedule A, subject to any advance notification
procedures
stated on Schedule A. SunGard shall transmit all reports to
Customer in
the manner described in the Documentation.
1.4 CUSTOMER
DATA. Customer shall supply to SunGard all of the data to be
processed under this Agreement as described on Schedule A and in
the
Documentation. Customer shall transmit the data to SunGard by
communications link or in another manner described on Schedule
A.
Customer shall use its best efforts to insure that any information
or
data which it introduces into the System is accurate and
complete.
Customer shall maintain copies of all source data and current
backup
copies of all data supplied to SunGard, and SunGard shall have
no
liability for any loss or damage caused by Customer's failure
to
maintain copies.
1.5 LIMITED USE.
Customer may use the System Services and Documentation
only in the ordinary course of its business operations and for its
own
business purposes, including the processing of trades of
Customer's
correspondent brokers in its ordinary course of business.
Customer
shall use the System Services only in accordance with the
Documentation. Customer may use only the copies of the
Documentation
that are provided by SunGard, except that Customer may copy the
SunGard
Customer:
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Documentation to the extent reasonably necessary for routine backup
and
disaster recovery purposes.
2. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT AND
TRAINING
2.1 INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION. SunGard shall provide and Customer shall accept
the Initial Implementation Support described on Schedule C. This
shall
include delivery to Customer of the Initial Copies of the
Documentation
stated on Schedule C and assistance with any other implementation
or
related activities described on Schedule C. Subject to the
availability
of SunGard's personnel, SunGard shall provide to Customer
additional
implementation support services reasonably requested by Customer.
After
delivery, Customer shall bear all risk of loss or damage to all
copies
of the Documentation delivered by SunGard to Customer. SunGard
shall
provide to Customer replacement or additional copies of the
Documentation reasonably requested by Customer.
2.2 TRAINING.
SunGard shall provide and Customer shall accept the Minimum
Training described on Schedule C. This shall include basic training
in
the use of the System Services for a reasonable number of
Customer's
employees. Subject to the availability of SunGard's personnel,
SunGard
shall provide to Customer additional training services
reasonably
requested by Customer. SunGard shall provide training at
Customer's
location(s) whenever SunGard and Customer agree on-site training
is
appropriate.
3. SUNGARD'S OTHER OBLIGATIONS
3.1 ONGOING
SUPPORT SERVICES. SunGard shall provide the following ongoing
support services to Customer:
(a) TELEPHONE
SUPPORT. SunGard shall provide to Customer, during
SunGard's normal business hours, Monday through Friday from
7:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (except that
Customer and SunGard may agree in advance to provide support
services on U.S. holidays), telephone consultative support
through SunGard's Customer Support Department regarding
Customer's proper and authorized use of the Software. During
normal business hours, SunGard shall provide access to at
least one of the following people: (i) the primary support
person for customer account, (ii) the project manager for
customer's account or (iii) a senior manager of SunGard. In
addition, telephone consultive support will be provided
through the SunGard hotline twenty-four (24) hours a day seven
(7) days a week.
(b) ERROR
CORRECTIONS. SunGard shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to correct failures of the Software to perform in
accordance with the Documentation ("Errors") as follows:
1.
CLASSIFICATION OF ERRORS. An Error shall be
classified in accordance with the following terms:
SunGard
Customer:
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CLASS 1 ERROR. A "Class 1 Error" is any Error that
renders continued use of the Software either
impossible or seriously impractical and either
interrupts production by Customer or makes continued
production substantially costly to Customer.
CLASS 2 ERROR. A "Class 2 Error' is any Error that is
not a Class 1 Error.
2.
NOTIFICATION OF ERRORS. SunGard shall provide to
Customer a list of persons (in increasing positions
of authority) and telephone numbers ("Calling List")
for Customer to contact in order to report an error.
When reporting any Error, Customer shall provide the
classification of the Error and reasonably detailed
documentation and explanation, together with
underlying data, to substantiate the Error and to
assist SunGard in its efforts to diagnose and correct
the Error. Customer will immediately report any Class
1 Error. If SunGard detects a Class 1 Error, then
SunGard will immediately contact Customer.
3.
RESPONSE TIME. SunGard shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to respond to Customer's initial
Error reports with off-site telephone consultation,
assistance and advice within fifteen (15) minutes for
Class 1 Errors and within one (1) hour for Class 2
Errors,
but in any event, SunGard shall respond
within four working hours. If SunGard fails to so
respond, or if the designated person from the Calling
List is not available when Customer makes contact
with SunGard to report an Error, then Customer shall
attempt to contact the next more responsible person
of the Calling List until contact is made and a
designated person responds to the call.
CLASS 1 ERRORS. For any Class 1 Error, SunGard shall
take all reasonably necessary steps to supply a
reasonable
work-around or correction to Customer as
soon as possible. This will include assigning
qualified, dedicated staff to work on the Error 24
hours per day, 7 days per week, at either the SunGard
site or Designated Location as necessary. Upon
detecting or being notified of a Class 1 Error,
SunGard shall immediately assemble the appropriate
personnel to analyze the problem, identify potential
solutions and determine the best plan of action.
Customer shall participate in this process when
necessary
and provide SunGard with additional
documentation and examples, if possible, to assist in
resolving the Error. SunGard personnel shall be
dedicated to resolving the Error until an acceptable
work-around or correction is supplied or until
Customer determines in its reasonable judgment after
consultation with SunGard that a work around or
correction cannot be produced. A SunGard
representative shall keep Customer informed of the
status.
SunGard
Customer:
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CLASS 2 ERRORS. For any Class 2 Error, SunGard shall
work with Customer to document the Error through
mutually established standards. Class 2 Errors shall
be resolved according to mutually agreed priorities.
SunGard personnel shall be dedicated to resolving
Class 2 Errors through SunGard's normal software
support procedures.
3.2
MODIFICATIONS. SunGard shall provide to Customer, and Customer
shall
accept, the following modifications to System Services:
(a) SunGard
shall provide modifications, revisions and updates to
the System Services which SunGard, in its sole discretion,
incorporates into the System Services without additional
charge.
(b) SunGard
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to develop
and implement changes to the System so that the System
Services will continue to comply with applicable rules and
regulations of regulatory authorities as they may change from
time to time.
(c) At
SunGard's option and subject to the availability of SunGard
personnel, SunGard shall evaluate and, if feasible and
appropriate, produce and implement Customer requests for
modifications in the System Services or the System. In
SunGard's sole discretion, it may implement requested
modifications at no charge in accordance with Section 3.1 (a)
or offer them at
an additional charge in accordance with
Section 3.4.
(d) SunGard
shall deliver updates to the Documentation whenever
SunGard determines, in its sole discretion, that such updates
are necessary.
(e) Customer
shall accept modifications, revisions and updates in
the System Services, System and Documentation, including
changes in programming languages, rules of operation and
screen or report format, as and when they are implemented by
SunGard and provided the modifications, revisions or updates
do not have a material adverse effect on the System Services.
Customer acknowledges
that modifications, revisions and
updates in the System Services and the System permitted by
this Agreement may result in changes in the form, timing or
other features of on-line services, reports and other System
Services provided under this Agreement.
3.3
ENHANCEMENTS. SunGard shall offer to Customer the opportunity
to
purchase services available through use of refinements,
improvements
and enhancements to the System which SunGard, in its sole
discretion,
does not incorporate into the System without additional charge.
SunGard
Customer:
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3.4 CONSULTING
AND OTHER SERVICES. At Customer's reasonable request and
subject to the availability of SunGard's personnel, SunGard
shall
provide to Customer conversion assistance, consulting services,
custom
modification programming, support services relating to custom
modifications, assistance with data transfers, assistance in the
use of
the System Services security mechanisms and other specialized
support
services with respect to the System Services. These services shall
be
provided by SunGard at Customer location(s) if SunGard and
Customer
agree that on-site services are appropriate.
3.5 BACKUP
COPIES AND DISASTER RECOVERY. SunGard will make a backup copy,
in digital form, of Customer's data files then in SunGard'
possession
(i) at the end of each business day and stored at an off-site
location
for a period of five (5) business days and (ii) at the end of
each
month and saved at an off-site location for a period of the twelve
(12)
months, provided that the monthly data files for the first four
(4)
months of any tax year will be saved until the fifth month of
the
following tax year. SunGard will maintain an agreement for
backup
processing services with an affiliated company consisting of the
right
to use an installed, fully operational computer system and
networking
capability subject to the availability of computer and other
hardware.
The backup processing will be performed by SunGard using backup
copies
which will be sent to the backup facility. Customer will be charged
for
any recovery services associated with any computer hardware or
communications equipment required for Customer or its
correspondent
brokers to access the System that is not located at the
Designated
Location. In the case of an emergency requiring backup
processing,
SunGard will promptly contact the person or persons designated
in
writing by Customer to be notified in such circumstance.
3.6 SPECIAL
PROCESSING. Upon the request of Customer and subject to the
limitations of the applications and hardware, SunGard will use
commercially reasonable efforts to provide special processing
services
such as additional, customized reports or other enhancements that
are
not included the processing services provided under this
Agreement.
Such special processing services will be provided for an
additional
charge agreed upon by Customer and SunGard in writing.
4. CUSTOMER'S OTHER OBLIGATIONS
4.1 ACCESS TO
FACILITIES AND EMPLOYEES. Customer shall provide to SunGard
access to the Customer's facilities, equipment and employees, and
shall
otherwise cooperate with SunGard, as reasonably necessary for
SunGard
to perform its implementation, training, support and other
obligations
under this Agreement.
4.2 PROCUREMENT OF
HARDWARE AND OTHER ITEMS. Customer shall be responsible,
at its expense, for procuring and maintaining the
communications
equipment and lines, computer equipment, software and all other out
of
pocket expenses, which comprise the Specified Configuration
described
on Schedule A, and for updating the Specified Configuration in
accordance with SunGard's published updates to Schedule A.
SunGard Customer:
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4.3 NOTICES AND
CERTIFICATIONS. Customer shall give written notice to
SunGard (in accordance with Section 9.1) whenever Customer intends
to
increase the transaction volume, in any material respect, to be
processed on the System. Customer shall promptly complete and
return to
SunGard periodic certifications which SunGard, in its sole
discretion,
may from time to time send to Customer, certifying that Customer
has
complied and is then in compliance with the provisions of Section
7.
4.4 CERTAIN
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. Customer shall be responsible, at its
expense, for complying with all laws and regulations of any
jurisdiction
applicable to use of System Services, including laws and
regulations pertaining to (a) remote use of software and
related
property, (b) communication or transmission of data into or out of
a
jurisdiction or (c) registration of this Agreement. Customer
shall
indemnify and hold harmless SunGard (and its affiliates, and
the
respective directors, officers, employees and agents of SunGard and
its
affiliates) from and against all actions, claims, damages or
liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of
any
violation by Customer of any such laws or regulations.
5. PAYMENTS
5.1 INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT AND MINIMUM TRAINING. Customer shall pay
to
SunGard the fees for Initial Implementation Support and Minimum
Training in the amounts stated on Schedule C, in accordance with
the
payment terms stated on Schedule C.
5.2 MONTHLY
FEES. On a monthly basis, beginning on the first day of
processing live trades on the System ("Effective Date") and
continuing
until termination of this Agreement. Customer shall pay to SunGard
the
fees described on Schedule C. Customer shall pay minimum monthly
fees
for
certain services as stated on Schedule C.
5.3 SPECIAL
SERVICE FEES. Customer shall pay to SunGard the service fees
stated on Schedule C for conversion, consulting services,
custom
modification programming, support services relating to custom
modifications, assistance with data transfers, and other
specialized
support services under Sections 3.4. In each case where service
fees
are not specified on Schedule C, then the fees for such services
shall
be based upon SunGard's standard professional fee rates.
SunGard's
standard professional fee rates in effect on the date of this
Agreement
are stated on Schedule C and are subject to increase in the
ordinary
course of business.
5.4 EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS. Customer shall be responsible for all
out-of-pocket expenses expenses incurred by SunGard. Whenever
any
services are provided by SunGard at a Customer location or any
other
location requested by Customer other than one of SunGard's
locations,
Customer shall reimburse SunGard for its reasonable travel,
lodging,
meal and related expenses incurred by SunGard personnel in
providing
such services.
SunGard
Customer:
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5.5 OTHER FEES.
If Customer requires replacement or additional copies of
the Documentation, then Customer shall pay to SunGard the
corresponding
fees stated on Schedule C.
5.6 TAXES. The
fees and other amounts payable by Customer to SunGard under
this Agreement do not include any taxes of any jurisdiction that
may be
assessed or imposed upon the services provided under this Agreement
or
the copies of the Documentation provided to Customer, including
sales,
use, excise, value added, personal property, export, import and
withholding taxes, excluding only taxes based upon SunGard's
net
income. Customer shall directly pay any such taxes assessed against
it,
and Customer shall promptly reimburse SunGard for any such
taxes
payable or collectable by SunGard.
5.7 PAYMENT
TERMS. SunGard shall submit invoices to Customer on a monthly
basis for monthly fees and routine expense reimbursements.
SunGard
shall submit invoices to Customer for any other fees or expense
reimbursements as and when incurred. All invoices shall be sent
to
Customer's address for invoices stated on Schedule A.
Customer's
payments shall be due within thirty (30) days after receipt of
Invoice.
Interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum (or, if
lower,
the maximum rate permitted by applicable law) shall accrue on
any
amount not paid by Customer to SunGard when due under this
Agreement,
and shall be payable by Customer to SunGard on demand unless
subject to
a good faith dispute. Except as provided in Sections 6.1 and
6.2(c),
all fees and other amounts paid by Customer under this Agreement
are
non-refundable, unless subject to a good faith dispute.
5.8 FEE
INCREASES. Beginning on the first day of the sixth (6th) year
of
processing of live trades and on an annual basis, by giving at
least
one hundred and twenty (120) days advance written notice to
Customer
(in accordance with Section 9.1), SunGard may increase the fees
payable
under this Agreement.
6. WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS
6.1 PERFORMANCE.
SunGard shall use reasonable care in processing all work
transmitted to it by Customer. SunGard shall have no liability
under
this Section 6.1 unless, within thirty (30) days after the
applicable
date of service, SunGard receives notice from Customer (in
accordance
with Section 9.1) describing a material processing error caused
by
SunGard's failure to use reasonable care, together with
adequate
supporting documentation and data. Upon receipt of any such
notice,
SunGard's only obligation under this Section 6.1 is to correct
the
error and redo the work affected as soon as reasonably practical at
no
additional charge, or, at SunGard's option, to refund or credit
the
charges applicable to the work affected.
6.2 RIGHT TO
PERFORM SERVICES; NO INFRINGEMENT. SunGard warrants to
Customer that it has the full legal right to use the System to
provide
the System Services in accordance with this Agreement, and that
the
System Services and
SunGard
Customer:
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Documentation, in the form delivered to Customer by SunGard and
when
properly used for the purpose and in the manner specifically
authorized
by this Agreement, do not infringe in any material respect upon
any
United States patent or copyright or any trade secret or other
proprietary right of any person. SunGard shall reimburse Customer
for
any damages finally awarded against and paid by Customer to the
extent
attributable to a violation of the foregoing warranty. SunGard
shall
have no liability under this Section 6.2 unless Customer gives
written
notice to SunGard (in accordance with Section 9.1) within ten (10)
days
after any applicable infringement claim is initiated against
Customer
and allows SunGard to have sole control of the defense or
settlement of
the claim. If any applicable infringement claim is initiated, or
in
SunGard's sole opinion is likely to be initiated, against Customer
or
SunGard, then SunGard shall have the option, at its expense,
to:
(a) modify or
replace all or the infringing part of the System
Services, System or Documentation so that it is no longer
infringing, provided that the System Services do not change in
any material adverse respect; or
(b) procure
the right to continue using or providing the
infringing part of the System Services, System or
Documentation; or
(c) remove all
or the infringing part of the System Services,
System or Documentation, and refund to Customer the
corresponding portion of any monthly fee paid in advance, in
which case this Agreement shall terminate with respect to the
affected System Services.
6.3 CARE OF
DATA. SunGard shall use commercially reasonable care in
handling tapes or other materials which encode or contain data
belonging to
Customer. SunGard's only obligation for breach of this
Section 6.3 shall be to replace or repair the tape or material lost
or
damaged and to make commercially reasonable efforts to regenerate
any
lost data from backup copies maintained by SunGard or from source
data
provided by Customer.
6.4 APPLICATION
OF DATA. SunGard shall have no liability for any loss or
damage resulting from any application of the results obtained from
the
use of any services provided under this Agreement or from any
unintended or unforeseen results obtained from the use of any
services
provided under this Agreement.
6.5 EXCLUSION
FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACTIONS. SunGard shall have no liability
under any provision of this Agreement with respect to any
performance
problem, claim of infringement or other matter to the extent
attributable to any unauthorized or improper use or modification of
the
System, any unauthorized combination of the System with other
software
(other than software included in the Specified Configuration), or
any
breach of this Agreement by Customer.
6.6 FORCE
MAJEURE. SunGard shall not be liable for, nor shall SunGard be
considered in breach of this Agreement due to, any failure to
perform
its obligations under
SunGard
Customer:
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this Agreement as a
result of a cause beyond its control, including any
act of God or a public enemy, act of any military, civil or
regulatory
authority, change in any law or regulation, fire, flood,
earthquake,
storm or other like event, disruption or outage of
communications,
power or other utility, labor problem, unavailability of supplies,
or
any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the
foregoing,
which could not have been prevented by SunGard with reasonable
care.
Customer acknowledges that availability of System Services is
subject
to normal System downtime and that SunGard is not responsible
for
delays or inability to access services caused by communications
problems.
6.7 DISCLAIMER
AND EXCLUSIONS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS
AGREEMENT, SUNGARD MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, ORAL
OR
WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING
THE
SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM SERVICES OR ANY OTHER MATTER PERTAINING TO
THIS
AGREEMENT. EXCEPT FOR DAMAGES REIMBURSABLE UNDER SECTION 6.2,
SUNGARD'S
TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($500,000).
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SUNGARD BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY
OTHER
PERSON FOR LOST REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR
ANY
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER OR NOT
FORESEEABLE.
6.8 OTHER
LIMITATIONS. The warranties made by SunGard in this Agreement,
and the obligations of SunGard under this Agreement, run only
to
Customer and not to its affiliates, its customers or any other
persons.
Under no circumstances shall any other person be considered a
third
party beneficiary of this Agreement or otherwise entitled to any
rights
or remedies under this Agreement. Customer shall have no rights
or
remedies against SunGard except as specifically provided in
this
Agreement. No action or claim of any type relating to this
Agreement
may be brought or made by Customer more than one (1) year after
Customer first has knowledge of the basis for the action or
claim.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY, OWNERSHIP AND
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
7.1 CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. All business information disclosed by one
party to the other in connection with this Agreement shall be
treated
as confidential information unless it is or later becomes
publicly
available through no fault of the other party or it was or later
is
rightfully developed or obtained by the other party from
independent
sources free from any duty of confidentiality. Each party's
confidential information shall be held in strict confidence by
the
other party, using the same standard of care as it uses to protect
its
own confidential information, and shall not be used or disclosed by
the
other party for any purpose except as necessary to implement or
perform
this Agreement, or except as required by law
SunGard
Customer:
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provided that the other party is given a reasonable opportunity
to
obtain a protective order. Without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, such confidential information shall include Customer's
data,
reports generated by SunGard from Customer's data and the details
of
Customer's computer operations.
7.2 SUNGARD'S
PROPRIETARY ITEMS. Customer acknowledges that the System and
Documentation, the object code and the source code for the System,
the
name of the System, the visual expressions, screen formats,
report
formats and other design features of the System, all ideas,
methods,
algorithms, formulae and concepts used in developing and/or
incorporated into the System or Documentation, all future
modifications, revisions, updates, releases, refinements,
improvements
and enhancements of the System or Documentation, all derivative
works
based upon any of the foregoing, and all copies of the
foregoing
(referred to, collectively, as "Proprietary Items") are trade
secrets
and proprietary property of SunGard, having great commercial value
to
SunGard. Customer acknowledges that the restrictions in this
Agreement
are reasonable and necessary to protect SunGard's legitimate
business
interests.
7.3 OWNERSHIP
RIGHTS. All Proprietary Items provided to Customer under this
Agreement are being provided on a strictly confidential and limited
use
basis. Title to all Proprietary Items and all related patent,
copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, intellectual
property
and other ownership rights shall remain exclusively with SunGard,
even
with respect to such items that were created by SunGard
specifically
for or on behalf of Customer. This Agreement is not an agreement
of
sale, and no title, patent, copyright, trademark, service mark,
trade
secret, intellectual property or other ownership rights to any
Proprietary Items are transferred to Customer by virtue of this
Agreement. All copies of Proprietary Items in Customer's
possession
shall remain the exclusive property of SunGard and shall be deemed
to
be on loan to Customer during the term of this Agreement.
7.4 DISCLOSURE
RESTRICTIO