Access Information Management Acquires Unified Document Firm Archive Systems

Access Information Management has acquired Archive Systems Inc., a unified document management company with global technology and document management customers, operating records centers in ten U.S. markets, and data centers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The deal is the 95th for Access since its founding in 2004, and represents the company's expansion of its existing markets and a strategic move into new technology and the future of document management.

Founded in 1991 and based in Plymouth Fairfield, New Jersey, Archive Systems provides Document Management services and technologies, integrated and packaged as complete customer solutions. The company specializes in Enterprise Records Management, Document Management Software, Records Storage services, Information Governance Consulting, HR Document Management and Digital Document Conversion. 

Rob Alston, CEO of Access Information Management, said in a statement: "We are excited to announce this strategic expansion of our business. With Archive Systems' unique technology and Access' commitment to continue to invest in the advancement of those platforms, the benefits to our clients are significant", and also added this: "Access is the largest privately held records and information management services provider in the United States and Latin America. With the addition of Archive Systems' document management applications and technologies, we are now positioned to deliver a world-class path to the digital future for our clients, a strategic solutions enhancement we have been planning for some time now."

Founded in 2004 and based in Livermore, California, Access is the largest privately held records and information management (RIM) services provider, covering 40 markets throughout the United States and Latin America. Access Information Management is recognized as one of the fastest growing and most dynamic companies in the records and information management space. It specializes in Records and information Management, Off-Site Media Vault, Secure Destruction, Document Scanning, Enterprise Content Management, Document Shredding, Digital Delivery and Scan-on-Demand. The company is backed by growth equity investor Berkshire Partners. 

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