CPR and Corporate Technologies Merge –
Broadening their Reach to a National Level
CPR is excited to announce the merger of Computer Products and Resources (CPR) and Corporate Technologies LLC of Minnesota. Corporate Technologies has offices in Fargo, North Dakota, Minneapolis, Minnesota and San Diego, California.

Jerry Engle, CEO of CPR, said “The merger enhances CPR’s position as the largest full service technology company in West Michigan. By leveraging CPR's IT expertise and Corporate Technologies’ experience, this merger further enhances the technology offerings available to the Michigan market and leverages CPR’s data center facility across a national customer base. This alignment is a natural fit and good for our customers. Both CPR and Corporate Technologies are committed to providing outstanding customer service while delivering the latest technology solutions to help businesses prosper.”

Jim Griffith, CEO of Corporate Technologies stated, “We are excited to invest in the people and resources in the Michigan market. Our initial investment will be the addition of 15 sales staff and foresee the addition of technical staff. West Michigan has many small businesses that require solid IT support, we intend on reaching out to even more of those companies, while continuing to support medium and large accounts.

Pete Koelzer, Vice President and General Manager of CPR will continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of CPR. Pete Koelzer said, “The core values that have made CPR the company it is for the last 25 years will not change. We will simply be able to provide more resources, expertise and solutions for our customers. This is a win-win for our customers, both companies and for West Michigan with the anticipated addition of staff.”

Strenghten your IT Security through Employee Training
The CPR IT Security Awareness Training program is designed to provide your employees with an understanding of the current threats related to information security. Using “lessons learned, and real life examples,” the host speaker will communicate the steps necessary to protect the attendee from falling into common traps used to gain unauthorized access to corporate, customer and personal information.

The hosted presentation will cover many security related topics including:
• System Passwords and common mistakes
• Updating and patching
• Wireless and home networking security issues
• Common hacker tricks
• Theft of information and identity
• Viruses, worms and malware problems
• And much more…

Each session will last approximately one and a half hours in length and can be scheduled as part of an employee educational program.

CPR was recognized and awarded in the largest category – companies with 100-999 employees.

The award will be prominently displayed in our Watermark Office – we encourage you to come check it out.

For the official Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan Press Release visit: http://www.grandrapids.bbb.org/newsrelease.html?newsid=101&newstype=1