UNITED STATIONERS TAKES STAKE IN NER-DATA

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UNITED STATIONERS TAKES STAKE IN
NER-DATA
April 2010 – Deerfield
(IL), USAJust a few weeks after acquiring technology solutions company
MBS Dev, United Stationers has once again invested in its services
offering by taking a minority stake in managed print services (MPS)
company NER Data Corporation.Over the past year, NER and United have
been working together to develop and launch United’s HQueue managed
print programme, a turnkey MPS sold through resellers primarily to SMB
end-user businesses.

Now United has made a minority investment in
the company which has a 100 percent focus on MPS and data centre
solutions after selling its imaging supplies and printer parts
distribution to Clover Technologies at the end of last ye“Deepening our
relationship with NER Data Corporation was a logical next step
considering the synergies of our two companies,” said Douglas Nash, VP
and General Manager, United Stationers Technology Solutions and
Services.“We have a best-in-class logistical supply chain platform for
printer imaging supplies, strong vendor relationships and a diverse
customer base of loyal resellers. NER Data Corporation’s MPS software,
service network and parts platform for small and medium businesses,
along with its infrastructure optimisation for larger data centres, is a
great complement to United Stationers’ core strengths.”

Nash
will serve on NER Data’s board of directors.The provision of value-added
services looks set to be the new battleground amongst the big
wholesalers.United’s latest announcement comes weeks after it acquired
technology solutions company MBS Dev and also coincides with the launch
of main rival SP Richards’ own MPS offering, printsmart.

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April 26, 2010 at 10:11 AM