ATLANTA (June 19, 2012) – The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, is pleased to welcome Sterling Infosystems, Inc. to Georgia. The New York-based company recently decided to relocate its IT and engineering headquarters to an office located at 1101 Northchase Parkway, Suite 2, Marietta, GA 30067.

Sterling Infosystems, Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of employment screening services, corporate due diligence, background investigation services, as well as occupational health services.

The move adds 35 new jobs to the state for software application developers, network engineers, software project managers and more. The average salary for these positions is about $110,000. Company executives say they plan to have the positions filled by the end of June.

“Georgia was an obvious choice for us to relocate our IT and engineering operations because the state is abundant with the talent we need to fill these positions,” stated Anthony Maiello, CIO. “Beyond the technology talent, we are excited to take advantage of Georgia’s deep and rich technology ecosystem which includes numerous resources to help our company thrive, including organizations such as the Technology Association of Georgia.”

Tino Mantella, president and CEO of the TAG added: “Georgia is home to more than 19,000 technology establishments and growing. We welcome Sterling Infosystems as the newest member of our technology community and look forward to the company’s success and growth in Georgia.”

On August 24th, Sterling Infosystems will host an official grand opening event. Leaders of the company will be in attendance providing a catered lunch and a welcome to new employees.

About Sterling Infosystems, Inc.
Sterling began as a polygraph examinations company in 1975, but in the 80s, regulatory changes forced Sterling to innovate and evolve into an employment screening systems company. With vision and a commitment to technology, Founder and CEO, William Greenblatt guided the business to where it is today as a world-wide provider of criminal background checks, previous employment verification, educational credential verification, and drug testing. Among its recent acquisitions is Bishop Services, the country’s oldest privately held investigations and corporate due diligence firm, Abso Inc., American Background Information Services/Asperion Screening, Tandem Select and Acxiom/AISS, leaders in background screening technology and client service and Backcheck, the Canadian leader in pre-employment screening services.

In 2007, Sterling Infosystems, Inc. received a number of prestigious honors, including being named by Deloitte & Touche LLP as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America and one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the New York area. Sterling was also designated on the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America list for 3 years. (2007, 2008, 2011)

The company has also been honored for major technological advancements. InfoWorld® Magazine made Sterling Infosystems, Inc. one of the top 10 of their “100 Best IT Projects of 2007”. The company was selected for work in creating SOA (service-oriented architecture) through business process management software and rules engine technology, a process that allows for the most highly configurable, customer-specific solutions in the marketplace.

For almost four decades, Sterling has been the leader in industry innovations. To enhance their full suite of compliant, global background screening products and services, in 2007, Sterling introduced Court Direct SM, proprietary technology that directly accesses court records and reduces clear criminal record check turnaround time to less than 4 hours. In addition, they recently launched Employee Incarceration Alerts, the only product in the industry to provide criminal activity alerts, giving you real time access to arrest data, before it shows up in court records. To learn more about Sterling Infosystems, Inc. visit the website at www.sterlinginfosystems.com.

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 15,000 members and hosting over 200 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit www.tagedonline.org/.