Softchoice Completes Acquisition of Optimus Solutions
TORONTO, Jan. 3 - Yesterday Softchoice Corp. (TSX: SO) announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Optimus Solutions, a comprehensive IT products and solutions company focused on helping U.S. enterprise and mid-market clients plan, build and maintain their information technology infrastructure. All of the closing conditions have now been satisfied and Softchoice is pleased to announce that the acquisition has now been completed.
Yesterday's press release announcing the purchase can be found by visiting http://www.softchoice.com/about/press.
This morning at 11 a.m. EST, Softchoice hosted a conference call to discuss the acquisition. A recording of this call will be made available on the Softchoice web site on January 4th, 2008. To access the presentation, please visit http://www.softchoice.com/about/investorrelations.asp.
About Softchoice
As one of North America's leading providers of technology solutions and services, Softchoice helps businesses and organizations of all sizes to select, acquire and manage their software and hardware technology resources. Softchoice offers a full range of capabilities, including face-to-face consultations and IT asset management services designed to help customers save time, money and risk in IT procurement. In 2006, Softchoice was named Software Value Added Reseller (VAR) of the Year by VAR Business magazine. Softchoice currently has more than 900 employees operating from more than 40 branch offices located in major cities across the U.S. and Canada.
Softchoice stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the trading symbol "SO". The Common Shares of Softchoice are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are not publicly traded in the United States.
About Optimus Solutions
Optimus Solutions provides comprehensive IT solutions designed to streamline and integrate business processes across the enterprise. Optimus provides solutions that assist customers in integrating their business with partners, suppliers, and customers. The Company does this through a comprehensive range of integration and consulting services, as well as hardware, software, and storage product offerings. Optimus is a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Cisco and IBM systems and software (System i, p, x, and Storage).
Source: Softchoice Corporation
CONTACT: Anne Brace, Chief Financial Officer, Softchoice Corporation,
(416) 588-9986, investor_relations@softchoice.com;
Eric Gardiner, Softchoice Corporation, (416) 588-9002 x2358, Contact Softchoice Corporate Communications
