NWN Corporation Acquires Systems Engineering, Inc.

Launches Applications Development and Consulting Services

WALTHAM, MA – NWN Corporation has announced the acquisition of Systems Engineering, Inc., (SEI) of Waltham, MA. For over 20 years, SEI has been providing applications development and consulting services across multiple platforms to customers in the public and commercial sectors throughout the US. As a Gold Partner, SEI is particularly skilled in Microsoft application development solutions. SEI’s staff and offices were integrated into NWN as of the beginning of the year.

NWN President and CEO, Mont Phelps, remarks, “We are extremely pleased to bring these new capabilities into NWN, particularly Microsoft SharePoint and .NET development services. We will now be able to offer a broader range of solutions to our existing customers as well as the NWN suite of products and services to the SEI account base.”

Emphasizes former SEI President, Alan Day, now Vice President, Business Solutions, for NWN, “Joining forces with NWN will enable us to bring new services to all of our clients and to give our employees more opportunities to grow and develop. It’s the best thing that could happen to both companies. We are an unbeatable combination.”

NWN offers end-to-end networking solutions in five areas:

- Unified IP Communications,

- Enterprise Computing,

- Data Storage and Business Continuity,

- Information Security,

- Application Development.

NWN focuses on services in three areas:

- Professional Services. NWN structures professional services to suit the needs of each client. The company delivers services as focused, single projects or as total network lifecycle solutions. Available to clients are assessments, planning, design, implementation, and project management.

- IT Staffing. NWN provides temporary staff or long-term contractors for supplemental staffing or special projects.

- nCare^TM Managed Services. NWN was one of the first companies in the nation to establish a Command Center to serve clients with robust network and application monitoring and remote management and end-user help desk. The center operates 7x24x365 and has, over the last decade, provided high value service for hundreds of clients.

NWN has offices in Waltham, MA (Boston area); Farmington, CT (Hartford area); Mount Laurel, NJ (Philadelphia area); Morrisville, NC (Raleigh area); Greensboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; and Houston, TX