Chattanooga IT solutions provider Claris Networks LLC., has been acquired by TekLinks Inc., a Birmingham, Ala.-based IT company that already operates in three states.
Established in 1998, Claris Networks is a privately-owned provider of advanced IT services including cloud, managed, healthcare IT and strategic consulting, with offices in Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville.
Larry Bodie, former CEO of Claris Networks and current TekLinks senior vice president in Tennessee, said the sale of Claris to TekLinks "will enable us to better fulfill our dual missions: to provide the best service our customers will ever experience, and to be a place our employees love coming to work."
Bodie also said both he and Claris Networks' co-owner Dave Sagraves will maintain partial ownership in TekLinks and leadership roles in the company.
Earlier this year, TekLinks earned the distinction of being ranked 16th in Penton Technology's eighth annual MSPmentor 200 North America Edition. TekLinks was also named to Computer Reseller News' Tech Elite 250.