GANTECH Inc., IT Service Management Provider, Achieves Premier Certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

COLUMBIA, Md., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than a year of rigorous preparation and quality-control audits, GANTECH Inc. of Columbia, MD has taken its well-earned place on the prestigious list of U.S. companies that have attained the exclusive ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 IT Service Management Certification.

The ISO, the world's largest developer of voluntary international standards, only grants this certification to companies that have submitted to and passed each stage of a demanding multi-step accreditation process. This certification focuses on best practices in IT management and evidence–based benchmarks to continuously improve the delivery of IT services. According to the APM Group, "less than 50 companies in the United States are ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 certified."

"Only an elite group of IT service providers have taken the time and dedication to ensure the quality of their IT service delivery," says Mia Millette, GANTECH's Vice President of Managed Services.

Throughout the year, the British Standards Institution (BSI) assessed GANTECH's IT service processes and controls to ensure its IT Service Management System is continually improving in the quality of services it provides to its customers guaranteeing the company's dedication to planning, establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving an SMS.

Across the spectrum, conforming to international standards assures consumers that products are safe, efficient and good for the environment and that business operations are as efficient as possible and strive to continually improve the quality of services offered.

"This certification is integral to GANTECH carrying out its mission: to passionately transform emerging technology into value," says GANTECH's President and CEO Thomas Laskowski. "By undergoing and passing this independent verification process, we are assuring our clients that we are committed to delivering the utmost quality in IT services and thus, aligning IT with the business."

GANTECH is a systems integrator modernizing data center services while reducing costs and environmental impacts through innovations of virtualization technology. Since 1999, the company has been helping organizations in the federal, state, local, and commercial sectors realize their IT potential. GANTECH assesses and addresses a client's immediate needs—then develops new, cost-effective solutions scaled precisely to fulfill long-term goals.

For more information about GANTECH, visit www.gantech.net.

SOURCE GANTECH Inc.