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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

            DESCRIPTION OF SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ("SS&C") EXECUTIVE
                 OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

Executive Compensation Program

      The objectives of SS&C's executive compensation program are to:

      - Attract and retain key executives critical to SS&C's long-term success;

      - Align the interests of executive officers with the interests of
      stockholders and SS&C's success; and

      - Recognize and reward individual performance and responsibility.

      General. SS&C's executive compensation program consists of base salary,
short-term incentive compensation in the form of cash bonuses and long-term
incentive compensation in the form of stock options. In addition, executive
officers are entitled to participate in benefit programs that are available
generally to SS&C employees. These benefit programs include medical benefits,
the employee stock purchase plan and the 401(k) profit sharing plan and trust.

      For 2004, SS&C's management recommended the executive compensation
packages, subject to approval and oversight by the Compensation Committee of
SS&C's Board. On March 11, 2005, the Compensation Committee ratified and
approved the increased annual salaries of Messrs. Pedonti and Whitman set out
below, effective as of March 1, 2005. The base compensation figure for Mr. Milne
is based on the pound-dollar exchange rate as of March 8, 2005.

      Base Compensation (Annual Rate)

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William C. Stone        Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer      $   500,000
Normand A. Boulanger    President and Chief Operating Officer                      350,000
Patrick J. Pedonti      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer          200,000
Stephen V.R. Whitman    Senior Vice President and General Counsel                  190,000
Kevin Milne             Senior Vice President--International                       383,178
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      Short-Term Incentive Compensation. Under SS&C's senior officer short-term
incentive program, the Compensation Committee has discretionary authority to
award cash bonuses to individual executive officers. The Compensation Committee
believes the short-term incentive program provides significant incentive to
SS&C's executive officers because it enables the Compensation Committee to
reward outstanding individual achievement. The total amount of funds available
for annual bonuses to executive officers and other employees in the incentive
program is tied to SS&C's overall financial performance. On March 11, 2005, the
Compensation Committee elected to award the following bonuses to SS&C's
executive officers for services rendered during 2004:

      Short-Term Incentive Compensation Awarded for Performance in
2004

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William C. Stone        Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer      $    700,000
Normand A. Boulanger    President and Chief Operating Officer                       250,000
Patrick J. Pedonti      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer           100,000
Stephen V. R. Whitman   Senior Vice President and General Counsel                    75,000
Kevin Milne             Senior Vice President--International                         15% of
                                                                                base salary
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      Long-Term Incentive Compensation. SS&C provides long-term incentives to
its executive officers and key employees in the form of stock options. The
objectives of this program are to align executive and stockholder long-term
interests by creating a strong and direct link between executive compensation
and stockholder return, and to enable executives to develop and maintain a
significant, long-term stock

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ownership position in the common stock. Stock options are granted generally at
the fair market value of the common stock at the time the option is granted.
Accordingly, these stock options will only have value if SS&C's stock price
increases above the fair market value of the common stock at the time the
options were granted. In selecting executives eligible to receive option grants
and determining the amount and frequency of such grants, the Compensation
Committee evaluates a variety of factors, including (1) the job level of the
executive and (2) past, current and prospective service to SS&C rendered, or to
be rendered, by the executive. During 2004, SS&C granted options to purchase an
aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock to SS&C's executive officers.

Director Compensation Program

Under a revised director compensation program recommended by the Compensation
Committee and adopted by the Board on March 11, 2005, each non-employee member
of the Board shall receive (i) an annual payment of $10,000 for service on the
Board, (ii) a payment of $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and (iii) a
payment of $500 for each Committee meeting attended. In addition, the Chairman
of the Audit Committee of the Board shall receive an annual payment of $5,000,
and the Chairman of each other Board Committee shall receive an annual payment
of $2,500. All of the directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in
connection with their attendance at Board and committee meetings. Non-employee
directors are also awarded non-statutory options under SS&C's 1996 Director
Stock Option Plan. Each eligible director is entitled to receive an option to
purchase shares of common stock upon his or her initial election to the Board
and at each annual meeting of stockholders thereafter, provided that he or she
continues to serve as a director immediately following such annual meeting. Such
option shall be fully vested and shall have an exercise price of the closing
price of the Corporation's common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date
of grant. On March 11, 2005, the Board of Directors amended the Director Plan to
reduce the initial and annual option grants from 7,500 to 5,000 shares.