IT firm takes a bite out of New York

SARASOTA — Anexio Technology Services, a North Carolina-based IT services firm with an operations base in Sarasota, has expanded to New York.

The firm, according to a release, acquired Elmsford, N.Y.-based Pragmatix, which specializes in IT and cloud computing services for midsize and enterprise companies. Pragmatix has clients in New York City and the suburbs to the north and in Connecticut. Terms of the deal weren't released.

The acquisition is part of Anexio's strategy to grow in the managed cloud and IT services market on the east coast. The firm, backed by $40 million in venture capital, has 15 employees in Sarasota and expects to hire at least 15 more this year to support more acquisitions.