Hyland gains Liberty (IMS)

Hyland Software, the developer of the OnBase enterprise content management software suite, has announced that the company has acquired Liberty Information Management Systems (Liberty IMS). The transaction was private and terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Hyland says the acquisition will enable it to:

• add more than 1,000 Liberty IMS client organizations to Hyland’s already sizable base of 7,200 customers;
• extend its reseller channel base with an established network of Liberty IMS channel partners that possess domain expertise in selling and supporting document imaging, COLD/ERM and workflow solutions to organizations in Hyland’s target vertical markets; and
• broaden its presence in the western United States and central Canada by maintaining Liberty IMS’ offices and an existing team in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Ottawa, Ontario.