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TEKsystems Announces Acquisition of Commercial Services Business of Computer Horizons in Mountain Lakes, NJ.


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, Md. -- TEKsystems([R]), (www.teksystems.com), the world's premier provider of Technology Execution services, announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Commercial Services business of Computer Horizons Corp. ("CHC CHC Chicago Cubs
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"), a publicly traded IT services company (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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: CHRZ) headquartered in Mountain Lakes, NJ.

CHC (founded in 1969) is one of the country's most well-respected IT services firms, and the acquisition of its Commercial Services business will extend the reach of TEKsystems' Technology Execution services. CHC has established a foothold foot·hold  
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 in 16 states in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , three locations in Canada, as well as an offshore presence in Chennai, India. CHC's Commercial Services business offers IT Staffing, Solutions, and Education to a broad spectrum of industries. Likewise, CHC will strengthen TEKsystems' Component Services offering by providing additional expertise in specific service offerings, including applications development, applications management and support, software quality management, and an education (training) division.

Ranked number one in the industry by IT Services Business Report as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, TEKsystems has grown to become a multibillion-dollar company by leveraging its core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
  1. It provides customer benefits
  2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
  3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.
 to offer a wide array of Technology Execution services.

TEKsystems' combination of service offerings- applications, infrastructure, and communications services- and a strong focus on customers' needs, allows its employees to provide the highest level of service.

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 TEKsystems' President Keith Bozeman, "We are very excited about the opportunity to add superior value for our customers and Technical Professionals through this acquisition and to welcome aboard many talented individuals from CHC to our high-performance team."

About TEKsystems:

TEKsystems is the world's premier provider of Technology Execution services and is best known for their ability to help businesses implement their technology, whether it's simply providing an individual or the assumption of responsibility for a discrete project. Ranked by IT Services Business Report as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, TEKsystems has grown to become a multibillion-dollar company by blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications. TEKsystems' core ability to deploy high-caliber IT and communications expertise across a full portfolio of service offerings including Staffing Services, Team Services, Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space.  Services, and Component Services is unequaled.

Focusing on the implementation of technology rather than on strategy, design, and business consulting, TEKsystems' offerings address a wide array of applications, infrastructure, and communications needs including technology deployment services, enterprise software support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , and asset management services.

TEKsystems' Technical Professional workforce is located in over 90 offices throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and includes more than 20,000 IT and communications professionals supporting over 2,800 clients. Visit TEKsystems at http://www.teksystems.com.

Note to Media: Certain names, products, and services listed in this document are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. All TEKsystems news releases are available on the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
, via the TEKsystems Web site at http://www.teksystems.com. Additional information on TEKsystems can be accessed online, and by sending an email to media@teksystems.com.
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