ISON Group Positions Itself for Growth in the Managed IT Market

Austin, TX, October 24, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Today, the ISON Group, LLC, an Austin, Texas managed IT services provider for small and medium-sized businesses nationwide, announces its partnership with The Karis Group, Inc., an Austin business services and incubation firm. For the last four years, ISON operated under the name Praxis Group, LLC.

Jeff Shaffer established ISON Group as an IT consulting company while living in Virginia. In January of 2008, Shaffer went into partnership with Rob Truss in an effort to further develop his client base. Truss came to ISON focused on further developing current client relationships and cultivating business development opportunities as well. In July, The Karis Group approached ISON Group about partnering with them to help ISON reach its full growth and service delivery potential.

“The Karis Group has provided ISON with the opportunity to expand our client base and services quicker and more effectively,” notes Shaffer, adding, “We’re really excited about the partnership, knowing that we’ve got a team in place to help us achieve our goals for ISON and our clients.” Levi Smith, CEO of The Karis Group, explained Karis’ philosophy when evaluating business incubation opportunities like ISON: “We look for small companies that are owner-operated and have a proven concept and existing clients, but would benefit from a team with additional business expertise and an infusion of capital to finance expansion. More than anything else though, we evaluate who is behind the company - their values, goals and commitment to the customer. With Jeff Shaffer and Rob Truss, we have found individuals that exceed our criteria.”

ISON provides managed IT services; backup, disaster recovery and business continuity services; e-mail, SharePoint and web application hosting; and project consulting to its clients across the country. “We know that many companies cannot justify a full-time IT department,” explains Truss, “but their IT is critical to their business plan. ISON can become the IT department for such companies at much lower cost than an in-house IT staff. Also, we strive to be more than a vendor. We want to become a partner for our clients, helping them cost-effectively manage their existing IT while understanding their business well enough to provide IT thought leadership as their company evolves.”

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