NEWS & EVENTS

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May 1, 2012, Sterling Infosystems Selects Cleveland Metropolitan Area for New Regional Headquarters

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., today announced it will open a new regional headquarters in Independence, OH. After careful consideration, the company selected the Cleveland area over Virginia, Georgia, and various other locations. Sterling is the largest background checking companyin North America... Read More

April 19, 2012: Sterling Infosystems Acquires Checkwell Solutions Corporation (“BackCheck”)

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., a company owned by management and Calera Capital, a San Francisco based private equity firm, today announced it has acquired Vancouver, Canada based BackCheck.  BackCheck, a provider of background checking products and services, is the market leader in Canada and one of the largest providers in the United Kingdom.  Sterling, already one of the largest background checking companies in the world, is now the largest within North America and is well positioned for future growth... Read More

February 3, 2012: Sterling Infosystems Completes Acquisition of AISS

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., a company owned by management and Calera Capital, a San Francisco based private equity firm, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Acxiom Information Security Services (AISS), a leading background screening company, from Acxiom Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM). This important milestone expands Sterling’s already robust technology and service team with a new group of talented people, innovative products, and unique screening options.

William Greenblatt, Founder and CEO of New York City based Sterling, said “The acquisition of AISS is a pivotal point in Sterling's history as it has well positioned us for future growth”... Read more

December 5, 2011: Sterling Infosystems Acquires Key Competitor AISS from Acxiom

Employment Background Screening Company Sterling Infosystems Becomes the Second Largest in the Industry

Sterling Infosystems Inc., today announced it has acquired AISS, a leading background screening company, from Acxiom Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM).  Sterling, one of the largest background screening companies in the world, now takes the second spot and is well positioned for future growth.

William Greenblatt, Founder and CEO of New York City-headquartered Sterling, said “The acquisition of AISS, one of our largest competitors, is a pivotal point in Sterling's history because it will make us the second largest background screening company in the world. It will furthermore allow AISS to realize its full potential by being part of a company that is solely focused on what AISS is focused on – background screening.”... Read more

September 9, 2011: Background Screening Company Sterling Infosystems acquires Colorado-based Tandem Select

Sterling Infosystems Inc., the third largest background screening company in the world, announced today it has acquired Tandem Select, a leading background screening company based in Fort Collins, CO. The acquisition brings together two of 2011's Inc 5000 fastest growing companies.

William Greenblatt, Founder and CEO of New York City-headquartered Sterling, said "In addition to Tandem's renowned customer service excellence, this acquisition will allow their focus and skill in product innovation to complement Sterling's initiatives and global influence. We're very excited about what this will mean for the future of the background screening industry."... Read more

June 26, 2011: Next Generation of Background Screening to be Offered Exclusively by Sterling

Sterling Infosystems Inc., the third largest background screening company in the world, announced that they will become the exclusive distributer of Social Intelligence Hiring, a pre-employment social media screening solution developed by Social Intelligence Corp. Beginning today Sterling will offer social media hiring services to its customers and other background screening companies, allowing for state-of-the-art screening in an FCRA compliant system.

Social Intelligence Corp prides itself on being able to discover previously unknown talents, awards, and achievements of candidates through publicly available online content, as well as assist in screening undesirable applicants by uncovering relevant information that human resource professionals may legally consider in the hiring process... Read more

March 8, 2011: STERLING INFOSYSTEMS Inc. unveils change in its UK Trading Name from "APERION SCREENING" to "Sterling Infosystems Limited"

Aperion Screening Limited, which was acquired by Sterling Infosystems, Inc. last July, has announced that it is changing its name to Sterling Infosystems Limited.

Over the six months following the acquisition, Aperion and Sterling, a leading provider of employment background screening services, have worked diligently to integrate the businesses. The objective of the transaction, and now the name change, is part of a long term strategy to provide clients with a truly global and integrated screening solution, which will be best in class... Read more

December 7, 2010: Kenexa and Sterling Infosystems, Inc. Strengthen Relationship with Innovative End-to-End Recruitment & Background Screening Solution.

Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global leader in providing business solutions for human resources, today announced its newly enhanced integration with Sterling Infosystems, Inc., one of the premier providers of employment screening and occupational health services solutions. The partnership gives human resources professionals and global organizations the benefits of having more efficient integrated talent management and employment screening capabilities... Read more

December 2, 2010: Sterling Infosystems announces Calera Capital's Investment.

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., a leading provider of employment and background screening services, announced that it has received from Calera Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, a significant capital investment.  Sterling is very well capitalized and will have significant equity capital to support its organic and acquisitive growth plans.... Read more

July 22, 2010: Sterling Infosystems Acquires ABI/Screening International.

Sterling Infosystems Inc., a leading provider of employment and background screening services, announced that it has acquired Screening International, LLC from Intersections, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITX), a leading providing of consumer and corporate identity risk management services... Read more

June 18, 2010: Sterling CEO William Greenblatt Named Entrepreneur of the Year by University of Maryland

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., a leading provider of employment and background screening services, announced today that founder and CEO William Greenblatt was honored last night by the University of Maryland Alumni Association and presented with their 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The event, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City... Read more

May 26, 2010: Sterling Infosystems Announces
E-Verify Solution for Federal Contractors

Sterling Infosystems Inc., a leader in employment screening services, announced today the release of its federal contractor application for E-Verify. Partnering with Form I-9 Compliance LLC, Sterling now offers a federal contractor dashboard incorporated with its electronic I-9 / E-Verify product... Read more

February 12, 2010: Sterling Infosystems Completes Integration with Taleo

Sterling Infosystems Inc., a technology leader in employment screening services, today announced the completion of its Taleo Business Edition™ integration. This new integration offers Taleo customers with up to 5,000 employees a technology solution that is pre-configured to allow for rapid implementation and increased efficiency in the hiring process, including the total elimination of paper-based Consent and Disclosure forms... Read more

January 4, 2010: Sterling Infosystems Acquires Abso Inc.

Sterling Infosystems Inc., a leading provider of employment and background screening services, today announced the acquisition of Abso, Inc. headquartered in Roseville, California. Founded in 2000, Abso, Inc. is a national provider of employee background screening and recruiting management systems and services, serving over 2,600 clients across multiple industries including healthcare, gaming, staffing and aviation... Read more

December 17, 2008: Sterling Infosystems Inc. Acquires Bishops Services

Sterling Infosystems Inc. announces its acquisition of Bishops Services, Inc., one of the oldest due diligence organizations of its kind in the United States. "This acquisition expands Sterling's presence in the due diligence industry", said William Greenblatt, CEO of Sterling Infosystems Inc. "We will apply our market-leading technology..." Read more

June 23, 2008: Announcing Sterling Infosystems, Inc.

Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., a leading, private provider of employment screening services, announced today that it has changed its name to Sterling Infosystems, Inc. This name change, announced at the SHRM 2008 conference in Chicago, Ill., reflects Sterling's evolution as a provider of pre-and post-employment services... Read more

February 19, 2008: Sterling Integrates Background Screening Services with Taleo's Talent Management Platform

Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., the leading, private provider of pre-employment screening services, announced today that it has entered into an alliance with Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of talent management solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Sterling's background screening services will be integrated... Read more

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