CBE Technologies Strengthens Rhode Island Presence with Purchase of Providence-Based NECR.BOSTON -- Brings New Service Offerings and Technical Expertise to NECR NECR New England Central Railroad NECR North East Community Radio (Scotland) Customers, Enhances CBE's Service Delivery to Organizations in Southeastern New England CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → tÃtulo de nobleza CBE n abbr (= Technologies, Inc. today announced the September 21 acquisition of NECR, a Providence-based information technology system integrator and services provider. Also known as New England Computer Resources, NECR will be named CBE/NECR and become a branch office of CBE Technologies supporting and developing the Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. and southeastern New England market. The privately held firms did not disclose the financial terms of the acquisition. "NECR's customers will work with the same committed NECR employees they know and trust for customer service and account management," said NECR partner Shawn Fennell, who becomes CBE/NECR vice president, Rhode Island. "The biggest difference is we have a full complement of services, including voice over IP, CBE's OneStop managed services, enhanced information security, and CBE's 24 by 7 OneStop Support. With the unsurpassed technical expertise of CBE's 120 engineers, our customer can get the most from their technology investments and focus on their core businesses." "We are pleased to have NECR become part of CBE Technologies," said CBE Technologies chairman Peter Cowie. "The purchase is important to CBE because NECR has built an excellent reputation for integrity and commitment to its customers over the past 13 years. It illustrates our belief that business is local and needs to be backed by local people." After a career spanning 13 years at NECR, five years at NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange , and more than 15 years at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , NECR partner Vincent O'Grady elected to retire to pursue personal interests. The acquisition of NECR comes on the heels of CBE Technologies' July 30 purchase of FireTower, Inc., the Medfield, Massachusetts information security firm that now operates as a subsidiary of CBE. About NECR Shawn Fennell and Vincent O'Grady, who worked together at NYNEX Business Center, founded New England Computer Resources (NECR) in 1991. The self-funded company's business grew from selling computer supplies to repairing and integrating network systems for many of Rhode Islands largest organizations, including Southcoast Hospital Group, Pawtucket Credit Union, The Beacon Mutual Insurance, Care New England, Fall River Schools, AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. Foster Grant, Memorial Hospital, Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest. , Milford National Bank, and The Moore Company. In 1997 and 1998, NECR was recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in American with its naming to the Inc. 500. About CBE Technologies CBE Technologies, based in Boston, offers a comprehensive suite of managed IT and telephony services, delivering top-quality skills and business understanding from design to implementation to support. It has sales and services offices in Wilmington, Massachusetts; Stratham, New Hampshire Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,355 at the 2000 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. The town is home to a branch of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges. It is the home of the only U.S. ; Hartford, Connecticut; New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; Portland, Maine; and Providence, Rhode Island  “Providence” redirects here. For other uses, see Providence (disambiguation). Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. . Its FireTower information security subsidiary is in Medfield, Massachusetts. For over 20 years, CBE Technologies has served more than 3,500 customers across New England in the commercial, government, and education market sectors. The company has pursued a careful growth strategy, always maintaining its focus on providing technology services that meet the unique needs of each customer. Its staff of nearly 200 employees holds more than 1,000 technical certifications in IT infrastructure, desktop platforms, IP telephony, and security. For more information, visit www.cbetech.com. |
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