Cloud Computing Provider IS Group Completes Acquisition of Nxs Internet

Direct contribution to financial results. Strengthens market leadership

AMSTERDAM, June 6, 2013 /CNW/ - IS Group, The Dutch market leader in Cloud Computing and IT Services announces today the acquisition of Amsterdam based hosting provider Nxs Internet. "This acquisition further strengthens our position in the public sector, media and e-commerce industries and enables us to continue delivering the latest Cloud technology to our customers with a team of highly talented people," comments Jan Willem des Tombe, CEO of IS Group.

Added value

Nxs Internet will relocate to the IS Group offices and will continue business under the IS Group brand name. The Management Board of IS Group consists of Jan Willem des Tombe and Arjan Steevels. The acquisition of Nxs Internet directly contributes to the financial result of IS Group. The addition of Nxs to IS Group further strengthens the company's position in the public sector, media and e-commerce industries. IS Group will extend their IS HyperGrid Enterprise Cloud computing platform with Nxs's successful Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform.

Growth

Jan Willem des Tombe: "We believe that scale of operations is essential in staying ahead and continue leading this market in which technological developments rapidly succeed each other. Allowing us to support our customers optimally with the latest technology available. Guaranteed continuity, security and quality of service are essential for the customer. For this reason, selective acquisitions that directly contribute to our financial result are part of our company strategy. IS Group successfully acquired and integrated 10 companies, which lead to the valuable experience of doing this the most effective way. We tremendously look forward to join forces with Nxs Internet".

About IS Group

IS Group is the leading Dutch provider of Cloud Computing and IT Services, including IT Outsourcing, Hosting and Managed Services, Desktop-as-a-Service and Connectivity Solutions for SMEs, SOHO and the Corporate markets. With the IS HyperGrid™ Enterprise Cloud Computing platform, the company offers a full-fledged Cloud Computing proposition including disaster recovery and high availability. IS Group has a triple ISO certification (ISO 9001 - Quality Management, ISO 27001 - Information Security and ISO 20000 - IT Service Management) and ISAE 3402 Type II-accreditation and features PCI DSS compliant data centers. For more information please check: http://group.is.nl

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