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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Gerry Wisz, SS&C - 201-280-2816 (press)
         Peg Berry, SS&C -- 860-298-4551 (investors)


         SS&C Technologies Acquires HedgeWare, Inc., Widens Reach into
          Hedge Fund, Family Wealth and Investment Advisory Community


Windsor, CT, March 11, 1999 - SS&C Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced
today that it has acquired Mount Kisco, NY-based HedgeWare, Inc., a provider of
portfolio, financial partnership, and tax accounting software to hedge fund
managers and traders. Closely held HedgeWare was acquired in exchange for
685,683 shares of SS&C common stock in a merger transaction that will be
accounted for as a pooling of interests.

     With a substantial client base among hedge fund managers and family wealth
offices already using SS&C's Total Returna and CAMRA 2000a asset management and
accounting products, SS&C intends to boost its servicing in these markets with
the acquisition. "HedgeWare's equities processing strengths, in conjunction with
Total Return's powerful multi-asset and multi-currency capabilities, positions
SS&C as the premier provider to the diverse business needs of this growing asset
management community," said Bill Stone, SS&C Chairman and CEO. "This also is
another step in providing `straight-thru processing,'" Stone added.
"HedgeWare's solutions complement SS&C's CAMRA 2000a and Antares 2000a systems,
which together will provide superior service tools across virtually all markets
and investments across a firm's enterprise."

     Mount Kisco, NY-based HedgeWare, Inc. (www.hedgeware.com) develops and
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markets software used by active hedge fund managers to track and calculate their
positions in numerous instrument types, and also runs a service bureau for its
clients.  Its AdvisorWare product provides registered investment advisors with a
complete set of tools

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for enterprise-wide portfolio management, accounting, research, and operational
support. In connection with the merger, HedgeWare President Michael J.
Lazarcheck will become a Senior Vice President of SS&C's Asset Management Unit
under a multi-year employment agreement, focusing on the AdvisorWare product
line.

     "We are very excited to become a part of the SS&C family," said Mr.
Lazarcheck. "SS&C's people, products, and commitment to the investment
community--including the hedge fund and family wealth markets--makes it the
optimal company to acquire HedgeWare.  We are looking forward to leveraging
HedgeWare's products and services with SS&C's expertise and financial strength."

     About SS&C Technologies

With offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, SS&C Technologies, Inc. is a
leading provider of financial software solutions, services, and expertise to
asset managers worldwide. SS&C primarily targets its products and services to
large-scale, sophisticated investment enterprises that use the trading,
accounting, reporting, and analysis solutions to manage, in aggregate, over $2
trillion in assets. Additional company information is located on the World Wide
Web at www.ssctech.com.

     This press release includes a number of forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those
statements include statements regarding the intent, belief, or current
expectations of SS&C and members of its management as well as the assumptions on
which such statements are based, and reflect SS&C's current views with respect
to future events and financial performance. Prospective investors are cautioned
that any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may
differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Important
factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward looking statements include integration of the
recently acquired business and adverse developments with respect to the
Company's domestic or foreign operations, and such factors listed in SS&C's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-57469), which was originally filed on June 23,
1998.

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