{"id":13116,"date":"2015-06-03T14:55:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=13116"},"modified":"2015-06-03T14:55:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:55:55","slug":"konica-minolta-continues-to-build-momentum-and-strategic-growth-with-symquest-group-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/06\/konica-minolta-continues-to-build-momentum-and-strategic-growth-with-symquest-group-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Konica Minolta Continues to Build Momentum and Strategic Growth with SymQuest Group Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Positions Company to Further Strengthen and Enhance IT Services and Office Automation Offering<\/em><\/p>\n

Ramsey, NJ, June 2, 2015 \u2013<\/em> Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc., a leader in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services today announced the acquisition of SymQuest Group.<\/p>\n

The acquisition accelerates Konica Minolta\u2019s rapid growth with an increased presence in targeted geographic markets. As part of the agreement, SymQuest Group\u2019s headquarters will remain in South Burlington, Vermont and Westbrook, Maine, and will retain its 186 employees throughout various branch offices and data centers.<\/p>\n

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions, SymQuest Group will continue to deliver innovative, high quality solutions in office automation and operate under the leadership of
\nco-founder Larry Sudbay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SymQuest Group\u2019s business model with a mix of office document and IT services is a perfect fit for us,\u201d says Rick Taylor, President and COO, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. \u201cWe are receiving incredible talent and technology which fits both our market coverage and transformation directions. This is an exciting opportunity to help their customers bring their businesses to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

SymQuest Group\u2019s customers will have access to Konica Minolta\u2019s award-winning line up of products,
\napplications, and services, including the All Covered IT division which offers a range of\u00a0IT strategy,
\nsupport, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Ultimately, these enhanced capabilities will enable customers to experience faster and more efficient deliverables.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we examined the strategic options to accelerate our growth, we felt that partnering with Konica Minolta offered the best opportunity for our customers and employees,\u201d says Larry Sudbay, President of SymQuest Group. \u201cWith its investment in both people and technology we will be able to expand our offerings and provide our clients with new services to enhance their productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

SymQuest Group has a 20 year record of success and a national reputation for service excellence and
\ninnovation. This is Konica Minolta Business Solutions\u2019 20th acquisition in the last four years. With 8,000 employees, it is part of Konica Minolta Inc., a world leading global technology company investing more than $500 million annually in research and development.<\/p>\n

About Konica Minolta<\/em>
\nKonica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of\u00a0\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner\u00a02014 Magic Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.kmbs.konicaminolta.us and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter @konicaminoltaus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Positions Company to Further Strengthen and Enhance IT Services and Office Automation Offering Ramsey, NJ, June 2, 2015 \u2013 Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc., a leader in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services today announced the acquisition of SymQuest Group. The acquisition accelerates Konica Minolta\u2019s rapid growth with an increased presence in targeted geographic markets. As part of the agreement, SymQuest Group\u2019s headquarters will remain in South Burlington, Vermont and Westbrook, Maine, and will retain its 186 employees throughout various branch offices and data centers. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions, SymQuest Group will continue to deliver innovative, high quality solutions in office automation and operate under the leadership of co-founder Larry Sudbay. \u201cThe SymQuest Group\u2019s business model with a mix of office document and IT services is a perfect fit for us,\u201d says Rick Taylor, President and COO, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. \u201cWe are receiving incredible talent and technology which fits both our market coverage and transformation directions. This is an exciting opportunity to help their customers bring their businesses to the next level.\u201d SymQuest Group\u2019s customers will have access to Konica Minolta\u2019s award-winning line up of products, applications, and services, including the All Covered IT division which offers a range of\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Ultimately, these enhanced capabilities will enable customers to experience faster and more efficient deliverables. \u201cAs we examined the strategic options to accelerate our growth, we felt that partnering with Konica Minolta offered the best opportunity for our customers and employees,\u201d says Larry Sudbay, President of SymQuest Group. \u201cWith its investment in both people and technology we will be able to expand our offerings and provide our clients with new services to enhance their productivity.\u201d SymQuest Group has a 20 year record of success and a national reputation for service excellence and innovation. This is Konica Minolta Business Solutions\u2019 20th acquisition in the last four years. With 8,000 employees, it is part of Konica Minolta Inc., a world leading global technology company investing more than $500 million annually in research and development. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of\u00a0\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner\u00a02014 Magic Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.kmbs.konicaminolta.us and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter @konicaminoltaus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[224],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13117,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116\/revisions\/13117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}