Entrepreneur sells a part of his tech firm

NAPLES — A Connecticut technology firm has acquired a stake in Nervanix, an education technology company founded by entrepreneur Adam Hall.

SS&C Technologies Holdings of Windsor, Conn., says it purchased an interest in Naples-based Nervanix. In addition, SS&C signed a sales and service agreement with the education-technology company and Hall will join SS&C's management team. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We are excited to invest in a technology company at the forefront of adaptive learning,” says Bill Stone, chairman and CEO of SS&C Technologies, in a statement. “Nervanix products are cutting edge and employ the concept of attention adaptivity, a method which uses a learner's attention to create a more effective and efficient training experience.”