National UC Powerhouse, Transcend United Technologies, Continues to Scale Rapidly Growing Footprint by Acquiring Platinum Avaya Partner Relational Technology Solutions

WAYNE, Pa., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcend United Technologies announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the Converged business unit of Columbus, OH-based Relational Technology Solutions (RTS), a Platinum Avaya Partner with DevConnect status.

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The deal was announced this week, and financial terms were not disclosed. Transcend United focuses on Unified Communications, Network and Data Center Infrastructure, Wireless & Mobility and Backup Recovery solutions to midmarket and enterprise customers aligned with comprehensive managed services offerings in each practice area.  The company, based in Wayne, PA, ranked No. 374 in the CRN 2011 VAR 500 listing and No. 169 on Deloitte's North American 500.  This acquisition expands Transcend United's already strong geographic footprint and adds presence in new markets such as South and North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, California and Tennessee.    

Transcend United's Chief Executive Officer, Rick Hirsh credits strategic industry acquisitions and increased demand for IT and communications offerings for the company's performance and high growth rate.  "We continue to see the importance of delivering solutions to our customers in a way that best conforms to their changing business needs.  This acquisition adds an impressive list of Enterprise organizations and the track record of the RTS team serves to enhance our Managed Services delivery capabilities.  In the Unified Communications area, we believe that we bring a unique proposition to those customers who wish to maximize the ROI of their current Avaya platform investments," said Hirsh.

Transcend United's Executive Vice President Richard Tarity added, "This is a highly strategic acquisition for us as we balance out our Avaya portfolio with highly skilled engineers in both the blue and red business lines which puts us in a stronger position to service our enterprise customers."

Karl Soderlund, Avaya's VP – US Channel Sales adds his support: "We are very pleased that Transcend United has joined the Avaya Connect ranks with the acquisition of a primary business unit of Relational Technology Services.  The combination of Transcend United and RTS creates a strong, highly-skilled organization as demonstrated by their numerous certifications across all Avaya product lines and support.  In choosing Avaya as their premier communications vendor for serving customers both large and small, Transcend is well-positioned to grow their business as an Avaya Connect US Platinum Partner."  

Q Advisors, a Denver and San Francisco based investment banking boutique, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Transcend United in connection with the transaction.

About Transcend United Technologies

Transcend is a global IT systems integration and managed services firm that simplifies communications infrastructures so companies can become more agile in adjusting to changing business needs, without overburdening IT staff.  By simplifying the complexity and management of their IT investment, our clients improve their ROI and lower their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). With an extensive partner ecosystem and having successfully delivered for our clients in over 40 countries, we deliver integrated best-in-class solutions, including on-premise or hosted solutions, that work across your entire geographic footprint. For more information, visit www.transcendunited.com or read our blog at blog.transendunited.com.

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