Hagerman & Company, Inc. Acquires Autodesk Reseller Spectrum Technologies in Lakeland, Tennessee
 

MT. ZION, IL: Hagerman & Company, Inc., one of America’s largest and oldest value-added resellers of Autodesk® software, today announced its acquisition of Autodesk Reseller Spectrum Technologies of Lakeland, Tennessee, effective as of January 31, 2007.

Spectrum Technologies, an Authorized Autodesk Reseller since 1992, has maintained a strong AEC (Architecture / Engineering / Construction) customer base within the Western Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi regions. Based in Lakeland, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis, Spectrum Technologies has developed a highly loyal Autodesk customer base.

“The acquisition of Spectrum Technologies greatly expands our customer base in Tennessee and is part of a strategy to expand our AEC business throughout Mid-America”, Dennis Hagerman, Hagerman & Company’s CEO, stated. “Spectrum’s customers will receive uninterrupted support and service from our local office in Memphis’ Crescent Center. Our local AEC staff includes Jeff Old, P.E., a licensed civil engineer and Autodesk Civil 3D Certified Implementation Expert, and David Degutis, AEC Account Manager. We plan to host a welcome event soon to meet with our new customers and showcase the latest civil and architectural design products from Autodesk.”

Jim Prewett, CEO of Spectrum Technologies, stated, “We are confident to transfer our customer base to Hagerman, knowing the integrity and dedication to customer service which they exhibit. They have been able to grow nationwide while keeping these values intact. I believe I am leaving our clients in the best possible hands with Hagerman and Company--an organization with uncompromised integrity, outstanding customer service, and superior technical competence.”

In March, Hagerman & Company was named Autodesk Channel Partner of the Year, for outstanding performance in Autodesk FY 2006. Hagerman & Company qualified for the award based on outstanding growth in sales and achievement in customer satisfaction. The company was further recognized as the #1 reseller of MCAD seats in the Americas for FY 2006. Additionally, in July Hagerman & Company, Inc. won the “2006 Fast Growth 100” award by CRN Magazine This award is given by the magazine to the top 100 VAR technology firms in terms of growth for the preceding two years.
 

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About Hagerman & Company, Inc.
Hagerman & Company’s products and services encompass three broad lines of business: CAD/CAM, Consulting Services (including design automation systems and systems for product data management and electronic document management) and Customer Relationship Management. In addition the company both sells and supports the hardware, operating system, network, and Internet technologies and platforms that underlie these systems. Hagerman & Company is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and employs numerous Microsoft Certified System Engineers and Microsoft Certified Solution Developers.

About Spectrum Technologies
As the founder of a civil engineering and construction company, James Prewett, P.E., R.L.S., developed a passion for AutoCAD in the 1980’s and realized the potential of the tool’s use, which led to the formation of his company, Spectrum Technologies. Intensely dedicated to its customers, Spectrum has developed a highly loyal customer base in the MidSouth.