Canadian subsidiary of U.S.-based IT infrastructure integrator marks first year in business
Forsythe Technology Inc. (“Forsythe”), a 38-year-old leading IT infrastructure integrator, is pleased to announce the one-year anniversary of its subsidiary Forsythe Technology Canada, which was established to support the continued expansion of Forsythe’s Canadian business. While Forsythe’s U.S. subsidiaries have provided IT infrastructure solutions to U.S.-based clients in Canada for several years, in 2007 and 2008 the company made a significant expansion into the Canadian IT marketplace. This expansion began with the 2007 acquisition of IST, a security company with several hundred existing Canadian clients, and continued in mid-2008 with the establishment of Forsythe Technology Canada, which is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. Forsythe Technology Canada has locations in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver as well.
Forsythe Technology Canada’s Mississauga office is the home base for Forsythe’s managed and support services for all of North America. Forsythe Technology Canada also provides a wide range of additional IT integration services including security and storage consulting and products, technology funding solutions and more. Forsythe Technology Canada’s manufacturer partners include Check Point, Cisco Systems, EMC, HP, IBM, Nokia, ProofPoint, RSA and Sun Microsystems. Please visit www.forsythecanada.ca for more information.
Forsythe’s Technology Canada is led by Siobhan Byron, president, who is also a member of Forsythe Technology Canada’s board of directors. Byron has 17 years of experience in the IT and professional services industry. Prior to joining Forsythe, she served as vice president of professional services at a leading communication solutions provider. Byron’s experienced team includes Dragana Vranic, director of managed services, with 18 years in the IT and telecommunications industry; Kay Karolidis, district sales manager, Toronto and Eastern Canada, with 20 years in technology; and Cyle Coffman, district sales manager, Western Canada, with 17 years in the IT industry.
As a subsidiary of Forsythe Technology, Forsythe Technology Canada draws upon a proven track record of IT experience and strong manufacturer relationships. Its parent company’s clients include 26 of the Fortune 100 companies and more than one-third of the Fortune 500. Forsythe Technology and Forsythe Technology Canada also provide IT infrastructure solutions to government agencies in the U.S. and Canada.
“We are delighted to be able to bring the experience and relationships of Forsythe’s 38 years in the IT infrastructure solutions business to the Canadian IT marketplace,” says Byron.
Bill Brennan, president and CEO of Forsythe, adds: “Forsythe’s expansion into Canada was an exciting milestone for our company, but also a logical next step, as we have been providing international services to some of our U.S.-based global customers for many years.”
About Forsythe
Founded in 1971, Forsythe is an information technology infrastructure integrator. Forsythe helps complex organizations across all industries, including Fortune 1000 companies, optimize the cost and manage the risk of their IT while improving performance. Forsythe provides independent technology and business consulting services, technology leasing services, and value-added reseller services for all the leading technology product manufacturers. Headquartered in Skokie, Illinois, Forsythe employs approximately 900 people in 50 offices throughout the United States and Canada. Forsythe is privately held and 100-percent employee-owned. In 2008, Forsythe achieved its 38th consecutive year of profitability with revenues of $700 million. Forsythe McArthur Associates Inc., Forsythe Solutions Group Inc., Forsythe Federal Solutions Corp., Forsythe Technology Canada Inc. and Forsythe International Inc. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Forsythe Technology Inc. For more information, visit www.forsythe.com.
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Kyra
Auslander
Forsythe Technology
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