UK Altos Computer Systems Inc accounting reseller Office Automation Ltd of Norwich has announced that it is to merge with Inta Electronics Ltd of Wokingham, Berkshire, in a bid to speed up its growth rate. Founded in 1982, the company is an Altos value-added reseller specialising in accountancy systems using the Multisoft Premier package, and last year achieved a turnover of around UKP3.5m. Four year-old Inta also uses Altos hardware as the basis of its Tetraplan and Chameleon accounting systems as developed by Tetra Business Systems Ltd. The move will add UKP1m turnover to the as yet unnamed new company, which is opening a new North London office and installing a further eight sales and support staff, taking the total number of staff up to 65, and the customer base to over 600. Both Office Automation and Inta have their own support operations, which are to be combined at Inta’s facility in Wokingham, and may be expanded as a third party maintenance operation. The two companies will continue as separate entities until the new holding company is established. Ray Townsend, sales and marketing director with Office Automatiion said that he was looking to double the company’s turnover in 1990 and that he was currently evaluating Unix systems from other manufacturers to supplement the Altos business.
