Diverse Technology Solutions buys Florida’s Voitual
![Diverse Technology Solutions' chief technology officer, Ken Blume, installs equipment...](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3AODViYTE0MjAtZjgyNy00%3AMjAtZjgyNy00N2YzYjA2%2Fimgt7tg_web.jpg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&w=1920&q=80)
Diverse Technology Solutions' chief technology officer, Ken Blume, installs equipment inside leased data center space in Chicago in 2015. Credit: Diverse Technology Solutions
Diverse Technology Solutions Inc., an Islip Terrace-based cloud data hosting firm that services small- to medium-sized businesses in the Northeast, has acquired Voitual, an Internet phone service provider based in Delray Beach, Florida.
Diverse Technology, which has been in business for nearly 20 years and has 20 employees on Long Island, hosts data and applications on the cloud as a way to lower costs for companies. The service provider expects revenue to reach $10 million this year as a result of the deal. The financial terms were not disclosed.
“We’re pretty excited about the merger,” said Clayton Hart, chief executive of Diverse Technology Solutions. “Now, we have a very broad footprint in the Southeast.”
Hart said the deal allows his company to offer several cloud- and Internet-based services “under one roof,” giving it the opportunity to sell its data hosting services to existing Voitual customers.
The company will also get Voitual’s intellectual property and hardware associated with its phone service. It will retain the company’s 12 employees, who will remain in Florida. The deal closed in March.
![](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3AZGJhNWE1YTQtNmNmYS00%3AZWJkZjJiNjMtMmY5YS00%2F0828shark1-jpg.jpg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&w=1920&q=80)
'Beneath the Surface': A look at the rise in shark sightings off LI shores It seems shark sightings are dominating headlines on Long Island and researchers are on a quest to find out why more sharks are showing up in Long Island waters. NewsdayTV meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen discusses how to stay safe.
![](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3AZGJhNWE1YTQtNmNmYS00%3AZWJkZjJiNjMtMmY5YS00%2F0828shark1-jpg.jpg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&w=1920&q=80)
'Beneath the Surface': A look at the rise in shark sightings off LI shores It seems shark sightings are dominating headlines on Long Island and researchers are on a quest to find out why more sharks are showing up in Long Island waters. NewsdayTV meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen discusses how to stay safe.