Black Box Corporation Announces Merger With Computer Cables and Accessories Ltd.Business Editors, High Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001 Black Box Corporation (Nasdaq:BBOX) today announced a merger with Computer Cables and Accessories Ltd (CCA (1) (Common Cryptographic Architecture) Cryptography software from IBM for MVS and DOS applications. (2) (Compatible Communications A ). Established in 1979 in London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. , England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. , privately held CCA provides technical design, installation and maintenance services for premise cabling and related services to customers throughout the United Kingdom. Annual revenues of CCA are approximately $5 million. Commenting on the merger, Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and C. Borley, UK Managing Director of on-site on-site adj. Done or located at the site, as of a particular activity: on-site monitoring of a production run; an on-site film shoot. services, said, "CCA is a long-established company with a great reputation, particularly in the retail and local government sectors, where flexibility and speed of response are demanded. The CCA team will be an excellent addition to our Network Services capability in the UK and bring a strong London presence to our capabilities." Gary Gary, city (1990 pop. 116,646), Lake co., NW Ind., a port of entry on Lake Michigan; inc. 1909. Gary was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, which purchased the land in 1905 and landscaped it for a city. Winham and John Van Camp, owners and Directors of CCA, said, "The opportunity to join with the world leader in the design, installation and maintenance of network infrastructures makes our merger with Black Box an outstanding opportunity for our customers, our staff and our company at large. We are all looking forward to being part of the largest and most successful technical services networking company in the world." CCA will change its name to Black Box Network Services - London Operations. Mr. Winham will serve as Director and General Manager, Black Box Network Services - London Operations, reporting to Mr. Borley. Mr. Van Camp will continue in his role of Technical Director, reporting to Mr. Winham. This transaction is being accounted for as a purchase. The purchase price has not been disclosed. Black Box is the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building and maintaining today's complicated network infrastructure systems. Black Box services clients of all sizes in 132 countries throughout the world. |
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