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ConvergeOne Buys Spanlink Communications [Health & Beauty Close - Up]
[October 13, 2014]

ConvergeOne Buys Spanlink Communications [Health & Beauty Close - Up]


(Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ConvergeOne said that it is continuing to expand its multivendor support for customers through the acquisition of Spanlink Communications, a systems integration company focused on serving the UC and contact center markets.



John McKenna, Chairman and CEO of ConvergeOne, made the announcement on September 30.

In its release, ConvergeOne said that from its headquarters in Southport, CT, and operating companies throughout the United States, ConvergeOne offers integrated solutions for enterprises, including UC, mobility, Voice over IP (VoIP), converged networking, contact centers, and server/storage consolidation and management, as well as consultative, managed, and professional services. The company maintains strategic relationships with global solution leaders including Avaya, IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft.


"Most enterprises have multiple platforms -- including Microsoft and Cisco in addition to Avaya -- and these customers consistently express a desire for one trusted source for multivendor expertise and support," according to McKenna. "This acquisition is a natural progression in ConvergeOne's ongoing strategy to meet customer needs by delivering best-of-breed solutions across all of the leading technology platforms." As the latest company to join the ConvergeOne family, Spanlink (headquartered in Minneapolis) has been renamed ConvergeOne Collaboration and will be led by Paul Maier as President. Eric LeBow, previously CEO of Spanlink, will become Managing Director of ConvergeOne Collaboration and report to Maier.

ConvergeOne Collaboration has all the highest certification available in the Cisco collaboration business division. In addition, ConvergeOne Collaboration (as Spanlink) was recently named the 2014 small business winner of the Minnesota Business Ethics Awards (MBEA), putting the company firmly in line with ConvergeOne's culture and values.

"We are very excited about joining ConvergeOne," said LeBow. "Not only are we partnering with a team that matches our business ethics and our employee and customer satisfaction philosophies -- we are also gaining access to a broader distribution network and added investments in managed services and portfolio development as part of the ConvergeOne organization." "As our customers' trusted advisor, ConvergeOne provides one strategic source for end-to-end technology solutions and fully integrated, multivendor networks," said McKenna. "As communications become increasingly complex, acquisitions such as this will enable us to continue to take a holistic approach to the evolving multivendor needs of our customers and their diverse requirements for superior solutions and services." More Information and Complete Details: www.converge-one.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.

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