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Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial Team on 18 February 2004

EFI Acquires Office Equipment Specialist

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EFI, the digital imaging and print management systems specialist has signed an agreement to acquire ADS Communications, the leading provider of service automation software for office equipment.

EFI, the digital imaging and print management systems specialist has signed an agreement to acquire ADS Communications, the leading provider of service automation software for the office equipment industry in an $11.5m, all cash transaction EFI said it expects to close the deal by the end of February

"The automated equipment maintenance systems from Automated Dispatch Systems (ADS) offer excellent synergies with our product portfolio for the office equipment channel, particularly in the area of intelligent device management," said Mike Stramaglia, EFI general manager of enterprise solutions at Service Automation.

With ADS's automated response, tracking and reporting dispatch software, office equipment dealers and service providers could significantly improve their efficiency and price competitiveness, he claimed.

Automated Dispatch Systems is established as a leader in office service automation and becoming part of EFI would help it to continue to stay at the leading edge, it claimed.

ADS's current customers include IKON, Canon, Ricoh and Imagistics, amongst others.

The privately held company is based in Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) and has approximately 50 employees.

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