Solar Communications has acquired Essex-based Response Data Communications (RDC) for an undisclosed sum.
Solar is ShoreTel's largest partner outside of North America, while RDC is a ShoreTel Circle of Excellence Gold Partner and holds the vendor's Cloud Business Excellence 2016 award.
The acquisition adds a software defined (SD)-WAN platform and partnerships with Pure Storage, Rubrik, Nimble Storage, Balabit and Palo Alto, all boosting Solar's ambition in the cloud and managed services SME market.
RDC's MD Jason Evans and the business's employees will remain with the organisation.
John Whitty, CEO of Solar Communications, said: "RDC is a capable and exciting business with a talented team.
"Itsccombination with Solar will provide added depth to the business-enhancing services provided to both sets of customers.
"Following our acquisition of Armstrong Telecommunications in 2013, Solar has established the platform, people and services for growing the business organically.
"Over the last 12 months the business has transitioned from its place as a telephone system reseller in the UK, into a fully managed service provider being at the heart of all ICT operations for its customers.
"This transformation has been enabled by the development of our managed services portfolio coupled with the strategic acquisitions, as well as the procurement and development of new technical services and product sets."
Evans, former owner and MD of RDC, added: "The time was right to take the next step.
"The introduction of Solar's telecommunications, WAN, cloud and managed services will allow us to provide a more comprehensive offering."
Pictured l-r: Jason Evans and John Whitty