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ePartners Acquires 121 Micro; Randy Russell Joins Senior Management TeamDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2002--ePartners(R), a leading information technology business solutions provider and Microsoft Business Solutions Global Partner of the Year, today announced its acquisition of 121 Micro. Randy Russell, former founder, president and chief executive officer of 121 Micro, will join ePartners' executive team as senior vice president of market development. "We are thrilled to be welcoming 121 Micro into the ePartners family," said David Dunnigan, president and chief executive officer of ePartners. "Through the acquisition, we have strengthened our development capabilities, which will support a number of current and future strategic initiatives, and have secured a world class team with proven effectiveness in bringing value to customers. The addition of 121 Micro is evidence of our continued commitment to deliver the best technology solutions to our customers in the Southeast market and across North America." 121 Micro, based just outside of Jackson in Madison, Miss., with operations in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, is a leading developer of Web portal technologies leveraging the Microsoft .NET platform, and the largest and most experienced Microsoft Business Solutions provider in the Gulf South. "After thirteen years of regional success with 121 Micro, I am very excited about becoming a strategic part of the national success of the leading Microsoft Business Solutions team at ePartners," said Randy Russell, former chief executive officer of 121 Micro. "Our clients are able to immediately access ePartners' national network of consultants and their much envied pool of expertise." About ePartners Inc. As the largest global partner for Microsoft Business Solutions, Solomon, Best Software, SalesLogix and Siebel's Mid-Market Edition, ePartners is a leading provider of Microsoft-based business solutions for middle market companies. The company implements, deploys, develops and manages the leading Microsoft-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP/Accounting), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Professional Services Automation (PSA), Business Analytics, eBusiness Integration and Infrastructure technologies on the market. Backed by Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Capital Resource Partners and Liberty Mutual, the company has assisted more than 8,800 customers in 50 industries and 45 countries. In 2001, ePartners was recognized by Inc magazine as the fifteenth fastest-growing private technology company in America. ePartners celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2002. For more information, please visit http://www.epartnersolutions.com/ All products mentioned in this release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Editorial Contact: Sharon Van Buskirk ePartners, Inc. 972-582-3646 svanbuskirk@epartnersolutions top of page |
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