VC3 completes second acquisition in 12 months with purchase of Sophicity, IT product and services provider to local governments

July 2, 2020

VC3, a market-leading managed information technology (IT) service provider, announced today the acquisition of Sophicity, an IT products and services provider to local governments. The addition of this established firm strengthens VC3’s ability to serve more local governments and expands its geographic footprint into five additional states.

Sandy Reeser, VC3’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Sophicity is a strong company and I’m very excited that we can combine with a team who shares our culture and passion for local government. This acquisition only strengthens our ability to offer world-class IT services to towns and cities in every state. We’re so excited to expand our new collective service offerings into Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, and Oregon.”

Dave Mims, Sophicity’s CEO and Founder said, “I’m so proud of and humbled by the success of Sophicity. We started small and, through hard work and dedication toward helping local government, we meaningfully impacted the municipalities we serve. This next chapter—for both our municipalities and our employees—is full of possibility. Joining the VC3 team allows us to continue serving our municipalities as we do today while introducing new strengths and capabilities to help them even more. I couldn’t be more excited, and I see a very bright future.”

Reeser said, “I look forward to forging new relationships with municipalities built on the same values and service they’ve come to expect from Sophicity. I have every confidence that our newly combined team will provide a smooth transition for them.”

 

About Sophicity

Sophicity provides the highest quality IT products and services tailored to local government. Among the features Sophicity delivers in “IT in a Box” are cybersecurity and computer maintenance, 24×7 U.S.-based helpdesk for remote and onsite support, data backup with unlimited offsite data backup storage for disaster recovery, records and document management, email, body camera and squad car camera video archiving with unlimited offsite video storage following record retention policies, information security policy and compliance, a custom designed website that is ADA-compliant and mobile-ready, and vendor management and procurement. Read more about IT in a Box.

About VC3

VC3 is a leading managed services provider with a focus on municipal government and midmarket businesses. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, VC3 forms 2 of 2 vc3.com partnerships with organizations to achieve their technology goals and harness their data. In addition to providing comprehensive managed IT solutions, VC3 offers cybersecurity, cloud services, website design, custom application development, and business intelligence services. Visit www.vc3.com to learn more.