Transcend United Technologies and Spectrum Solutions announced today that they are joining forces to create a large IT and communications technology provider with a significant presence in the Twin Cities.
The new entity has advanced capabilities working with Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, ShoreTel, Riverbed and other IT and communications vendors, and becomes one of the largest technology resellers in North America.
The transaction was structured as a merger. All the executive management and the key members of staff are part of the new, larger entity, which will operate as Transcend United Technologies. The new entity will have expertise in unified communications, network infrastructure, backup / recovery / availability and data center optimization.
"Spectrum Solutions has an outstanding reputation for engineering expertise and customer service with enterprise and mid-sized accounts in the Twin Cities and throughout the Midwest," said Rick Hirsh, Transcend United's CEO. "Bringing Spectrum together with Transcend United significantly extends our expertise in voice, data, wireless, and converged technologies."
"Transcend United and Spectrum Solutions have a similar focus on delivering high-levels of technical expertise with world-class customer service," said Lee Orr, President and CEO of Spectrum Solutions. "We are very excited about this merger, and believe our customers will be as well. We've added more sales and engineering, and greatly expanded the range of communications and IT infrastructure solutions we can offer."
