Computer Management Services acquires some BlumShapiro clients

WESTBROOK >> West Hartford-based BlumShapiro Consulting is selling some of its software consulting business to Computer Management Services in Westbrook.

Terms of the deal were not released. Lisa Maxwell, Computer Management Services’ director of marketing and business development, said Wednesday the clients the Essex Road company is acquiring from BlumShapiro are spread across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, food processing, accounting and business services, as well as the marine business.

Computer Management Services already has presence in those industries, Maxwell said.

“We are very excited about this acquisition as it allows us to greatly expand our footprint,” Harvey Payton, executive vice president of Computer Management Services, said in a statement. “We look forward to working with and managing BlumShapiro’s clients from end to end while helping themto further their future growth.”

Jim Clarkson, consulting partner for BlumShapiro, said the demands of the marketplace are forcing special specialization.

“The industry has changed,” Clarkson said in a statement. “We felt that this is the right time and the right partner to which to transition our client base.”

Computer Management Services has been in business for more than 25 years and has work force of 10people, Maxwell said.