EarthLink Makes Another Acquisition to Build Up Business-Services Prowess

EarthLink has signed an agreement to buy the IT Solution Center and hosted application business from Synergy Global Solutions.

The Atlanta-based Internet service provider did not report a purchase price, but said the acquisition gives it scalable round-the-clock IT service support capabilities that will enable customers to outsource critical IT services.

The purchase is the latest step in the Atlanta-based company’s shift from a once-thriving residential Internet service provider to a business-solutions company. EarthLink’s third-quarter earnings results, released this morning, show the company’s business services segments representing 74 percent of its $357.3 in consolidated revenue. That compares to 23 percent ...