STERLING HEIGHTS – Centaris, formed in 2021 through a merger between the Center for Computer Resources and Business Communication Systems, has acquired Rochester Hills-based VisiCom Services, Inc.
Centaris, which serves more than 1,500 businesses nationwide and is headquartered in Sterling Heights, made the acquisition of the Oakland County firm official on December 22, 2021. VisiCom’s 25-plus years of expertise in managed IT, virtual CIO services, cybersecurity and Microsoft 365 enhances Centaris’ ability to provide high quality services and additional capabilities to customers now and into the future.
VisiCom Founder and President Patrick Casey and his 15 team members will stay involved with the organization as part of the Centaris team, working out of the Centaris main office and remotely. This addition expands the Centaris team to 125 team members with 10 open positions still left to fill.
“We are thrilled to be expanding capabilities for our clients and opportunities for our team by merging VisiCom with Centaris,” said Casey, who founded the MSP company in 1994. “We knew from our early interactions that there was a great strategic and cultural fit with the companies. Our clients will immediately benefit from additional capabilities and depth of expertise as part of a larger team.”
“With the acquisition of VisiCom, Centaris has expanded both our depth of resources, specifically in the area of cybersecurity, and our breadth of offerings which now includes a mature Virtual CIO capability,” said Curtis Hicks II, President & CEO of Centaris. “This acquisition also extends our deep knowledge of the Microsoft Office 365 platform specifically around Microsoft Teams.”
About Centaris: Formed in 2021, by the merger of the Center for Computer Resources (CCR) and Business Communication Systems (BCS), Centaris provides a full suite of computer technology managed IT services, including products like Microsoft Office 365 and Teams, as well as computer systems sales and service, structured cabling, varied voice/phone solutions, telephony, cloud VoIP solutions and internet/voice carrier services. CCR, founded in 1981, served as a national provider of business technology solutions for small and medium-sized companies.
For more information, visit www.centaris.com.
