Rogers Communications said Tuesday it has bought Halifax-based Internetworking Atlantic Inc. for an undisclosed price to gain a data centre and provide enhanced tech solutions to its Atlantic Canada clients.
The Toronto communications company said the acquisition enables it to offer greater local expertise to private and public sector clients in cloud computing, data centre services, fibre networking and professional service.
Founded in 2002 by President Bruce MacDougall, Internetworking employs 25 people and will continue to operate in Halifax under its current management.
"In today's digital economy, businesses of all sizes and industries are relying on technology to achieve business outcomes," Nitin Kawale, President, Enterprise Business Unit, Rogers Communications, said in a statement. "The expertise IAI provides in data centre services, cloud solutions and fibre networking will benefit businesses from large to small. This local expertise and service combined with our national network and business capabilities will provide customers with the solutions they need to drive growth."
The deal is the second M&A transaction by a Halifax tech company is a month as Courion of Atlanta said last month it had bought SecureReset, a making of client validation software.
The IAI acquisition will bring Rogers the following assets:
• A Halifax-based data centre, which will be Rogers’ 16th in Canada. The Halifax centre provides secure and certified colocation and storage needs to clients across the region.
• Virtual and Hosted Services, which Rogers said are unparalleled in the region.
• Professional services, included a team of professionals who allow customers to outsource their IT and networking needs and provide around-the-clock management and monitoring of services.
• And fibre Infrastructure.
"The additional local expertise that our new employees bring to our team in Atlantic Canada will continue to drive regional growth," said Ken Marshall, Rogers Vice President of EBU Sales. "This strategic investment is key to supporting our growing client base, particularly in the large and medium business sectors."
