Dataskill Announces Agreement to Acquire Silicon Space.Transaction Will Broaden Company's Leadership in Virtual Information Technology Teams and Outsourced Application Development SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Dataskill, Inc., a leading virtual information technology, data management, and software agency firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Space, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . The terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, all Silicon Space employees will join the newly combined entity, doubling the size of Dataskill's staff. Curt Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Space, will also sit on Dataskill's Advisory Board. Based in San Diego, CA, Silicon Space is a leading provider of outsourced software product development and design services. The company specializes in the development of web-based software solutions and application integration, leveraging its "Global Delivery Platform" which is based on a hybrid staffing model. This model leverages on-site account management while leveraging offshore and no-shore resources (from Mexico) to optimize development costs. Silicon Space is an ideal complement to Dataskill's core business and focus on delivering back-end, data-centric solutions and services. Silicon Space is known for its expertise in developing front-end software applications services, including innovative Web 2.0 and social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network solutions. The company also has expertise in automated workflow solutions, high-volume web sites, and open source integration projects. "What excites me most is that newly combined company is going to be a win-win for our customers," said Nigel Hook, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dataskill. "Silicon Space brings a whole new set of skills and services to the table. The acquisition will provide us with an infusion of exceptional talent and a tightly knit Adj. 1. tightly knit - closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit organization" tight-knit integrated - formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; "a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D. team that we simply couldn't go out and hire." "This acquisition is natural fit with and extension of the virtual IT solutions that Dataskill is delivering for clients today," said Curt Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Space. "Adding Silicon Space's people and partners to the mix will expand Dataskill's application development skills and allow the firm to deliver a broader range of solutions to our combined customer list." The acquisition will also broaden Dataskill's existing focus on 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) and Oracle technologies. Customers will benefit from Silicon Space's deep expertise in Microsoft technologies and platforms, such as Microsoft.Net. "A majority of Dataskill's and Silicon Space's customers are based in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and these customers will benefit from the acquisition," said Kevin Carroll, San Diego's Executive Director of the AeA, the nation's largest technology trade association. "This represents an exciting new chapter for Dataskill. Two leading technology companies are combining forces, keeping its team in San Diego, and continuing to serve customers in the way that they know best." About Dataskill Dataskill, Inc. is a leading virtual information technology, data management, and software agency provider. For more than 25 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time company has helped clients augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: their teams with expert IT staff and consultants; create, deploy and support new applications, products and data management solutions; and serve as the customer's purchasing software agent. Dataskill's clients span a wide range from industries and sizes, from small-to-mid-sized businesses to Fortune 1000 corporations Amazon.com, IBM, Qualcomm, Smart & Final, and Websense. For more information, visit www.dataskill.com About Silicon Space Headquartered in San Diego, Silicon Space LLC, is a leading provider of custom, web-based enterprise software solutions. Since 1996, Silicon Space has worked with large enterprises, mid-sized companies, and emerging growth firms to create robust, customized, and extensible solutions using the latest web technologies and development practices. With four main practice areas: Custom Enterprise Search Solutions, Web-based Application See Web application. Development, Systems Integration, and Outsourced Product R&D, Silicon Space has served such clients as Hewlett Packard, Disney, Harcourt, Overland Storage Overland Storage was founded in 1980 in San Diego, California. Known as Overland Data until June 2002, the company is a manufacturer of robotic tape libraries and related data storage equipment. Overland originially manufactured IBM compatible 9 track tape drives. , and the United States Navy United States Navy Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with defending the nation at sea and maintaining security on the seas wherever U.S. interests extend. The Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress in 1775. . For more information, please visit www.siliconspace.com. |
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