Aktion Associates Acquires DSA

October 1, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Maumee, OH – October 1, 2016 – (BUSINESS WIRE)

Aktion Associates, Inc., a leading full service consultancy firm announces the recent acquisition of
Arizona-based Data Systems of Arizona (DSA), effective October 1, 2016. This transaction is the
continuation of a series of strategic Aktion investments recently made to improve their offerings in the
wholesale distribution vertical. The acquisition of DSA increases the Aktion Associates Infor customer
base to more than 700 companies running Infor Distribution SX.e, Infor Distribution A+ or Infor
Distribution FACTS.

Aktion has hired nearly all of the DSA field sales and service personnel. They represent a talented group
of wholesale distribution industry consultants with deep-rooted Infor Software expertise to serve the
customer base.

Customers will now have access to a full service IT consulting team of more than 160 IT professionals in
the continental United States who provide network engineering, software engineering and application
and industry consulting to companies in Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing verticals.

“This acquisition strengthens our Infor relationship and establishes Aktion Associates as the largest
provider of Infor distribution solutions in North America. Strategically, this acquisition expands our Infor
geography and product line by adding the industry leading Infor Distribution SX.e and Infor CloudSuite
Distribution solutions to our portfolio.” says Scott Irwin, CEO of Aktion Associates.
DSA President, Bob Lindeberg has been named Unit Manager for the Supply Chain West Business Unit.
His key management team remains unchanged with Terri Rogers named Sales Manager and Mic
Micoliczyk as Service Manager for the business unit.

About Aktion Associates Inc.
Aktion Associates provides leading-edge technology solutions, industry-specific software and application
consulting to businesses of every size. Our emphasis on Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing
verticals allows us to be focused on the business processes most important to our customers. This
approach has rewarded Aktion with more than 4,500 customers nationally who view Aktion as a trusted
technology advisor.

In addition to delivering infrastructure & network engineering and industry- specific cloud-ready
software applications, Aktion offers industry tailored cloud and managed services for those customers
looking to modernize IT operations. Clients partner with Aktion Associates to create a comprehensive
technical roadmap that aligns IT investments with strategic business objectives.

For more information – visit www.aktion.com

 

Contact: Libby Beemer

Corporate Communications & Brand

lbeemer@aktion.com

419.794.2503