Atlanta, Georgia—BravePoint®, Inc., a leading provider of technology consulting solutions in the Progress market, announced its acquisition of SI Systems, provider of Progress-based software for mid and larger sized specialty Contractors and Fire Suppression Companies. SI Systems will continue to doing business under their present brand, as a new division of BravePoint.

“This partnership is definitely a win-win for both BravePoint and SI”, said John Harlow, president of BravePoint. “SI brings market presence, strong domain expertise and an established sales channel to the table; and BravePoint has capital, marketing expertise and strong technology skills to help SI ramp their market share. Moving SI’s solution to the new BravePoint Application Framework will allow it to take advantage of the latest object oriented features of OpenEdge and deliver it using a Service Oriented Architecture capable of being sold in both licensed and SaaS models.”

SI Systems will be able to expand their current services to their existing client base with a seamless transition. “BravePoint has an excellent reputation in the Progress market”; said Bill Stevens, CEO of SI Systems, “with both customer service and technical resources, this partnership will allow us to provide a greater level of service to our existing clients as well as expand our reach to new markets. Customer service is one of our passions, so we’re happy to be associated with a customer-centric company such as BravePoint. This is a great fit.”

About BravePoint:
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, BravePoint, Inc. is a leading provider of consulting, training, and application development to a variety of clients worldwide. Since 1987, BravePoint has applied business experience and technology expertise to improve customers’ profitability and competitiveness in the Progress® (NASDAQ: PRGS) market. BravePoint is included in the Advanced Information Services businesses of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK). All third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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