

Intuit will maintain both the and Quicken brands, and continue to offer Quicken products. Together with Intuit's expertise in tax, bill-pay and banking, we can build powerful new online services that will make it easier for people to manage their money." "We have an opportunity to leverage new technologies and new user-interface design principles to impact more than 10 million Quicken users. "As the leader of Intuit's new personal finance group, I'm looking forward to bringing together the best of Quicken and all we've learned at to help people save and do more with their money," said Patzer. The combined team will continue to innovate and reinvent Intuit's personal finance business, building on the assets of both and Quicken. With the transaction complete, Aaron Patzer, former CEO of, becomes vice president and general manager of Intuit's personal finance group, responsible for and all Quicken online, desktop and mobile offerings. Intuit also expects that the acquisition of will offer Intuit's financial institution clients the ability to strengthen their online offerings and deliver more value to their customers. With future product integrations, 's unique 'ways to save' engine will help consumers and small businesses make the most of their money, while categorization algorithms will make financial management easier. It is expected that 's innovative technology will be available broadly to millions of Intuit customers, starting with TurboTax(R) products for the upcoming 2009 tax season.

By integrating with Intuit, quickly gains access to resources to accelerate both product development and growth. Intuit and together will help redefine personal finance, delivering innovative, easy-to-use online services that help consumers save and do more with their money. 14, is valued at approximately $170 million and enhances Intuit's position as a leading provider of consumer, software-as-a-service offerings that connect customers across desktop, online and mobile. (Nasdaq: INTU) has completed its acquisition of, a fast-growing provider of online personal finance services based in Mountain View, Calif. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (BUSINESS WIRE) - Intuit Inc.
