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THIRD SKY ACQUIRES CCN's IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT/ITILŪ BUSINESS
Combination Will Significantly Expand Third Sky's ITILŪ Education Delivery
Capabilities and IT Service Management Thought Leadership
Boston, MA - July 2, 2007
Third Sky, Inc. (Third Sky), a full service provider of IT Service Management
solutions, announced today a definitive agreement to buy CCN's IT Service
Management consulting and ITILŪ training and education business for an
undisclosed amount.
As part of the agreement, Lou Hunnebeck, CCN's ITSM Practice Director, and
CCN's industry-recognized team of account mangers and masters instructors will
join Third Sky's industry-recognized team of consultants.
Third Sky will now be able to offer it's extensive capabilities in IT Service
Management process consulting and technology solutions to former CCN customers.
The addition of the CCN education staff will also bring a deeper level of
capability to Third Sky's existing customers.
CCN will now focus on it's core business of IT workforce and talent management
solutions, which represents approximately 80 percent of the firm's business.
"Our clients will greatly benefit from the expanded IT Service Management
capabilities that this deal brings to Third Sky, especially in terms of ITILŪ
certification training," said Joshua Sky Barrow, President of Third Sky. "We are
very pleased to be adding such a talented and experienced team to our company."
"Talent management within the IT sector remains a strong growth market for
CCN," said Clarice Kennedy, CEO of CCN. "We invested in ITILŪ nearly five years
ago, and it continues to evolve rapidly. I am confident that what CCN has built
will prove to be a solid complement to Third Sky's existing consulting
business."
About Third Sky, Inc.
Third Sky helps IT organizations to deliver a higher quality of service and
provide the maximum value to their customers. Third Sky provides education,
process consulting, and technology solutions that help it's clients leverage and
apply industry best practices for IT Service Management. Third Sky, a privately held corporation, was founded
in 2002 by it's President, Joshua Sky Barrow. Third Sky manages more than 200 customers across North America and has
offices in San Francisco, Boston, New York, Dallas, Atlanta, and Charlotte.
About CCN, Inc.
CCN provides information technology staff augmentation services to Fortune 500
companies primarily in the financial services, healthcare, communications and
pharmaceutical verticals.
Contact:
Third Sky, Inc.
(877) 208-7050
info@thirdsky.com
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