* Approximately 100 Allin Employees Become Part of Dell’s Global Services
* Expertise Includes Microsoft Infrastructure, Collaboration and Business Applications
ROUND ROCK, Texas & PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell and Allin Corporation announced today that Dell has acquired the Microsoft IT consulting and solutions segments of Allin for $12 million in a stock purchase agreement.
The acquisition involves Allin’s business units located in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, PA, and San Jose and Walnut Creek, CA, focused on consulting services around Microsoft’s core infrastructure as well as business-management software and services. Approximately 100 employees in these operations join Dell’s expanding services business.
“The expertise we gain from Allin further deepens our ability to help customers exploit Microsoft technologies for business advantage,” said Stephen Murdoch, vice president, Global Infrastructure Consulting Services, Dell. “Dell’s focus is on helping customers simplify their IT environments to deliver more flexibility and faster returns. Allin’s capabilities and customer focus fit perfectly in this strategy.”
“This is an exciting opportunity for the Allin employees who are part of the acquisition. They will have the opportunity to more effectively scale their client services teams and suite of services they currently have to a broader set of customers,” said Rich Talarico, chairman and CEO, Allin. “We will focus our services in the vertical markets we serve and look forward to continuing the collaboration between these operations and the Dell team.”
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