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Theta and Designertech are two of New Zealand’s quieter success stories. This week, Theta announced it has acquired Designertech to create a group boasting 275 staff with strong growth ambitions.

Designertech's strength in application development, in particular on the back of local freight success story Mainfreight, will bolster Theta's .NET and infrastructure credentials and, as Theta boss Rob Lee told iStart this week, build the critical mass for Theta to compete as a proud Kiwi provider in the IT services space.

So what lies ahead for the combined company – and its customers?

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Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz

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