Armanino McKenna announces expansion of QlikView Practice

The largest accounting and consulting firm based in California, Armanino McKenna, has announced a major expansion of its QlikView practice by merging with Factory Information Management Solutions (IMS) Incorporated, a certified provider of the business intelligence technology.

The company said the merger will increase Armanino's consulting services to become a dominant West Coast provider of QlikView business intelligence (BI) products. The technology allows companies to consolidate, visualize and analyze all of their data resources. Gartner Research recently rated QlikView as one of the leading BI platforms.

Partner Matt Armanino said the merger with Factory IMS comes at a time when his company and the makers of QlikView, QlikTech, are experiencing rapid growth.

"We saw a tremendous opportunity to further that growth with the addition of another strong player in the space. John Horner and Factory IMS have been a go-to resource for QlikTech as it has developed its product offering and market presence. Bringing the Factory IMS team on board clearly sets Armanino Consulting apart from the competition." Armanino added.

QlikTech reported first quarter revenues in 2011 were up 44 percent compared to the same time last year.