Logicalis Strengthens Presence in Key U.S. Geographies and
Services Offering with Acquisition of Netarx
Farmington Hills, MI, July 5, 2011 – Logicalis
Group, the international IT and Communications solutions
integrator, has acquired Netarx, an Auburn Hills, Michigan-based
solution provider. Netarx provides IT professional services
including managed services, data center, collaboration, and
infrastructure design solutions to customers throughout the Great
Lakes and Arizona.
This acquisition builds upon Logicalis’
existing strong Midwestern presence by expanding its IT consulting
and services business, enhancing Logicalis’ Managed Services
capabilities and adding a robust Tier 1 Service Desk. The
acquisition will also provide Netarx clients with access to
Logicalis’ outsourced services, cloud computing and data center
management solutions across the United States.
Netarx was founded in 1997 with a focus on the
rapidly developing and growing network convergence market.
The company is known for industry-leading IT services
delivery, innovative tools used to monitor mission critical network
environments and remote operations services that help clients take
a proactive approach to IT. Since its founding the company
has grown to achieve annualized revenues of nearly $60 million.
“Logicalis is committed to providing the most
reliable and intelligent IT services to our customers wherever they
may be located. Our roots in the U.S. were laid in Michigan
nearly 15 years ago and the Netarx acquisition continues our growth
in the Michigan market while blending important skill sets and
methodologies that enhance our service offering across all of
Logicalis’ geographies,” said Terry Flood, president and CEO of
Logicalis, Inc. “Netarx brings nearly 170 technical and
services delivery professionals to Logicalis’ already strong
international technical team. We are excited to work together
to deliver the best IT services to all of our clients.”
“For Netarx the merger with Logicalis is the
culmination of our business development,” said Duane Tursi,
Principal of Netarx. “The combination of Logicalis’
international presence, financial strength, longevity and technical
expertise are key ingredients of our decision to become part of the
Logicalis family. Logicalis’ customer-focused strategy,
commitment to their employees and remarkably similar corporate
culture inspire tremendous excitement about our future together,”
continued Tursi.
“Netarx’s geographic alignment, local brand
recognition, proven track record and IT services in collaboration,
data center and managed services, will bring a wealth of IT
expertise to the Logicalis team,” said Sandy Kronenberg, Principal
of Netarx. “Together we will accelerate growth, share best
practices, and enrich our combined organizations’ strengths
creating an enterprise in which the combined sum total is much
greater than our individual contributions,” added Kronenberg.
In addition to Netarx’s significant presence
in Michigan, the company has technical and sales staff in Arizona,
Indiana and Ohio, providing geographic alignment and growth for
Logicalis’ existing offices in those metropolitan areas.
Media Contacts: Lisa
Dreher, VP, Marketing & Business Development, Logicalis, Inc.,
lisa.dreher@us.logicalis.com;
425-201-8111; http://www.us.logicalis.com/
or Karen Franse, Communication Strategy Group for
Logicalis, kfranse@gocsg.com;
866-997-2424.
About Netarx
Netarx helps customers transform and
accelerate business through Collaboration and Data Center
technologies. NetCare Managed IT Services help organization benefit
from these technologies more affordably and with higher quality.
The company has revenue of $60 million and over 14 years experience
providing IT services. Netarx ranked 262 on the 2011 VAR500, up 146
places from 2010. Netarx is also the recipient of prestigious
awards like Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest to Work
For (six consecutive years), CRN’s (Computer Reseller News) Fast
Growth 100, Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, and Best Workplace in
Michigan. For more information about Netarx, visit http://www.netarx.com/.
About Logicalis
Logicalis is an international provider of
integrated information and communications technology (ICT)
solutions and services founded on a superior breadth of knowledge
and expertise in communications & collaboration; data center;
and professional and managed services.
Logicalis Group employs approximately 2,500
people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who
design, specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to
meet the needs of over 5,000 corporate and public sector
customers. To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong
partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM and
Microsoft.
The Logicalis Group has annualized revenues of
over $1 billion, from operations in the UK, US, Germany, South
America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of
the leading IT and Communications solution integrators,
specializing in the areas of advanced technologies and
services.
The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec
Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges,
with revenues of approximately $5 billion.
For more information, visit http://www.us.logicalis.com/.