• appiChar in the press
• appiCruise - 15th October 2010

appiChar Australia, one of Australia's fastest growing technology companies, has announced dual mergers with Sydney-based nfp-i, one of the leading technology companies working with associations and membership organisations and also with Canberra-based ITMS Group, an IT managed service provider working mainly in the not-for-profit sector.

The mergers will expand on appiChar's existing services and allow nfp-i and ITMS Group's customers to reap the benefits of appiChar's expertise and experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Ian Ryder, Managing Director of appiChar Australia said, "We're delighted to be merging with two companies with such excellent track records in our sector. nfp-i has been providing quality services to membership organisations for a number of years and director, Leon Flatters-Wright brings a huge amount of knowledge and talent to our team. With the addition of ITMS we are able to offer our customers the benefit of a great team and existing resources in Canberra, a strategically important city for us and our customers."

Leon Flatters-Wright, Managing Director of nfp-i, has over 15 years' experience working on technology and business development projects with not-for-profit and commercial clients.  Leon brings expertise in the selection, design and implementation of membership databases.

Peter Allen, Director, Business Solutions of ITMS Group brings more than 25 years of experience in IT maintenance provider and support services, having established Teknet in 1986 and merging with IT Management Solutions in 2005.

The appiChar team has also recently welcomed David Woo, founder of Focus Business Technologies who has taken up the post of Head of Infrastructure Solutions.  "David is extremely service and customer-focused - something that fits perfectly with the appiChar ethos," said Ian.  "Not only that, David understands the not-for-profit sector fantastically well, so he adds a lot to our team.  Our plans are to grow appiChar's infrastructure services over the next few years and David is just the person to make it happen."