Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with Business Communications, Inc.; Business Communications, Inc. Represents Approximately $5 Million of Historical Voice Services Annual Revenue.PITTSBURGH -- Black Box Corporation (Nasdaq:BBOX) today announced a merger with Business Communications, Inc. (BCI BCI Bat Conservation International BCI Brain-Computer Interface BCI Business Continuity Institute BCI Business Cycle Indicators BCI Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Chilean bank) BCI Bell Canada International ). BCI is a privately-held corporation founded in 1983 with offices in Tallahassee, Tampa, Pensacola and Sarasota. Annual revenues of BCI were approximately $5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004. Doug Smith Doug Smith may refer to:
Thomas H. (Tom) Allen (April 16 1945– ) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maine's At-large congressional district (map). He is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008. , former BCI owners, comment, "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. at the prospects of coupling our resources with Black Box's operations and assets. Teaming with Black Box will allow us to efficiently serve Florida's growing technical demands. We will have access to a host of new products and, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , technical resources distributed from Pensacola to Miami to offer a high-level of responsive voice, data, and related infrastructure services." Mr. Allen will remain active in the company. Commenting on the merger, Gary Williams For the wrestler with the same name, see . Gary B. Williams (born March 4, 1945 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States) is the current head coach of the University of Maryland's Men's basketball team. , General Manager of Black Box Voice Services, stated: "We are very excited with the addition of BCI to our Florida team and increasing our market share in this region. BCI has a strong reputation as a high quality voice services provider and will further enhance our growth potential in this area." This transaction is being accounted for as a purchase. The purchase price has not been disclosed. About Black Box Black Box is the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building and maintaining today's complicated data and voice infrastructure systems. Black Box services 152,000 clients in 141 countries with 122 offices throughout the world. To learn more, visit the Black Box website at www.blackbox.com. Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. |
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