
	DST Systems Inc.&nbsp;is a software development firm that specializes in information processing and management, with the goal of improving efficiency, productivity, and customer service. DST was founded in 1969 as Data-Sys-Tance, a division of&nbsp;Kansas City Southern Industries, and is currently headquartered near Kansas City Southern&#39;s headquarters on&nbsp;Quality Hill&nbsp;in&nbsp;Kansas City,&nbsp;Missouri.

	DST Systems Inc. produces the AWD, or Automated Work Distributor, software package, which is a business process management&nbsp;solution. Its primary purpose is to increase back-office efficiency through workflow and imaging. It also helps to reduce paper in the office, moving businesses towards the&nbsp;paperless office.

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