Information Technology Group, Inc. and Richards & Associates, Inc. Join Forces

Combined Company to Serve Greater Southern California Area

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 2, 2005 – Information Technology Group, Inc. and Richards & Associates, Inc. are pleased to announce the immediate merger of their IT consulting firms. The combined firm will service in excess of 350 clients.

Joining forces under the Information Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) name, the newly combined entity provides Richards & Associates the ability to immediately expand their service offerings and increase the consulting resources available to their clients and provides the team at ITG a formal presence in the fast-growing Orange County and Inland Empire marketplaces.

We are excited to add the considerable consulting talent of Wendy Richards and her team to ITG where they will help to provide increase depth to our growing team of consulting talent,” said Robert C. Gaby, CPA and ITG Principal. And, having served businesses in the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties for over ten years, combining with Wendys team provides us the opportunity to more effectively meet the technology needs of businesses in the Orange County and Inland Empire markets,” continued Gaby.

The increasingly sophisticated IT needs of our clients dictated that we find a way to expand our services,” commented Wendy Richards, CPA and Founder and Principal of Richards & Associates. Combining with ITG provides us with access to additional product offerings, application developers, network engineering resources, and an experienced staff with whom to collaborate. Our clients will derive significant benefit from this combination and we couldnt be more thrilled,” continued Richards.

Gaby and Richards agreed that their firms individual commitment to integrity, professionalism, and first-class customer service made the merger a cultural fit and the business benefits made it a natural growth option for them both. The synergy created by the combination of our firms enables us to achieve new levels of client service and firm growth,” said Gaby. Added Richards, Working together, well achieve much more than we could have separately.”

About The New ITG
Information Technology Group, Inc. is a technology consulting firm specializing in the implementation and support of accounting and business management software, custom application development, information security consulting, and network engineering and design.

As resellers and consultants for MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, ACCPAC Advantage Series, and Radio Beacon, ITG services clients primarily throughout the greater Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange County, and Inland Empire markets.

ITG has offices in Simi Valley and Huntington Beach. For more information on ITG, visit our website at www.itgusa.com, or call (866)624-2600.

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