SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Novacoast, Inc., an IT professional services and product development firm, announces the acquisition of Data Technique, Inc. – a privately held company that has served the Midwest market since 1986 with core competencies that include identity and access management, virtualization and cloud computing services.

Terry Calloway, President of Data Technique, Inc., sees the acquisition as an extraordinary opportunity for both companies. “Data Technique, Inc. will bring experience and additional skill sets to the Novacoast team as well as DTI’s product, ConneXcloud™,” says Calloway. “Together, we will help Novacoast to grow their products, services and technologies. Paul Anderson is a long-time friend and colleague and I look forward to the opportunities ahead.”

Scott Lewis, Novell’s Vice President of Partner Marketing, commented on this merger of two leading Novell (NOVL) services partners. “Novacoast’s acquisition of Data Technique, Inc. is a significant channel development for Novell customers,” said Lewis. “This merger combines the reach and service levels of two strong Novell Partners for our shared customers. Both companies have services capabilities that combine with Novell and other products to meet customers’ needs for Intelligent Workload Management from physical to virtual to cloud computing environments.”

“I am very excited about the acquisition of Data Technique, Inc.,” says Paul Anderson, President and CEO of Novacoast. “I have personally known and have worked with Terry Calloway for many years. He has a stellar reputation in the industry and Novacoast will benefit greatly from the experience and knowledge that he and his team bring to our company.”

About Data Technique, Inc.

Data Technique, Inc. extends the security and value of information technology (IT) assets through network access control, virtualization and cloud computing services. Our technical expertise in identity management, open source software solutions (including Linux) and legacy migrations have earned us hundreds of clients among educational institutions, financial services firms and commercial accounts throughout the Midwest.

About Novacoast, Inc.

Novacoast is an IT Professional Services and Product Development company. We offer organizations our technological experience so they can make informed decisions and avoid costly IT mistakes. We combine our customers’ expertise with our technical knowledge to rapidly deploy fixed-cost solutions customized for their environment. http://www.novacoast.com

Contact:
Sam Rolens
Novacoast, Inc.
srolens@novacoast.com
800-949-9933 x 2000
http://www.novacoast.com/blog

SOURCE Novacoast, Inc.