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Premier Document and Data Management Company HITS Acquires Competitor Microtek

The acquisition aligns with HITS' mission to further expand and deliver solutions that enhance accessibility and knowledge of their client's information.

ST. LOUIS, MO (April 9, 2022)—HITS, a leader in its field of information technology, has announced its acquisition of Microtek Document Imagining Systems Inc. As the collection of data has become more important to businesses now more than ever, HITS is expanding its growth to offer a wider range of services to the industry.

Microtek, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is a full-service document solutions provider that has specialized services and systems for records, data, and information management for over 50 years. Their dedication has allowed organizations to eliminate the dependence on costly paper, microfilm, and microfiche records in favor of more efficient technology alternatives.

Within the past six months, this is the second competitor HITS has acquired. The acquisition further expands HITS’ service capabilities and reach in the St. Louis area.HITS is headquartered in Hazelwood, MO with satellite offices in downtown St. Louis, Maryland Heights, and Washington D.C.

"Acquiring Microtek fits with our mission to further expand our services to the St. Louis market and adds years of industry experience," said Michael Steinmann, CEO of HITS.

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About HITS

With 27 years of experience and over two billion documents processed, HITS has become a leader in information technology services. HITS provides solutions for healthcare providers, corporations, and government agencies. By utilizing innovative technology, HITS creates optimized information that enhances the customer's working environment. HITS specializes in document and data management, paper storage removal, remote document capture, document scanning and conversion, and data migration. Through HITS’ paperless efforts, the company has helped save over 20,000 trees. HITS was recognized as the 2020 Technology Business of the Year by the Eastern Missouri office of the Small Business Administration. For more information, please click here or contact us now.

HITS Announces the Acquisition of Optitek

The acquisition aligns with HITS' growth strategy and mission to offer innovative data management services to more clients across the country.

HAZELWOOD, MO—HITS, a recognized leader in information technology services, has announced its acquisition of Optitek, one of the industry’s leading providers of Electronic Document Management (EDM) and Business Process Automation (BPA) services. The acquisition enhances HITS's commitment to delivering innovative and reliable information technology and management services while expanding its service portfolio to new client
segments.

Optitek, a woman-owned business founded in 1992 with the aim of providing unparalleled expertise in the art of document management offers EDM and BPA services that improve business processes and profits.

HITS is a premier data management company with over a quarter-century of experience delivering best-in-class document management, storage removal, remote document capture, document scanning and conversion, and data migration services.

HITS is to construct a NARA-compliant record storage facility in the St. Louis, Missouri area to serve additional clients with the highest level of document security. The acquisition of Optitek furthers HITS' mission of becoming the premier data management company in the country, by expanding the firm's service capabilities and reach.

“After the recent announcement of our new facility, HITS decided that acquiring Optitek will help our company offer more opportunities, services, and diversify our customer base.” said Michael Steinmann, CEO of HITS.

For more information about HITS, click here.

About HITS

With 27 years of experience and over two billion documents processed, HITS has become a leader in information technology services. HITS provides solutions for healthcare providers, corporations, and government agencies. By utilizing innovative technology, HITS creates optimized information that enhances the customer's working environment. HITS specializes in document and data management, paper storage removal, remote document capture, document scanning and conversion, and data migration. Through HITS’ paperless efforts, the company has helped save over 20,000 trees. Most recently, HITS was recognized as the 2020 Technology Business of the Year by the Eastern Missouri office of the Small Business Administration. For more information, please click here or contact us now.

HAZELWOOD, MO--HITS, a recognized leader in data and information management solutions, is proud to announce that they have been named as one of the Top 10 Most Admired Companies for 2021 by GlobalTech Outlook. The site took into account HITS' use of disruptive technologies like STR8VIEW® and DocuMiner®, their ability to constantly adapt and innovate, and their continued growth which saw them recognized as the fastest-growing technology company in the St. Louis metropolitan area by Deloitte.

Integral to the growth and success of HITS has been the leadership of their CEO, Mike Steinmann. Steinmann began his career with HITS as a high-school senior in 2001, working full shifts in their warehouse by day and taking Business Management courses at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. during the evenings. He was promoted to Account Representative following his graduation from Lindenwood in 2005. Since then, he has transformed what was once a microfilm and document scanning firm into a full-service data management leader, concluding in his acquisition of HITS in 2015.

Under Steinmann's ownership, HITS has only continued to grow and evolve, constantly listening to their clients and creating industry-leading data management solutions. HITS has assisted clients in the medical field with full-HD fetal monitoring strip scanning and secure, cloud-based document storage solutions like STR8VIEW®. HITS has also developed their proprietary DocuMiner® system, which allows any business to archive sensitive records while reducing storage costs and minimizing document liability. The firm has also leveraged machine learning to address unstructured document challenges and is constantly innovating to provide future-proof, scalable technologies for business and governmental applications.

ST. LOUIS, MO--HITS is extremely proud to be a member of STL GeoFutures, a group of businesses, non-profits, and civic leaders that is working to make St. Louis an international center for the geospatial sector. St. Louis has had a long history in the development of geospatial technology dating back to its roots as the starting point of Lewis and Clark's expedition to map America's new western territories, and the construction of the new western headquarters of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in north St. Louis has given our hometown a unique opportunity to become the home base for a rapidly growing industry.

The U.S. Small Business Administration's St. Louis District Office announced that HITS Scanning Solutions was selected as their "Technology Business of the Year".

Each year the Eastern Missouri Small Business Week committee hosts an awards luncheon to recognize SBA's local winners. This year the ceremony takes place May 7 at the Marriott St. Louis West Hotel.

HAZELWOOD, MO--HITS is proud to announce that they have planted a paperbark maple tree in St. Louis' Forest Park to celebrate SSM Health's commitment to going paperless. Paperbark maples (Acer griseum) are a type of tree noted for their rich, beautiful bark and foliage. The tree can be found near Baseball Field 2 at Boeing Aviation Fields.

HAZELWOOD, MO--HITS is proud to announce that they have planted a paperbark maple tree in St. Louis' Forest Park to celebrate Lake Regional Health System's commitment to going paperless. Paperbark maples (Acer griseum) are a type of tree noted for their rich, beautiful bark and foliage. The tree can be found near Baseball Field 2 at Boeing Aviation Fields.