CLIFTON PARK — ConvergeOne, a leading IT services provider of collaboration and technology solutions, announced this week that it has acquired Annese and Associates, Inc., a Cisco Gold Certified Partner and IT thought leader based in Clifton Park.
Effective immediately, Annese is now Annese, a ConvergeOne Company.
This acquisition solidifies ConvergeOne’s position as a leading provider of collaboration and IT-enabled solutions in the market today.
With the acquisition, Ray Apy will continue to lead Annese as senior vice president reporting to Paul Maier, president and CEO of Solutions at ConvergeOne.
“At Annese, our focus has always been on the longevity of our business and doing right by our employees,” Apy said. “As part of a much larger company, this acquisition will provide our employees with unparalleled professional growth and development opportunities. Through ConvergeOne’s broad reach and manufacturer portfolio, our customers will gain more flexibility coupled with the same great customer service approach they’ve come to expect from Annese.”
“This acquisition is an ideal addition to ConvergeOne and represents a natural progression in our ongoing strategy to develop and grow customer relationships by providing comprehensive solutions, services, and support,” said John A. McKenna Jr., chairman and CEO of ConvergeOne. The company is based in Minnesota.
“ConvergeOne shares Annese’s focus and commitment to deliver outcome-based solutions for our customers. As a Cisco Gold Partner, the Annese team brings additional Cisco solutions and service capabilities in enterprise networking, security, collaboration, and cloud, backed by four decades of experience and expertise. This acquisition enables us to increase our presence in the northeastern United States and advance our leadership position as a single-source provider of multivendor technologies, support, and services.”
