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Charlotte, NC; April 4, 2017 — DecisionPoint, a leader in M&A advisory services for middle-market technology companies, announced today that its client, Symmetrics, a Canada-based provider of business intelligence solutions that bring together contact center systems and corporate data, has been acquired by Calabrio, a leading provider of customer engagement and analytics software.
Symmetrics enables access and integration of data from multiple supporting systems, including omnichannel routing systems, workforce management, customer relationship management, voice analysis, human resource management systems and custom-built applications. The platform provides customer-specific performance management measurement so business users and leaders can readily access the metrics they need in the format they prefer. Symmetrics uniquely blends unstructured and structured data in any format and from any source into an intuitive, holistic view of the organization.
“Placing the user at the center of the product experience always has been our priority, and that includes leveraging data in a way that has a direct, positive impact on the customer and employee,” said Tom Goodmanson, president and CEO at Calabrio. “This acquisition directly aligns with that approach. Symmetrics has delivered a cloud-based, visual reporting platform that makes customer data impactful for the entire organization. We’re thrilled to welcome this talented group to the Calabrio team and look forward to introducing customers to this unrivaled reporting and analytics solution.”
With the acquisition of Symmetrics, Calabrio will also establish a center of excellence for customer and employee engagement in Vancouver. The center will be led by Richard McElroy, former president and chief operating officer at Symmetrics, bringing together the diverse talent from both organizations. Combined, Symmetrics’ visual reporting and Calabrio WFO software — deployed via public cloud, hybrid cloud or on-premises — are perfectly suited to bring the power of data science to a wide range of customers.
“We are ecstatic to join the Calabrio family and look forward to continuing to provide enterprises with the tools they need to gain a single view of their customer,” said McElroy. “Our organizations seem to fit in every way. We are both committed to a customer-first approach, built around teams of incredibly smart individuals who use innovative technologies to solve real customer problems.
As contact centers continue to transform into digital hubs of customer and employee engagement, companies must modernize infrastructure to meet the needs of the changing workforce and to provide always-on multichannel service and support for customers. The ability to seamlessly integrate customer data from a range of sources, and turn that data into actionable insights that improve the customer and employee experience is of critical importance and a true differentiator for today’s enterprises.
This acquisition will further drive Calabrio’s growth in customer and employee engagement by combining best-of-breed visual reporting, analytics and data management with its leading workforce optimization (WFO) suite.
“We really enjoyed advising Symmetrics on this strategic combination with such an outstanding company as Calabrio. Combining the technology and talent and establishing a new center of excellence in Vancouver is going to enable richer analytics solutions for their clients” said Tom Wilson, Managing Partner at DecisionPoint.
About Calabrio
Calabrio is a customer engagement software company that provides analytic insights to catalyze growth through customer service contact centers. The Calabrio ONE software suite empowers everyone in an organization, from contact center agents to the CEO, with easy-to-use tools that provide a better understanding of the customer. Every customer interaction yields insights that expand customer-consciousness, which is how leading companies now drive growth and long-term corporate prosperity. For more information, please visit www.calabrio.com
About Symmetrics
Symmetrics Business Intelligence specializes in real-time, historical and contact detail reporting for contact centers. We take best practices from business intelligence, data warehousing, and big data and apply them to the specific domain of the contact center. With support for major systems from Avaya, Cisco, Verint, Aspect, Unify and Interactive Intelligence, our Symmetrics Suite allows you to bring all your contact center information together in one place for reports, dashboards and scorecards that solve business problems. Our solutions fit the unique reporting and analysis needs of our customers, no matter how many different systems, applications, or call center sites they have. For more information, please visit www.symmetrics.com.
About DecisionPoint
DecisionPoint is a unique leader in M&A advisory services for middle-market technology companies and their venture capital investors in the software, services, cleantech, biotech, healthcare IT and communication sectors. For additional information on DecisionPoint, visit www.DecisionPointINT.com.
For further information, contact: Tom Wilson, Managing Partner; (704) 248-1124; twilson@decisionpointint.com.