Electronic Consulting Services Inc. (ECS) Announces Acquisition of Paradigm Technologies, Inc.

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ECS, a rapidly growing provider of professional engineering and information technology services, announces its acquisition of Paradigm Technologies, Inc.  ECS continues to execute on their strategic plan to become a recognized leader in providing the highest quality professional services in the US Federal market. The strategy includes expansion of existing markets and entry into new markets through acquisitions and competitive proposals.

ECS serves a wide range of federal customers providing support to programs and missions that are complex, often unique and directly affecting the everyday lives of Americans. ECS takes its mission very seriously and has established a culture built to attract, recognize, retain and manage the very best professionals available. Our executives, managers and project personnel establish a very direct understanding and commitment to support our customers' missions. This high level of commitment has allowed ECS to experience an organic growth rate of nearly 40% over the past 10 years.

"Paradigm Technologies met the key criteria we were looking for in an acquisition," said Mr. Roy Kapani, President and CEO of ECS. "Paradigm Technologies and ECS share a common corporate culture that focuses on hiring the best employees available and supporting those employees in providing customers with the highest quality services possible." Paradigm Technologies provides ECS with access to new customers, including the Missile Defense Agency, Navy PEO IWS 3.0, United States Marine Corps, and the US Marshal Service. Paradigm Technologies has a significant presence in Huntsville, a growing Federal market including the Defense Logistics Agency, the Army's Aviation and Missile Command, and several Program Executive Offices. Paradigm has offices in Crystal City, VA supporting Navy and US Marshal Service customers; in Stafford, VA supporting USMC customers; and in Dahlgren, VA, Ft. Belvoir, VA, and in Huntsville, AL, supporting Missile Defense Agency customers.

Paradigm Technologies adds roughly 200 employees with professional skills that immediately add to and complement the professional skill sets of ECS employees, including a core competence in business financial management and program support. These skills directly complement ECS's core business area of trusted program management support and engineering services.

ECS is now a mid-sized Federal contractor with over 1,000 employees and annual revenue surpassing $200 million. ECS is building the skills, corporate experience, resources, and infrastructure of a large business combined with the customer passion, responsiveness, and entrepreneurial spirit of a small business.

About Electronic Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS):

ECS is a leading provider of system engineering and information technology services and solutions to Federal Government agencies. As an externally assessed CMMI Level 3 company and ISO 9001:2008 registered company, ECS' award-winning expertise and commitment to quality services are critical in meeting the mission of Federal agencies in serving the needs of the American people. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has over 20 office locations throughout the US. For more information, visit: www.ecs-federal.com.

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