DRS, LLC Rolls KY-based Emerge into Organization Continues to be a Leader in Making Youngstown a Tech Hub

September 6, 2011 (Youngstown, OH) – DRS, LLC announced today that it will be incorporating Emerge IT Solutions, LLC into its organization. The integration will allow DRS to extend its geographical reach as well as add depth to its staff. It will also provide an opportunity for DRS to create additional jobs in Youngstown.

"Our footprint has expanded a lot at a very rapid pace," said DRS CEO Mike Meloy. In order to better serve our customers we needed a bigger bench and the talent we needed wasn't readily available."

DRS has a long standing history of working with Emerge on Cisco's Unified Communications Platform. By injecting them into DRS' day-to-day business model, customers will be able to have better voice and video service.

"Emerge has established itself as a market leader for integration services of Cisco Unified Communications Solutions. This is one of our core competencies, and we are very excited to expand upon our relationship with DRS" said Jesse Kegley, Managing Partner of Emerge.

DRS continues to bring the best technology innovations and solutions to the Youngstown area. It has added more than 10 new jobs this year and was named to the CRN Tech Elite 250 list. DRS was awarded to the Top 100 Worldwide MSP Mentor List at #60 and MSP Elite Partner Status award by N-able Technologies in late 2010. DRS will continue to build partnerships in its industry and further the advancement of Youngstown's reputation as a technology hub.

About Emerge
Emerge is an Information Technology (IT) consulting and service provider organization specializing in infrastructure solutions. Emerge offers specialization in network infrastructure, converged communications systems, virtualization, managed IT services, and Cloud IT Services. Emerge is uniquely positioned to offer a channel partner program that allows our expertise to be applied across many different industry verticals. Emerge has created 6 new jobs this year and has been recognized for the following: Fast 55 Company's – Business Courier; Top 25 IT Company's – Business Courier; Emerging 30 – Chamber of Commerce, Second Largest Preferred Education Global Dealer Award – Polyvision. For more information contact 859-746-1030, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.emergeits.com

About DRS, LLC
DRS LLC is an information technology consulting firm and service provider specializing in Cloud Services, Managed Services, data center operations, and network infrastructure deployment including local area networks, wide area networks, VoIP and connectivity. DRS has strategic partnerships with top technology vendors and most tier-one carriers. DRS operates two state-of-the-art data centers in Youngstown, OH and is currently building a third in Westerville, OH through a private-public partnership with the city of Westerville. DRS has also built more than 800 miles of dark fiber throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, connecting more people to faster broadband. DRS has offices in Youngstown, Akron, Pittsburgh and Westerville. For more information visit www.drsllc.net