Marconi Commerce Systems Inc., Greensboro, N.C., hired Putnam to run...

Marconi Commerce Systems Inc., Greensboro, N.C., hired Putnam to run $85 million in international core equities, said Bob Penter, the $780 million pension plan’s consultant at Hewitt Associates. Putnam replaced Zurich Scudder, which managed a similar portfolio for the plan. Further information was not available.