April 07, 2006 12:58 ET

Surrex Solutions Corporation Joins Forces With IT Spire to Expand IT Consulting Services

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 7, 2006 -- IT Spire (www.itspire.com) has joined forces with Surrex Solutions Corporation. Surrex finalized its acquisition of IT Spire, a regional leader in IT Consulting and IT staffing, today, April 6, 2006. IT Spire is an Indianapolis-based company that has established an outstanding IT Consulting reputation in the region and has become one of the fastest growing firms in the IT staffing industry. Joseph A. Gendron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Over the months leading up to the acquisition, working closely with Kevin Gartenhaus, the President of IT Spire, it became clear to me that IT Spire's strategy, values, and delivery of IT Consulting Services and IT staffing services were consistent with, and complimentary to, Surrex." Gendron continued, "IT Spire expands Surrex's geographical reach in the region. Surrex currently has well-established offices in Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville, and St Louis. The addition of Indianapolis to the national Surrex footprint of 22 offices empowers Surrex to provide unparalleled IT Consulting and IT staffing services in the Midwest region. IT Spire will continue as a fully operational entity and will integrate seamlessly with Surrex over time as we can assure the integration results in a positive impact on clients, consultants, and candidates while achieving the Surrex vision of 'Excellence in Fulfilling the Promise' ".

Kevin Gartenhaus, the President of IT Spire, commented, "The desire of the IT Spire team was to continue to fuel our rapid growth by joining with the best IT Consulting professionals in the IT Staffing industry. This led us to join the Surrex team. IT Spire will obtain substantial leverage to enhance IT Consulting capabilities through Surrex. With the people, business processes, state of the art fully integrated front and back office IT staffing systems, infrastructure, Blue Chip clients, and culture of Surrex, we are confident IT Spire will more than double the size of the Indianapolis IT Consulting operation in 2006." Mr. Gartenhaus further stated, "The culture of IT Spire and Surrex could not possibly be in better alignment. IT Spire places the clients, consultants, and candidates at the very top of the organizational structure, and Surrex does the same. Our desire to provide IT Staffing services and our desire to succeed are a perfect match for the Surrex organization."

Surrex Solutions Corporation offers timely, reliable, high quality IT Consulting services. We offer project management, project staffing, IT Staffing, contract programming, specialized PLM consulting, and direct hire for information technology as well as software development organizations. At Surrex Solutions Corporation we strive for excellence in fulfilling our promise of speed, quality, and value. Surrex Solutions Corporation is one of the fastest growing IT Consulting firms in the US with 22 offices nationwide. Surrex bridges the gap between IT Staffing and IT Consulting and utilizes evaluation tools such as the FIT® Analysis and proprietary project management testing, evaluation tools, and value-added project management oversight tools. The "FIT®" Analysis is a unique tool developed by Surrex, enabling hiring managers to effectively evaluate available IT Consulting resources.