To deliver more expansive and stronger technology offerings for enterprise, mid-market, and government customers in the Mid-Atlantic region, a premier Systems Integration firm, Anexinet Corporation, and a leading infrastructure firm specializing in data center management and optimization, Virtus Partners LLC, merged their businesses.

The new company's expertise in application development, infrastructure and security, business intelligence and enterprise management, together combined with well-established hardware and software vendor partnerships create a truly differentiated, single source for leading-edge information technology solutions.

The currently CEO of Anexinet, Diego Calderin, will continue as President. The currently CEO of Virtus Partners, John Connolly, will become CEO. The currently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Virtus Partners, Ken Foreman, will retain these same duties with the combined company, while John Parker will continue as Chief Technology Officer.

With regional offices throughout the Delaware Valley, metropolitan New York City and Washington, D.C., the combined company will benefit from a highly experienced management team with extensive industry knowledge in IT solutions strategy, development and delivery, and a combined workforce of approximately 175 colleagues.

Anexinet and Virtus will provide, together, significant benefits to its customers, including:

    * Infrastructure Optimization: expertise in data center management, virtualization and server consolidation including assessments, impact reporting and migrations.
    * Award-Winning Solutions: Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Portals, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM).
    * Program Management Office (PMO): a proven project methodology for all aspects of solutions planning and delivery.
    * Anexinet Near-Site™ Development Centers: Without disrupting a client's current systems and organization, a unique component of the delivery model to enable project teams to design, develop and test solutions within minutes of a client's location.
    * Project-Based Training: tailored training designed for both technical staff and end user communities tightly aligned with project deliverables and implementation schedules.